Implications And Challenges Of India's Proposed Food Security Bill A Reuters article discusses the implications of an Indian bill that would "subsidise grains for the poor, a move that will impact government finances as well as political support...

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday announced several new development- and health-related aid projects for Pakistan worth more than $500 million, Reuters reports (Quinn, 7/19). "Clinton made the announcement at the beginning of a day-long 'strategic dialogue' in Islamabad on the second day of her visit to the South Asian country," CNN reports...

IMF, World Bank Endorse $4.6B Debt Relief For Liberia "The International Monetary Fund [IMF] and the World Bank said on Tuesday they supported a $4.6 billion debt relief program for Liberia," Reuters reports...

A two-day conference examining the effectiveness of a pilot program aimed at improving the coherence and effectiveness of U.N. assistance is taking place this week in Ha Noi, Vietnam, South Asian News Agency reports. Representatives from countries participating in the "Delivering as One" pilots as well as donors and U.N...

Blog: Shah Describes Obama Administration's Approach To Foreign Aid Reporting on a recent international development forum, "Obama's Foreign Aid Reform" blog notes USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah's remarks on how the Obama administration "is doing things differently...

Tropical Storm Agatha Hits Central America Tropical storm Agatha pounded Central America over the weekend, bringing heavy rain that killed at least 179 people, mostly in Guatemala, the New York Times reports. The search for survivors continues as rescue workers dig through the thousands of homes and buildings that collapsed...

TIME Examines Emergency Contraception In India TIME examines the popularity of emergency contraception in India and the associated challenges. "New Delhi has promoted emergency contraception as an option for women since 2002 and made it available over the counter in 2005...

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee introduced legislation Wednesday that "authorizes $3.5 billion over five years to support Haiti's rebuilding and reconstruction," Politico's Laura Rozen writes on her blog. "The legislation, co-sponsored by Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn...

WFP To Halve Food Aid To Yemen Though one in three people in Yemen is "suffering from chronic hunger," the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) said Tuesday it has been forced to halve its food aid to the country because of a lack of funding from donors, Reuters reports (Nebehay, 5/4). Emilia Casella, a WFP spokeswoman, "said 3.4 million Yemenis needed food aid...

"Top U.S. lawmakers said on Wednesday they have reached a bipartisan deal to help Haiti rebuild its earthquake-shattered economy by opening the U.S. market to more Haitian clothing and textiles," Reuters reports. The deal would almost triple "the amount of certain Haitian knit and woven clothing products that qualify for U.S. duty-free treatment." Rep. Sander Levin, D-Mich...