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Obama budget plan underscores U.S. foreign aid commitment
WASHINGTON (April 10, 2013)The budget plan President Barack
Obama rolled out Wednesdayreflects a sustained commitment overall
to poverty-focused development assistance that leading
NGOallianceInterActionwelcomed.
We agree with the president that development and humanitarian
assistance helps to reduce povertyand ultimately creates a more
sustainable, better world. Even in a time of belt-tightening, the
U.S. mustmaintain its moral leadership in helping the worlds most
poor and vulnerable. Foreign aid makes areal difference in peoples
lives, and is an excellent investment, at less than 1 percent of
our totalfederal budget, said Samuel A. Worthington, president and
CEO of InterAction.
The presidents budget offers support for critical areas
including food security and child survivalprograms. It also
continues Americas contributions to life-saving work on HIV/AIDS,
tuberculosis andmalaria and allocates funds to tackle climate
change. However, InterAction has concerns that theproposed base
funding for humanitarian assistance may not be adequate to meet
global needs,especially as the world faces ongoing crises in places
like Syria and Mali.
For generations, we have helped to raise people out of poverty
and create a more peaceful, just andprosperous world. We must
continue to do so, not only for the obvious moral reasons, but also
for ourown national interests and to help grow our economy at home,
Worthington said.
Poverty-focused development and humanitarian accounts have
already faced significant cuts, with thebase foreign aid budget
being cut by 19 percent in the last three years. As Congress begins
to
negotiate a fiscal year 2014 budget, InterAction and 143 other
organizationsare urging lawmakerstosupport strong funding for
international programs that help the worlds poor improve their
lives. Hereare the coalitionsspecific budget recommendations.
InterAction and other leading NGOs also welcome the opportunity
to work with the Administration andCongress as the presidents
proposal to reform food assistance programs is considered.
We look forward to working together to make sure any reforms
protect the core focus and effectiveelements of existing food
assistance programs, increase the number of people helped and
improve theflexibility of programs. These reforms must be made in
an open, transparent and inclusive manner,Worthington said.
NGOs have unified behinda set of principlesto guide these reform
efforts.
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