By Sherine Jayawickrama After a complex, year-long, inter-agency process, President Obama announced yesterday the adoption of the first ever U.S. global development policy.   If you have not been following the ins and outs of this process, you may be surprised to hear that the United States has never before had a global development policy!  But, yes, [...]

By Sherine Jayawickrama Today, as President Obama headed to Canada for the G-8 meeting, the White House released a statement outlining a new U.S. strategy to advance global development. Given the continuing delays – and considerable confusion – that have marked the Quadrennial Diplomacy & Development Review (QDDR) and the whole-of-government development policy review process, [...]

By Sherine Jayawickrama On April 21, a panel on Seizing Opportunities to Enhance U.S. Aid Effectiveness brought NGO and U.S. government perspectives together in a lively exchange (video below and blog post follows).  Professor Nicholas Burns, from the Harvard Kennedy School, moderated the panel.  Panelists were: Steve Feldstein, Professional Staff Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, U.S. [...]

The Humanitarian & Development NGOs domain of practice at the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations is pleased to host a panel on Seizing Opportunities to Enhance U.S. Aid Effectiveness: The State of Play and Ways Forward. Wednesday, April 21, 4.00 pm – 5.30 pm Weil Town Hall (Belfer L-1), Harvard Kennedy School, 79 John F. [...]