Rewrite of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and Fiscal Year 1995 Foreign Assistance Request: Hearings Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, Second Session, Partea 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1994 - 588 pagini |
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... million projects , but I think the long - term political payoff in this country and around the world is significant in those two areas . And I would like you to respond to those and then I will have some follow - up . MICROENTERPRISE ...
... million projects , but I think the long - term political payoff in this country and around the world is significant in those two areas . And I would like you to respond to those and then I will have some follow - up . MICROENTERPRISE ...
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... million . It is quite clear that this was put together rather hastily and at the last minute . We do not have anything called the population fund for Africa . As you know , we have a Development Fund for Africa . This would be ...
... million . It is quite clear that this was put together rather hastily and at the last minute . We do not have anything called the population fund for Africa . As you know , we have a Development Fund for Africa . This would be ...
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... million more from the Development Assistance Fund would have a devastating impact . We have already cut by over 40 ... million for 600 million people . It came out of this committee at $ 900 million for the Devel- opment Fund for Africa ...
... million more from the Development Assistance Fund would have a devastating impact . We have already cut by over 40 ... million for 600 million people . It came out of this committee at $ 900 million for the Devel- opment Fund for Africa ...
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... million people a year to the world , that is about the population of Mexico . So each year we add the population of Mexico to the world's population . This is a very , very good indication of how much instability can be created . And it ...
... million people a year to the world , that is about the population of Mexico . So each year we add the population of Mexico to the world's population . This is a very , very good indication of how much instability can be created . And it ...
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... million which was eliminated last year . This year we hear that the Development Fund for Africa will no longer be earmarked , although there are still earmarks . Either there should be no earmarks or there should be earmarks when they ...
... million which was eliminated last year . This year we hear that the Development Fund for Africa will no longer be earmarked , although there are still earmarks . Either there should be no earmarks or there should be earmarks when they ...
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Pagina 229 - Biological diversity" means the variability among living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are part: this includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems.
Pagina 287 - Excess defense articles" means the quantity of defense articles owned by the United States Government, and not procured in anticipation of military assistance or sales requirements, or pursuant to a military assistance or sales order, which is in excess of the Approved Force Acquisition Objective and Approved Force Retention Stock of all Department of Defense Components at the time such articles are dropped from inventory by the supplying agency for delivery to countries or international organizations...
Pagina 419 - The United States shall, in accordance with its international obligations as set forth in the Charter of the United Nations and in keeping with the constitutional heritage and traditions of the United States, promote and encourage increased respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms throughout the world without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion.
Pagina 246 - Federation (IPPF/London), the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and the World Bank and other international financial institutions and their global population, health, research, and information activities.
Pagina 236 - ... the transition to and consolidation of democratic regimes throughout the world. Programs focus on such problems as: human rights abuses; misperceptions about democracy and free-market capitalism; lack of experience with democratic institutions; the absence or weakness of intermediary organizations; nonexistent, ineffectual, or undemocratic political parties; disenfranchisement of women, indigenous peoples, and minorities; failure to implement national charter documents; powerless or poorly defined...
Pagina 227 - Agency's environmental programs support two strategic goals: reducing long-term threats to the global environment, particularly loss of biodiversity and climate change; and promoting sustainable economic growth locally, nationally, and regionally by addressing environmental, economic, and developmental practices that impede development and are unsustainable. Globally...
Pagina 218 - Sustainable development is characterized by economic and social growth that does not exhaust the resources of a host country; that respects and safeguards the economic, cultural, and natural environment; that creates many incomes and chains of enterprises; that is nurtured by an enabling policy environment; and that builds indigenous institutions that involve and empower the citizenry. Development is "sustainable" when it permanently enhances the capacity of a society to improve its quality of life.
Pagina 221 - Countries where USAID's presence is limited, but where aid to nongovernmental sectors may facilitate the emergence of a civic society, help alleviate repression, meet basic humanitarian needs, enhance food security, or influence a problem with regional or global implications.
Pagina 261 - Agency provides humanitarian assistance that saves lives, reduces suffering, helps victims return to self-sufficiency, and reinforces democracy. Programs focus on disaster prevention, preparedness, and mitigation; timely delivery of disaster relief and short-term rehabilitation supplies and services; preservation of basic institutions of civil governance during disaster crisis; support for democratic institutions during periods of national transition; and building and reinforcement of local capacity...