US Urged Not to Cut Foreign Aid

While the United States debt talks are making the headlines, the battle over the 2012 budget is already underway and the NGO community fears cuts to crucial foreign aid programmes.

According to a blog by Samuel A Worthington on the PovertyMattersBlog, the current budget battles in Washington could result in an erosion of our country's ‘soft power’ as US agencies, who implement core foreign assistance programmes, come under financial attack.

Worthington says that the US NGO community fears associated cuts to what is known as ‘discretionary spending’ will translate into less for poverty-focused development and humanitarian assistance.

To read the article titled, “US must learn from Britain and not cut foreign aid,” click here.