http://www.usaid.gov/frontlines/ FrontLines features articles about USAID; international development and humanitarian assistance efforts around the world; and the people who are dedicated to these efforts. http://www.usaid.gov/images/main/usaid_logo_new.jpg http://www.usaid.gov en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification webmaster@info.usaid.gov webmaster@info.usaid.gov http://www.usaid.gov/press/frontlines/fl_oct09.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/frontlines/fl_oct09.html HIV Antibodies Discovered - Borlaug, Father of Green Revolution, Dies - What They Are Saying: Mark Green - The Great Bond - FrontLines: Octobers Past - Activists Expand Community Services in Turkmenistan - Insights from Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham - And much more... Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:58:42 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/frontlines/fl_sep09.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/frontlines/fl_sep09.html Clinton Spotlights Africa's Development on 7-Nation Tour - Congress Debates US Aid Reforms - Gay, Lesbian Partners to Get Benefits - Q and A with Josette Sheeran, Executive Director, World Food Program - Mobilizing Nepali Youth for Community Service - Moscow NGOs Receive Legal Support - Goosby New Global AIDS Chief - Sudan School Helps Unite Region After War - And much more... Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:56:42 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/frontlines/fl_aug09.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/frontlines/fl_aug09.html Obama Calls for Development on Trip to Russia, G-8, Ghana - Clinton Announces Development, Diplomacy Strategic Review - Senior UN Policy Aide Predicts Growing Humanitarian Need - Q and A with Pakistan Ambassador Husain Haqqani - Poll Shows Global Images of Obama and America at Odds - 10 Years After: Kosovo Is Its Own Country - Insights From Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham - NSC Official Reaffirms Obama Pledge to Double Foreign Aid - Bangladesh Democracy Firm Since Vote - And much more... Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:59:31 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/frontlines/fl_jul09.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/frontlines/fl_jul09.html Obama Pledges Partnerships For Better Lives for Muslims - Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai Meets USAID Leaders - Haiti Restores Old Waterways For Farm Use - Billanthropy: Good or Bad? - Americans Support Aid to Global Health, Poll Says - Russia Seeks to Reverse Population Decline - Insights From Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham - Administrator's Forum Hears Call for U.S. Security Reform - Photos Prompt Kenyans to Revisit Causes of Unrest - Community Policing Programs Cut Crime in Guatemala - Rice Farmers Profit from Pickles in Eastern Sri Lanka - And much more... Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:42:47 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/frontlines/fl_jun09.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/frontlines/fl_jun09.html H1N1 Flu Milder than Feared - Global Spread to Continue - Avian Flu Threat Was Reduced by $949M in Aid - US Provides $110 Million More to Pakistanis Fleeing Swat Conflict - What They Are Saying: Rose George - Interview with Sam Worthington - Displaced Sri Lankans Receive Aid as Tamil Tigers Defeated - Colombia Increases Security, Services in La Macarena to Overturn Coca and Conflict - Insights From Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham - World Malaria Day Marked in Liberia, Other PMI Countries - Research Study Confirms PEPFAR Has Saved Lives - Lebanese Youth Air Political and Social Concerns - U.S. Loan Guarantee Helps Ghana Port Company Acquire Forklifts - And much more... Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:18:56 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/frontlines/fl_may09.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/frontlines/fl_may09.html Obama Boosts Aid, Troops for Afghanistan, Pakistan - Additional $4.8B Sought for Foreign Assistance in 2009 - Obama Seeks $100B More for IMF - What They Are Saying: Colin Powell - Lebanon Cleans Up Oil Spill Along Coast - Insights From Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham - Nepal Radio Program Lets People Tell of Core Beliefs and Motivation - Decentralization in Indonesia Shifts Power to Local Leaders - 20 Foreign Aid Reports Agree on Need to Boost Civilian Force - Timorese Register Land Claims for First Time - Iraqis Reopen Vocational School in Baghdad - Peruvian Women Work to End Violence in Coca-Growing Regions - Anemia, Malaria Rates Drop in Malawi Children - Moldovans Double Cabbage Yield with New Technology - And much more... Mon, 18 May 2009 14:48:06 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/frontlines/fl_apr09.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/frontlines/fl_apr09.html USAID Gets $808M In Operating Expenses - Rep. Lowey: We Have to Build USAID Back Up - World Forum Seeks Solutions to Impending Water Crisis - What They Are Saying: By William Easterly - After Fattening, Moroccan Sheep Sell Direct to Supermarkets - Insights From Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham - Fulgham Is First African-American to Head USAID - Holbrooke Calls for 5-year USAID Effort in Afghanistan and Pakistan - Independent Polls and Monitors Reassure Ghana Voters - Caribbean Nations Protect Wetlands, Beaches, Other Natural Sites - Serbia Reforms Commercial Courts with Automation - Gaza Aid Stepped Up in Spite of Conflict - Nepali Filmmakers Win Chance to Dramatize AIDS Threat - USAID, Peace Corps Help Kenyan Women Leave Risky Work Behind - And much more... Thu, 07 May 2009 15:27:15 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/frontlines/fl_mar09.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/frontlines/fl_mar09.html Nye Goes From USAID to Congress - Agency Expanding Response Through New Civilian Corps - Obama's Mother Worked for USAID, World Bank, in Indonesia - What They Are Saying: Joseph S. Nye Jr. - FEWS NET Predicts Food Troubles in Horn of Africa - Computers and School Renovations Boost Macedonia's Education - Insights From Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham - U.S. Gives $6.8M to Zimbabwe Cholera Crisis - Azerbaijan Moves to Avoid Downside of Oil Wealth - State Deputy Secretary Lew Visits Agency - Paula Loyd Dies 2 Months After Afghan Attack - Rice Farmers Improve Yield in Nigeria - As Businesses Multiply, Vietnam Becomes Trading Player - Dormitories Keep Moroccan Girls in School - Jobs Project Trains Brazilians with HIV/AIDS - Kenya, Tanzania Projects Seek Property and Inheritance Rights for Women - Transnistria's Economic Growth Transcends Politics - And much more... Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:52:05 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/press/frontlines/fl_feb09.html http://www.usaid.gov/press/frontlines/fl_feb09.html Obama, Clinton Pledge to Make International Aid a Priority - USAID/Russia Programs Remain Vital Despite Tensions - Ellyn Ogden Awarded for Heroism Fighting Polio - Mexico City Policy Rescinded - What They Are Saying: U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates - Private Sector Helps Expand Amman Airport Terminal - Insights From Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham - Anti-Trafficking Concerts Rock Crowds in Cambodia, Thailand - Literacy Hub Takes Off Under Afghan Ownership - Bulgarian-American Enterprise Fund Pays U.S. Back $27 Million - Paraguay Ends 61 Years of One-party Rule - Nigeria Mission Provides Education and Support to AIDS Orphans - Guatemalan Journalists Receive Training in Investigative Reporting - Belarus Trains Parents to Adopt Foster Children - Agency Grants Made to 22 Creative Leaders in the Middle East - Boosting Job Opportunities for Youth in Sri Lanka - And much more... Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:39:41 -0500