The Social Security Administration has lost thousands of workers, and the Internal Revenue Service could cut its staff by 25% according to the Associated Press. Health agencies have been hit by the administrat
What is DOGE doing with USAID? Mr. Trump and Musk have also taken aim at the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, upending an organization that provides humanitarian aid to more than 100 countries. Both men contend that much of the 60-year-old agency's spending is ...
self-awareness, or feelings. They operate based on algorithms and data, not consciousness. The bottom line is that robots might become more human-like over time, but they won’t become human — biologically, emotionally, or existentially. The difference...
The Department of State and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) are expected to “advance the national security interests of the United States by building a more democratic, secure, and prosperous world,” but they will have to do so on a base budget of $25.8 billion, 26 pe...
For example, the most recent USAID Resilience Policy defines resilience as “the ability […] to mitigate, adapt to, and recover from shocks and stresses in a manner that reduces chronic vulnerability and facilitates inclusive growth. Put simply, resilience is the ability to manage through ...
Cuts State Department and USAID by almost a third The cut to State is roughly 30%. The budget would eliminate money for the programs aimed at combating global warming, ending U.S. support for the United Nations’ climate change programs. It also cuts funds for the World Bank and other int...
In 2011, the World Bank’s Independent Evaluation Group made its project ratings database public. With broad geographic and sectoral coverage, this database is a valuable resource for research on development effectiveness, what works and what does not. T
These ranks are based on global risk indicators from four institutes: UNOCHA (CIRV), JRC (INFORM), Fund for Peace (FFP) and USAID (fragile states index). Empty CellUNOCHA CIRVJRC INFORMFFPUSAID 1 South Sudan Somalia South Sudan Yemen 2 Yemen South Sudan Somalia CAR 3 Somalia Afghanistan ...
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Most developing countries face important challenges regarding the quality of health care, and there is a growing consensus that health workers play a key role in this process. Our understanding as to what are the key institutional challenges in human res