U.S. Participates in Global Aid Effectiveness Forum

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Henrietta Fore, Director of
U.S. Foreign Assistance and Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID) will lead the U.S. delegation attending the
Third High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, scheduled to take place in Accra,
Ghana from September 2-4, 2008.
Attended by developing country ministers, heads of bilateral and
multilateral development agencies, donor organizations, and civil society
organizations from around the world, the common objective of the Forum is to
help developing countries and marginalized people in their fight against
poverty by making aid more transparent, accountable and results-oriented.
"We have undertaken major reforms to improve our internal processes with
the aim of bringing better coordination to the foreign assistance we provide
throughout the world," said Fore. "Accra is a vital stepping stone in U.S.
efforts to build on and re-energize our mission to ensure that aid is
effective."
Though the U.S. is the single largest bilateral provider of foreign
assistance, it continues to believe that simply providing increased resources
will not, in and of itself, reduce global poverty, eliminate diseases,
increase global food security or stimulate economic growth in the developing
world.
In addition to increasing the resources for foreign assistance, the U.S.
is also firmly committed to improving the quality of its aid in order to
maximize development benefits through:
-- Strengthening partner country ownership of development policies and
programs -- Promoting more effective and inclusive partnerships
-- Accountability for resources and results

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The American people, through the U.S. Agency for International
Development, have provided economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide for
nearly 50 years.
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