“For anybody that works in any kind of demining or any kind of humanitarian aid work, there is danger and it's always a high-risk area [in Cambodia].” KindRiskDangerAreasHumanitarianAidsCambodiaHumanitarian AidHigh Risk Author:Angelina Jolie
“When we were negotiating the ongoing financial period in 2013, I talked myself hoarse. London and Berlin in particular insisted on reducing the budget. So we - to the applause of German journalists - made cuts to central future-oriented areas and slashed the budget for development aid, research and technology.” MadeTechnologyCuttingParticularDevelopmentPeriodsResearchAreasFinancialLondonAidsJournalistBudgetsOngoingApplauseReducingBerlinNegotiatingDevelopment Aid Author:Martin Schulz
“The [George W.] Bush administration tripled its aid package to Afghanistan. [Hamid] Karzai finally (and courageously) announced that warlords will be forbidden from holding office in the future government. And finally, NATO agreed to expand the peacekeeping forces to troubled areas outside of Kabul.” GovernmentForceOfficeAreasAidsAdministrationAfghanistanForbiddenPackagesNatoPeacekeepingKabulWarlords Author:Khaled Hosseini
“Even in some of our vaccine areas, like an AIDS vaccine, things have taken longer than we expected, but we have the pipeline of tools. The biological information that we have that gives us insights is fantastic.” GivingTakenInformationAreasToolsInsightExpectedAidsFantasticVaccinesPipeline Author:Bill Gates
“I was particularly talking with respect to aid, because that to me is one area that can make people so dependent, and unfortunately, that dependency starts with the government.” PeopleGovernmentTalkingAreasAidsDependentDependency Author:Wangari Maathai
“Housing Works is the coolest thrift store in the world, because not only are they the best thrift store - they're not the most thrifty thrift store - but they have amazing stuff and all of their proceeds go directly to kids, mostly homeless kids, living with AIDS and HIV in New York, in the metropolitan area.” WorldKidsStuffNew YorkAreasStoresAidsHomelessHousingHivThriftMetropolitanThrifty Author:Ezra Miller