Briefing Papers
Intercambio de personas por dinero: Remesas y Repatriación en Centroamérica
Briefing Paper October 2012
En parte, los $10 mil millones enviados en remesas anualmente a Centroamérica podrían ser canalizados para apoyar proyectos productivos en comunidades emisoras de migrantes; pero la actual falta de marco político y conocimiento técnico son barreras. Las agencias de desarrollo de los EE.UU. están listas para facilitar los usos productivos de remesas a nivel tanto de política como de programa en cooperación con los gobiernos anfitriones y el sector privado.
Sustaining U.S. Leadership and Investments in Scaling Up Maternal and Child Nutrition
Briefing Paper Number 224 (March 2013)
Nutrition creates a foundation for sustainable economic growth and good health. There is solid evidence that demonstrates that improving nutrition—particularly early in life, in the 1,000 days between a woman’s pregnancy and a child’s second birthday— can have a profound impact on a country’s long-term economic development and stability. Each year 3 million children die from causes related to malnutrition and more than 165 million children suffer from its consequences. Most live in just 36 countries. Because of the role that early nutrition plays in accelerating development and in the success of global food security, agricultural development, and health efforts, it is vital that the United States continues to show global leadership.
Ending Hunger in the United States
Briefing Paper Number 21 (March 2013)
With effective leadership and the right strategies, the United States could end domestic hunger within 10 years. The nation still has hungry people simply because national, state, and local leaders in government have not made the problem a top priority.
Implementing Nutrition-Sensitive Development: Reaching Consensus
Briefing Paper Number 20 (November 2012)
Currently, there are varying definitions of nutrition-sensitive development. A common definition and measurement methods will facilitate nutrition investments, help coordinate efforts, and gather evidence on how best to improve nutrition through existing pathways.
Scaling Up Global Nutrition: Bolstering U.S. Government Capacity
Briefing Paper Number 19 (July 2012)
U.S. leadership has helped build a global movement to scale up nutrition, and U.S. health and food security investments have increased nutrition programming. Now is a good time for the U.S. government to assess its resources and capacity to support country-led efforts to scale up nutrition and to adopt systems to sustain momentum and progress on nutrition.
Exchanging People for Money: Remittances and Repatriation in Central America
Briefing Paper Number 18 (June 2012)
Immigrants from Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras sent home more than $10 billion in remittances in 2011— almost all of it from the United States. Remittances comprised 17 percent of GDP in Honduras, 16 percent in El Salvador, and 10 percent in Guatemala and they dwarf both foreign direct investment and overseas development assistance.
Americans Reaching Out
Briefing Paper Number 17 (May 2012)
From the Series: Development Works
Concern for those who are less fortunate is a value that resonates with Americans. Many of us, aware of all we have, are very willing to help people in need. Using common sense, being practical, can be considered an American value as well. A quick “reality check” to be sure the assistance is needed and wanted is important to many people who are motivated to help.
From L’Aquila to Camp David: Sustaining the Momentum on Global Food and Nutrition Security
Briefing Paper Number 17 (May 2012)
In July 2009, G-8 leaders, gathered in L’Aquila, Italy, responded to the global food price crisis. The U.S. proposal to invest significantly more effort and resources in agriculture won support from other donor countries, who committed to providing $22 billion in financing for agriculture and food security over three years. This became known as the L’Aquila Food Security Initiative (AFSI).
The United States is on track to fulfill its pledges of $3.5 billion, but according to 2011 estimates most donors were falling short. Feed the Future is the United States’ primary contribution to AFSI.
As G-8 president in 2012, the United States has an important opportunity to build on the progress made in the last three years to increase investments in smallholder agriculture and integrate nutrition into agriculture and food security efforts.
Effective Development Assistance: Now is the Time
Briefing Paper Number 16 (March 2012)
From the Series: Development Works
Bread for the World and other organizations working to end global hunger frequently talk about development assistance and how it can help hungry people overseas. But what exactly is development assistance? And why should we support funding for it when many Americans are facing hard times?
Enabling and Equipping Women to Improve Nutrition
Briefing Paper Number 16 (March 2012)
Malnutrition during the 1,000 days between pregnancy and a child’s second birthday has irreversible physical, cognitive, and health consequences, reducing a person’s lifetime earning potential. For many countries with high rates of hunger and malnutrition, the low status of women is a primary cause. Women often have less education, lower economic status, and limited decisionmaking power in the household and community—all of which contribute to poorer nutrition.
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