Congress Funds UN Agencies Amid Questions Over Foreign Aid Spending
What happened
Congress appropriated funding for foreign assistance programs, including support for United Nations agencies. Reports indicate that the State Department rushed to spend $4 billion in expiring aid in the last week of the fiscal year, leading to questions about where the money was spent and which organizations received it.
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Why it matters
The process of allocating and spending foreign aid dollars is critical to international development and global health efforts. The failure to ensure effective spending of these funds impacts the operational capacity of the United Nations.
Congressional bodies are currently debating and allocating funds for various international issues, including the Central Africa Ebola response and potential Iran war funding.
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Who's involved
- Brian SchatzInvolved in oversight of Congressional funding
- Patty MurrayInvolved in oversight of Congressional funding
- United NationsReceives congressionally appropriated funding
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- UNICEFSpeculative
UNICEF might face funding failure or misuse of maternal and child health aid via U.S. appropriations
- World Health OrganizationSpeculative
The World Health Organization might face funding failure or misuse of global health aid via U.S. appropriations
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The entities involved
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Brian Schatz
American educator and politician (born 1972)
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Patty Murray
United States Senator from Washington since 2013
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United Nations
global international and intergovernmental organization