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AJWS Statement on the Nomination of Samantha Power to be U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
Statement by Ruth Messinger, President of AJWS, supporting the nomination of the former White House staffer to be the next U.S. Ambassador.
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AJWS: Congress Needs to Pass International Food Aid Reform Now
The country’s current international food aid program needs to be reformed to be more effective and efficient.
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International aid groups support food aid reforms proposed by Chairman Ed Royce and Ranking Member Karen Bass
Washington, DC, May 16, 2013 This statement is delivered on behalf of the following endorsing organizations: American Jewish World Service, Bread for the World, CARE, Church World Service, the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network, Oxfam America and Partners in Health. The endorsing organizations listed above applaud bi-partisan legislation introduced yesterday by House Foreign Affairs Chairman Ed …
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From Genocide to Justice: Upholding Human Rights in Guatemala
The news from Guatemala on Friday evening, May 10 stunned the world—a Guatemalan court sentenced former general José Efraín Ríos Montt to 80 years in prison for genocide. While we are deeply gratified by this historic verdict, we know that much work remains to be done to ensure justice in Guatemala. Supporters of human rights …
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From Genocide to Justice in Guatemala: Despite Conviction of Former General for Genocide, Human Rights Are Still At Risk in Guatemala
Statement by Ruth Messinger, President of American Jewish World Service on the Conviction of former General José Efraín Ríos Montt New York, NY; May 13, 2013— “We are deeply gratified that former Guatemalan dictator, General José Efraín Ríos Montt, was found guilty of genocide in the very country in which he committed his crimes and …
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The Bar on Food Aid Reform has been Raised – The Senate and House Must Act
Statement from International Aid Groups on Draft House and Senate Farm Bills May 10, 2013 (Washington, DC)—American Jewish World Service, Bread for the World, CARE, The Modernizing Assistance Network, Oxfam America and Save the Children released the following statement today in advance of the Senate and House committee mark-ups of the 2013 Farm Bill: “With …
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A (tentative) win for food justice activists!
Originally posted on the blog of the Brooklyn Food Coalition. This looks good. As part of the 2014 Budget Request released last week, President Obama included a proposal that would overhaul America’s international food aid system. It’s not a perfect proposal and it still needs to be approved by Congress, but it’s a huge leap …
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Let’s Protect Human Rights, Not Big Businesses
Is Shell Oil too big to punish? That’s the question that our friends at EarthRights International (ERI) asked during their recent campaign in which they called upon the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold human rights for people who have been exploited by big businesses. In October of 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments for Kiobel v. Royal …
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April 24th Statement on President Obama’s proposal to reform US Global Food Aid
New York, NY; April 24, 2013— In response to Senate and House hearings this week on foreign assistance and the president’s FY14 budget proposal, here is a statement for attribution from Ruth Messinger, President of American Jewish World Service, an organization that has been deeply involved in the fight for international food aid reform: “We …
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Statement on President Obama’s proposal to reform US Global Food Aid by Ruth Messinger, President of American Jewish World Service (AJWS)
Ruth Messinger issued a statement in support of the significant and historic reforms to the U.S. government’s global food aid program in President Obama’s 2014 budget.
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