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Politics & The Nation
Aid to poor countries is a national security tool, he tells U.N. summit
BY SCOTTWILSON
new york—At a time of global economic uncertainty, President Obama urged wealthy countries Wednesday to maintain develop- ment assistance to poor nations out of self-interest, though he argued that aid should be deliv- ered in smarter ways. Obama made his pitch at the
U.N. Millennium Development Goals Summit, an international gathering chargedwith assessing how effective rich and poor na- tions have been in meeting an ambitious set of anti-poverty benchmarks. The results have beenmixed: Progresswas report- ed in alleviating poverty in Asia and Africa, but trouble contin- ued in addressing women’s and children’s health issues in much of the developing world. In a speech to the General
Assembly on Thursday, Obama will address the administration’s broader efforts over the past 20 months “to restore American leadership in theworld,” saidBen Rhodes, deputy national security adviser for strategic communica- tions. The president will lay out “what the United States is — what the purpose of American leadership is,” Rhodes said. On Wednesday, while outlin-
ing changes in how the United States will pursue international development, Obama challenged rich nations to viewassistance to poorer ones as a vital part of their national security strategy. “I suspect that some inwealth-
ier countries may ask, ‘With our economies struggling, so many people out of work, and so many families barely getting by, why a summit on development?’ ” Obama told an audience of sever- al hundred people in the U.N. General Assembly hall. “The an- swer is simple. In our global economy, progress in even the poorest countries can advance the prosperity and security of people far beyond their borders, includingmy fellow Americans.” The administration has been
working to redefine development aid as a national security tool, and the strategy the president outlined Wednesday seeks to more closely coordinate the near- ly two dozen government agen- cies involved in aid policy. U.S. development aid extends
to more than 100 countries, al- thoughmuch of it in recent years has been concentrated in Iraq and Afghanistan. Obama said his administra-
tionwill begin assessing develop- ment policy by how successful it is in helping countries move “from poverty to prosperity,” not just by howmuchmoney, food or medicine it distributes. “Our focus on assistance has
saved lives in the short term, but it hasn’t always improved those societies over the long term,” the president said. “Consider the millions of people who have relied on food assistance for decades. That’s not development,
President is interrupted by AIDS activists
new york — A group of AIDS activists interrupted President Obama as he raised money for a pair of Democratic Party commit- teesWednesdayevening,accusing him of neglecting his campaign pledge to invest more money to fight thedisease. Obamawas also heckled by one
man over themilitary’s “don’t ask, don’t tellpolicy.” The activists quieted down af-
ter Obama spoke to them — and their concerns—directly. “We need your energy and en-
thusiasm,” Obama said. “This young lady here, she wants an increase in AIDS funding. . . . I’m sure we could do more, if we’re able to grow this economy again. That young man shouted, ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell.’ . . . As president, I saidwewouldreverse it.” Such heckling of Obama at
Democratic fundraisers has be- come routine in recent months. The president was interrupted in April and May — both times at events for Sen.BarbaraBoxer (Ca- lif.) — by people protesting the president’s pace toward ending “don’t ask, don’t tell.” The policy forbids openly gay people from serving inthemilitary. Wednesday’s fundraiser raised
$1.4 million for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Com- mittee and the Democratic Sena- torialCampaignCommittee. —ScottWilson
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that’s dependence, and it’s a cycle we need to break.” Administration officials said
the new development strategy will rely on evidence to more rigorously assess programs and will end those that do not work. In addition, Obama said he
will favor countries that carry out economic, judicial and politi- cal reforms that increase the chances for aid to make a differ- ence. He cited Tanzania as one such country, saying that “over
the long run, democracy and economic growth go hand in hand.” NoamUnger, policy director of
the Foreign Assistance Reform project at the Brookings Institu- tion, said Obama’s approach re- flects an “international current” that is “fed up with ineffective assistance efforts and trying to do things more comprehensively and deliberately.” Obama noted global progress in expanding educational oppor-
tunities; ensuring thatmore peo- ple have access to clean drinking water; combating HIV/AIDS, tu- berculosis and malaria; and lift- ing “hundreds of millions of people” fromextreme poverty. “Yet wemust also face the fact
that progress towards other goals has not come nearly fast enough,” he said, citing the still- high rates of women dying in labor, malnutrition and chronic hunger acrossmuch of the devel- oping world. “This is the reality
we must face — that if the international community just keeps doing the same things the same way . . . we will miss many development goals.” Obama said the promotion of
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A7 Obama says global development is in wealthy nations’ interest
able growth in developing coun- tries. “Let’s put to rest the old myth
that development ismere charity that does not serve our interests,” he said. “And let’s reject the cynicism that says certain coun- tries are condemned to perpetual poverty.”
wilsons@washpost.com
Staff writer Mary Beth Sheridan in Washington contributed to this report.
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