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September 30, 2009

GAO Report - International Food Assistance: Key Issues for Congressional Oversight

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General Accountability Office

Summary

In an effort to inform the discussion on the Administration's plans to develop a "new global approach to hunger," GAO summarized and evaluated previous food assistance reports with the objectives of "(1) updat[ing] U.S. agencies' responses to GAO's previous international food assistance recommendations and (2) identif[ing] potential oversight questions for Congressional consideration." As a result of this evalution, the GAO "identified five issues for Congressional consideration to ensure more efficient and effective international food assistance: (1) coordination and integration, (2) needs assessments and market information, (3) transportation and logistics, (4) nutrition and food quality control, and (5) monitoring and evaluation."

Additional Information

Read the full report here.

Tags: Congress, Reports & Factsheets, USAID - U.S. Agency for International Development, USDA - U.S. Department of Agriculture, GAO - U.S. Government Accountability Office, Nutrition/Food Security



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