... assistance, although now taxes must be paid. Some experts believe that Congress may reject such improper outlays attached to the humanitarian aid.
With parliamentary elections coming soon, Bishkek quite reasonably would like to see Western influence diminished.... ... USAID that received the most generous allocations in the region. As such, the money worked. Just remember the myriad Western NGOs and educational and publishing projects, as well as their part in the coups that have shaken the country.
With geopolitical ...
... local NGOs. It is not always possible to find suitable partners among such organisations, but it is this work with local NGOs which brings the greatest results through
exchanging experience
and
involvement in international programmes
. It is the local NGOs that know what the local population needs (needs-based approach) and cannot use aid for their own political aims, as certain recipient governments (for example, the
DPRK
) do.
Having emerged on the periphery of international politics, humanitarian aid has now become one of its important components. The growth of its role has led to increasing interest on the part of states, and correspondingly to its use as a political instrument. The problem also lies in the radical difference between ...
