The foreign minister says Australia's aid program must continue to invest in people.
The international aid community must continue to learn from experience, ensuring preparedness work is strengthened, and that our responses keep affected communities central to all decision-making.
With Pell as one piece of the overall $150 billion public investment in financial aid, the time is now to do much more than simply provide access to higher education -- a well-structured financial aid system must continue fulfilling this critical mission and also play a more active role in helping students complete their education and live their dreams.
There is no minimum GPA requirement to remain on financial aid, but students must continue to maintain satisfactory academic progress.
Clark also addressed issues related to his then-current command of USSOUTHCOM, such as support for the School of the Americas and his belief that the United States must continue aid to some South American nations to effectively fight the War on Drugs.
To those who argue that we must continue providing aid in the interest of stability, one has only to point to the past three years: Aid has flowed uninterrupted, and just look at all the stability.
Finally, we must continue food aid to North Korea to ensure that pregnant women, children and seniors don't starve while their leader indulges his appetite for international isolation.
It must continue to aid Tunisia in strengthening democracy and the rule of law, securing our borders to stop arms from reaching extremists, and creating economic opportunities that give our citizens hope.
After a meeting of European foreign ministers in Austria, Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik of Austria warned that Belgrade must continue to aid the effort "to come to terms with the legacy of the Balkan wars," The Associated Press reported.
While security will remain a concern in some provinces, wherever possible, aid groups and government ministries must continue to offer options for women to improve the well-being of their families.
