NGO Monitor Analysis (Vol. 2 No. 9) 15 May 2004

Additional NGO Monitor Notes and Links

1) Internal Violence Within Palestinian Authority Areas - The Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group reports on the proliferation of weapons within the PA areas and the consequent internal violence and human rights violations prevalent between Palestinian groups and individuals. (Source: MEMRI, 9 May 2004)

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2) Corrupting USAID's Mission - As NGOs become more political, it may no longer be appropriate for USAID to give them funding for development projects. The Sphere Code of Conduct states: "Aid will not be used to further a particular political or religious standpoint." For this and other reasons, it may be time for USAID to re-evaluate the process through which grants are given to NGOs. (Source: NGO Watch, May 2004)

Read more here in an original article by Michael Mastrodonato.