United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1993-12-21 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:NSIAD-94-16 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-16 P0b002ee18037e5fa f:ns94016 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-16 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-16 NSIAD-94-16 Foreign aid programs Foreign economic assistance Agency missions Developing countries International relations Human resources training Management information systems Operations analysis Womens rights Foreign policies AID Program Performance Information for Strategic Management System Chapter Report NSIAD The Agency for International Development (AID) has only recently begun to consider the role of women in its third-world development strategies, despite the fact that 20 years have passed since Congress directed that AID assistance programs focus on integrating women into the economies of developing countries. Many AID officials view women-in-development as either a narrow special interest issue or as one more responsibility for an overburdened staff. The State Department has generally promoted women's issues through its Bureaus of International Organizations Affairs and Refugee Programs. It has yet to carry out, however, a 1974 legislative directive encouraging U.S. international organizations to promote women's economic and policymaking participation and to consider progress on women's issues when making U.S. contributions to international groups. Refugee women are vulnerable to physical and sexual abuse and face discrimination in the delivery of goods and services. Although women and children are the majority of refugee camp residents, women in the four camps GAO visited were largely excluded from decisionmaking and the development of aid programs. The cultural values of relief officials continue to influence camp conditions for women. The State Department supports training for refugee workers to more effectively address the needs of refugee women and girls. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-16/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-16.htm GAO/NSIAD-94-16 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-16 Chapter Report GAO/NSIAD-94-16; Foreign Assistance: U.S. Had Made Slow Progress In Involving Women in Development; Foreign aid programs Foreign economic assistance Agency missions Developing countries International relations Human resources training Management information systems Operations analysis Womens rights Foreign policies AID Program Performance Information for Strategic Management System