this week in pd
![Emergency food, drinking water and shelter to help people displaced in Rakhine State, western Burma. Photo by DFID via Flickr: http://bit.ly/1DeFn4P Emergency food, drinking water and shelter to help people displaced in Rakhine State, western Burma.](https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/sites/default/files/styles/275x168/public/uploads/Foreign%20Aid.jpg?itok=Z4PpHZPO)
PD News headlines this week about Unicef, and foreign aid from the UK, Canada and the UN seem to suggest so.
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Leaders from around the world convened in New York, as the United Nations hosted its UN Climate Summit 2014
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This week, the US-Africa Leaders Summit took over Foggy Bottom to tackle issues of development, human rights, good governance, and economic growth.
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Taking a closer look at the opportunities created by the World Cup this year, in Brazil and elsewhere.
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This week, Barack Obama emphasized U.S. soft power but news coverage revealed mixed reviews of American public diplomacy.
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As women circumvent strict censorship rules in Iran, the Qatari government looks to counter reports assailing the country's labor laws prior to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.