It's hard to watch the news and see that there are children suffering from hunger or disease all over the world. But it's even worse knowing that our government and individuals can do more to help, but we always find reasons to direct our resources elsewhere. Foreign aid is one of the best mechanisms for making the world a better place, and that's why countries like the United States should take it more seriously. One of the main goals of foreign aid is to eradicate extreme hunger, poverty and disease around the world and this money is made available to help various states accelerate their economic and humanitarian needs. In recent years, although the United States' intentions regarding foreign aid have been good, its actions have not been impressive. The United States has a negative reputation among many people around the world due to its excessive spending on war and defense, and there is a growing perception that it only cares about itself. The United States should assert its position as the world's leading power by reallocating a significant percentage of its enormous military budget toward the Millennium Development Goals, increasing its donations through reliable channels, and increasing private aid. Many actors are involved and held responsible for this situation. distribution of foreign aid to countries in need. The Millennium Declaration was drafted and established by the United Nations in 2002, and was joined by the United States, which committed to halving extreme poverty over the next 20 years. The Monterrey Consensus set goals to fulfill the promises of the Millennium Declaration by promoting the private sector in developing countries, opening trade with them and increasing official development assistance (ODA). The World Bank is responsible for providing loans...paper...money for its own purposes. Biologist Garrett Hardin rejects any initiative aimed at helping the world's poor. He declared that “the least foresighted and least capable will multiply at the expense of the most able and farsighted, ultimately bringing ruin to all.” This makes sense if you look at the world as if it were a spaceship. There is also the argument that foreign aid would actually contribute to the problems it was intended to alleviate. Global poverty is real and I believe every individual has a moral obligation to do something about it. Although foreign aid can be problematic, it doesn't make sense to just stop aid altogether, it's not humane. We are all humans and have a right to be on this planet. Scenes like those we see today in countries like Sudan and India make it impossible to ignore the question of how to solve the problem of poverty..