http://www.state.gov/j/inl/rls/rpt/264335.htm
Latest annual report, covering 2014-15, on U.S. anticorruption efforts and corresponding efforts by priority countries, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Nigeria, and Ukraine. From the State Department
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42559.pdf
Describes the current problems in Haiti, U.S. policy goals and concerns, the role of the UN stabilization mission, and Congressional concerns about human rights, elections, security and counter-narcotics efforts.
From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42956.pdf
Provides an overview of U.S. policy toward Latin America and the Caribbean including the Obama Administration’s priorities, examines changes in the region’s economic and political environment, and analyzes various recommendations for U.S. policy from think tanks. Also covers selected regional and country issues. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42559.pdf
Covers recent political events in Haiti, the United Nations Stabilization Mission, and congressional concerns about human rights, trade preferences, and narcotics. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/179582.pdf
Describes how and when temporary protected status and other forms of immigration relief are provided to noncitizens by the U.S. government. Currently more than 300,000 foreign nationals from seven countries enjoy such status. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the U.S. Department of State Foreign Press Center
http://www.usip.org/files/resources/sr292.pdf
Proposes a scheme of reconstruction zones to improve the chances that countries emerging from conflict or chaos, such as Afghanistan and Haiti, will use foreign assistance successfully in rebuilding their countries. From the United States Institute of Peace
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R41753.pdf
Provides an overview of current U.S. asylum policy including standards for asylum, information on source countries for asylum seekers, the unevenness of decisions in asylum cases, and selected issues relating to asylum including terrorist infiltration. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://www.usip.org/files/resources/PB84.pdf
Explores reasons for the slow pace of recovery from the January 2010 earthquake, and discusses the political uncertainty following election controversies and the return of former leaders. Based on presentations at a January 2011 workshop. From the United States Institute of Peace