United States Agency for International Development (Washington, DC)
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August 01
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Africa: Grand Challenge for Development Announces Nominees for Solutions to Prevent Infant, Maternal Deaths [press release]
The Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development today announced 22 Round 3 award nominees from a pool of 53 finalists - innovators who descended on Washington for... Read more »
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South Sudan: USAID Announces Assistance for Communities Displaced By Conflict in Jonglei State [press release]
The United States, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has pledged an additional $5 million to transport urgent, life-saving assistance to... Read more »
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Africa: USAID Global Education Summit [press release]
On August 6-8, 2013, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will host a Global Education Summit in Washington, D.C. Read more »
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West Africa: Michelle Godette Sworn in As Mission Director to Guinea and Sierra Leone [press release]
Michelle Godette was sworn in today as the U.S. Agency for International Development Mission Director to Guinea and Sierra Leone. The mission is based in Conakry, Guinea, but... Read more »
July 30
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Africa: USAID Releases First-Ever Detailed Financial Data Set On the Foreign Assistance Dashboard
With its new update to the Foreign Assistance Dashboard (www.foreignassistance.gov), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is releasing financial data and... Read more »
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Africa: Senior Obama Official to Participate in Doing Business in Africa Panel Discussion [press release]
Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Francisco Sánchez will deliver opening remarks at a Doing Business in Africa (DBIA) forum hosted by the U.S. Chamber of... Read more »
July 25
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Africa: USAID Administrator Shah Launches Two New Agricultural Research and Policy Partnerships [press release]
-Today, at the U.S. launch of the Feed the Future 2013 Progress Report, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Rajiv Shah announced two new Feed the Future... Read more »
July 24
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Rwanda: USAID and Hed Host Women's Leadership Program Partners Meeting in Kigali
Participants from Rwanda, South Sudan, Paraguay, Armenia and the U.S. Gather for Education Strategy Sessions on Promoting a Shared Vision for Women's Leadership in Critical... Read more »
July 23
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Africa: USAID and Yunus Social Business Announce Collaboration to Promote Social Business
Yesterday, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Yunus Social Business (YSB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together to promote... Read more »
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Africa: USAID and NIH Announce 16 New Health Research Projects
Yesterday, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced 16 new health research projects in 10... Read more »
July 22
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Sudan: Larry Meserve Sworn in As USAID Mission Director for Sudan
On July 19, Larry Meserve was sworn in as Mission Director to Sudan. As Mission Director, Meserve will oversee USAID's humanitarian and development programs in Sudan, which include... Read more »
July 19
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Sudan: USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah Calls for Unfettered Humanitarian Access and the Demilitarization of Town Centers in South Sudan [opinion]
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July 18
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Africa: Grand Challenge Names Finalists for Innovative Solutions to Infant/Maternal Mortality [press release]
The Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development partners announced today the 53 finalists in its third global call for innovative ideas to save the lives of mothers... Read more »
July 11
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U.S. Agency for International Development recently released its new Strategy on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance. Read more »
July 09
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Tunisia: USAID Announces the Tunisian-American Enterprise Fund
Today, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Assistant Administrator for Middle East, Alina Romanowski, announced the signing of the Tunisian-American Enterprise... Read more »
June 28
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Africa: Scaling Seeds and Technologies Partnership Will Accelerate Progress to Reduce Hunger, Poverty in Africa [press release]
Today, USAID and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) announced the Scaling Seeds and Technologies Partnership, a $47 million, three-year partnership intended to... Read more »
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Liberia: John Winfield Sworn in As Mission Director to Liberia
John Mark Winfield was sworn in today as the U.S. Agency for International Development Mission Director to Liberia. Read more »
June 20
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South Sudan: Testimony By Nancy Lindborg, Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, & Humanitarian Assistance Before the Tom Lantos Commission On Human Rights [document]
Chairmen McGovern and Wolf, and Members of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, for the opportunity to speak with you this morning about the continuing and serious human rights... Read more »
June 18
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Chairman Coons, Ranking Member Flake, and Members of the Subcommittee, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. I appreciate your continued interest... Read more »
June 13
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Africa: Feed the Future Launches Civil Society Working Group
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Rajiv Shah made opening remarks at the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA) public meeting yesterday,... Read more »
June 10
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Africa: USAID Administrator Shah Outlines Global Nutrition Commitments, Partnerships and Progress
Today, during a global nutrition-focused event co-hosted by Bread for the World Institute and Concern Worldwide, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator... Read more »
June 09
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Sierra Leone: USAID Gives Fistula Victims a Chance to Rebuild Their Lives
Fistula is a devastating injury for women. It occurs as a result of obstructed labor, usually when emergency care is unavailable, and results in a laceration between the bladder... Read more »
June 07
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On June 8, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah will travel to the United Kingdom to attend Nutrition for Growth: Beating Hunger through... Read more »
June 06
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Africa: Transforming Evidence Into Action to Accelerate Child Survival and Development
Global child survival and development partners marked the one-year anniversary of the Child Survival: Call to Action when more than 200 attendees participated in the Behavior... Read more »
June 05
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The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and U.K.'s Department for International Development (DFID) announced plans today to build a global investment platform that... Read more »
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