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The United States and Britain reaffirmed a commitment to global development in helping to eradicate an array of economic, health and food problems, President Obama says.

The U.S., Sweden and the African Development Bank have launched a fund to encourage accelerated private investment in sub-Saharan Africa’s agricultural infrastructure to connect small farmers with international markets

The U.S. government is committing nearly $40 million in additional funds to support development, stabilization and security-sector reform in Somalia, according to Deputy Secretary of State William Burns.

The U.S. is working with the countries of Central America to develop its energy sector in order to bring down the high price of electricity and bring in investment and jobs.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is partnering with the Ford Foundation, Show of Force and Games for Change on an initiative to promote gender equality through a combination of traditional and social media

The Obama administration will continue to work with the World Bank and other multilateral institutions to promote global prosperity and to help low-income countries build resilience to climate change.

International donors want to establish a new strategic partnership with the government of South Sudan to support the young country’s transition from fragility and crisis management to resilience.

The U.S. is providing the International Development Law Organization with $59 million to reform the Afghan justice sector and $2.5 million to upgrade the justice sector of South Sudan, the newest country in Africa.

An improved strain of sorghum fortified with more protein and vitamins; a fast, accurate tuberculosis diagnosis machine; and a system to identify counterfeit drugs with an ordinary cellphone are among the 10 winners of the Patents for Humanity pilot program of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the U.S. Department of Commerce says.