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		<title>From Floods to Drought, Delivering Safe Water</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:17:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The floods in Pakistan and droughts in sub-Saharan Africa are the bookends around the lethal hardships that millions around the globe live with daily: lack of access to clean, reliable water and sanitation.]]></description>
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		<title>USAID IMPACT blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 07:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
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About This Blog
USAID finds itself at a unique moment of opportunity. A powerful consensus has formed at the highest levels of the US government that development is vital to the shared interests of an interconnected world. The scale and complexity of the challenges we face are daunting—a billion people live in hunger and the threats [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Global Health Initiative: The Next Phase of American Leadership in Health Around The World</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Protecting health, saving lives, millions at a time,” captures both the possibility and the responsibility inherent in the pursuit of better health, whether here in our own country or in communities around the world. ]]></description>
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		<title>AGOA Forum Highlights “New Strategies for a Changing World”</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, William Fitzgerald: “There are a growing number of African women who are getting involved in business, from soft drinks to banking to agriculture and trading. Even 20 to 25 years ago in Togo there were a lot of women in business who were referred to as Nana Benz." ]]></description>
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		<title>International Partnership Awarded for Excellence in Supply Chain for HIV/AIDS Commodities</title>
		<link>http://geneva.usmission.gov/2010/07/29/partnership-for-hivaids-commodities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:19:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA["USAID is proud to work with the Partnership for Supply Chain Management to help improve the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS in countries most severely impacted by the epidemic," said Susan Brems, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Global Health at USAID. "We congratulate the Partnership on this most deserved honor and award."]]></description>
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		<title>Science &amp; Technology An Indispensible Part Of U.S. Development Policy Worldwide, Blogs Rajiv Shah</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New technologies alone won’t be a silver bullet for development; we also need to ensure that our implementation, distribution, and communication networks with partner countries are strategically coordinated at all levels. But science, technology, and innovation can help us leapfrog development problems that can otherwise take generations to tackle. ]]></description>
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		<title>The White House Blog: The President’s Commitment to Fight HIV/AIDS</title>
		<link>http://geneva.usmission.gov/2010/07/23/the-white-house-blog-hivaids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In light of the International AIDS Society conference being held in Vienna this week, many people have raised questions about the Obama Administration’s commitment to the fight against HIV/AIDS. The amount of money spent on HIV/AIDS cannot be the measure of success. The right measures are lives saved and lengthened. ]]></description>
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		<title>Feed the Future: A U.S. Commitment Against Poverty and Hunger</title>
		<link>http://geneva.usmission.gov/2010/07/23/feed-the-future/</link>
		<comments>http://geneva.usmission.gov/2010/07/23/feed-the-future/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. government, backed by U.S. scientists and corporations, is investing money and energy into reducing global hunger and poverty on a huge scale by 2015. A State Department official overseeing the Feed the Future program, Patricia Haslach, told a congressional subcommittee July 20 that President Obama’s pledge of $3.5 billion at the G8 summit in L’Aquila, Italy, for agricultural development and food security through 2012 has attracted an additional $18.5 billion pledged by other donors.]]></description>
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		<title>Preparations Under Way for Storm Season in Haiti</title>
		<link>http://geneva.usmission.gov/2010/07/21/preparations-under-way-for-storm-season-in-haiti/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Public Affairs Office - PLP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While longer-term planning is under way for Haiti’s reconstruction, an aggressive effort is being made to prepare Haitians for potentially severe tropical storms and a dangerous hurricane season, as well as the flooding and landslides that accompany them, a senior U.S. development official says.]]></description>
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		<title>Recovery In Child-Friendly Spaces</title>
		<link>http://geneva.usmission.gov/2010/07/19/recovery-in-child-friendly-spaces/</link>
		<comments>http://geneva.usmission.gov/2010/07/19/recovery-in-child-friendly-spaces/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Public Affairs Office - PLP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The January 12 earthquake in Haiti changed everything for Sandy, 15, and now the relief process is changing her world again—this time for the better. After school each morning, she heads to a USAID-funded “Espace Timoun,” or child-friendly space, in Jacmel, Haiti, where children from ages 3 to 17 partake in age-appropriate activities and play with friends.]]></description>
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