U.S. Food Aid Programs Assist Millions Worldwide
Through Food for Progress, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides commodities to government agencies and nonprofit groups in developing countries.
Read moreUSAID Deploys Investment Officers to Seven Countries
The U.S. Agency for International Development has sent field investment officers to work in its regional offices in seven countries to help build links between lenders and local entrepreneurs involved in economic development.
Read moreSecretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on George Marshall and the Foundations of Smart Power
We are working with our military to support security gains and foster long-term stability, to solve problems and defuse crisis situations, and we are emphasizing development as a means to prevent conflict from taking root over the long term.
Read moreU.S. Sends Aid, Urges End to Sudan–South Sudan Violence
President Obama expressed concern about growing tensions between Sudan and South Sudan when speaking April 2 to South Sudanese President Salva Kiir.
Read moreMarch 22 is World Water Day – Thematic Post
March 22 was designated as World Water Day by the United Nations in 1993. The day focuses attention on the importance of clean water and promotes sustainable management of freshwater resources.
Read moreJapan, U.S. Cooperating to Help Africa Develop Water Programs
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have announced a partnership to promote investment and financing in the water sector across sub-Saharan Africa.
Read moreUSAID Goal: Build Capacity, Not Dependence
The administration’s fiscal 2013 budget request for the U.S. Agency for International Development, if approved, would allow the agency to feed, provide medial care and educate people in developing countries while engaging the private sector and faith-based groups, said Rajiv Shah, USAID administrator.
Read moreDrinking Water Access Increases with U.S., International Programs
More than 2 billion people worldwide gained new access to improved drinking water sources between 1990 and 2010, according to a report issued by UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Read moreObama Seeks $7.9 Billion for Global Health in 2013
“By fighting hunger and disease, we fight the despair that can fuel violent extremism and conflict,” said Rajiv Shah, administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Read moreClinton’s Remarks Before Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Secretary Clinton: When I took this job, I saw a world that needed America, but also one that questioned our focus and our staying power. So we have worked together to put American leadership on a firm foundation for the decades ahead. We have ended one war and are winding down another. We have cemented our place as a Pacific power.
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