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The United States donates US$ 123m to UNRWA

Amman

The United States announced a new contribution of US$ 123 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), which will enable the Agency to continue its work serving a population of some five million registered Palestine refugees in the region. This latest donation brings the total U.S. contribution to UNRWA in 2013 to US$ 244.5 million.

US$ 75 million will go towards the General Fund, which supports core activities in education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement and microfinance.

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US program marks birth of one millionth HIV-free baby

06/18/2013 03:23 GMT

by Jo Biddle

WASHINGTON, June 18, 2013 (AFP) - This month somewhere in sub-Saharan Africa the one millionth baby will be born without HIV to a mother who suffers from the disease, thanks in large part to a decade-old US aid program.

It is yet another remarkable step in the long fight against HIV and AIDS, as the United States and its global partners work towards what they call an AIDS-free generation, which just a decade ago would have been unimaginable.

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Fact Sheet: President Obama Increases Humanitarian Assistance to Syrians

This $300 million in additional humanitarian aid from the United States will increase food aid, medical care, clean water, and provide shelter and other relief supplies for families suffering in Syria and neighboring countries.

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Syria - Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #18, Fiscal Year (FY) 2013

HIGHLIGHTS

  • President Obama announces more than $300 million in additional USG humanitarian assistance for conflict-affected Syrians

  • U.N. documents 93,000 deaths as a result of the crisis

  • Access remains limited to Al Qusayr and surrounding areas

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Cambodia + 1 other
USAID announces funding for the humanitarian response forum in Cambodia

For Immediate Release
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Sean McIntosh
855-23 728-000

On May 31, 2013, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced that its Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Relief Assistance (OFDA) is providing $200,000 to support the Humanitarian Response Forum (HRF) in Cambodia. The HRF will strengthen emergency preparedness in the country by enhancing coordination and communication among humanitarian organizations based in Cambodia.

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President Declares Disaster for the Republic of the Marshall Islands

Release Number: HQ-13-62.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands under the Compact of Free Association between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, as amended, due to the ongoing severe drought in the northern half of the country.

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Mali + 8 others
Sahel Food Insecurity and Complex Emergency - Fact Sheet #4 (FY) 2013

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Overall food security situation in the Sahel remains stable, although localized food price increases and rising insecurity across the region cause concern

  • U.S. Government (USG) provides an additional $56.5 million to food-insecure and conflict-affected Sahelian populations

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U.S. International Food Assistance Report 2011

I. Introduction

In fiscal year (FY) 2011, the United States Government (USG) provided $2.1 billion in assistance, or 1.9 million metric tons (MT), to a total of more than 53 million beneficiaries in 82 countries.

Overview of U.S. Government Food Aid

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Australia joins global partnership to combat malnutrition

Australia has joined the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and over twenty other governments in a commitment to beat hunger and improve nutrition. Signed at a Summit in London on June 8, the Global Nutrition for Growth Compact will bind the international community in its efforts to make nutrition one of the world’s top development priorities.

Everyday more than 8,000 children across the world die from complications caused by a lack of nutrition. In some countries such as Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Cambodia and Laos, over 40 per cent of children are stunted.

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Video of the Week: Turning the Tide on Global Hunger

In this Feed the Future video, narrator Matt Damon discusses efforts to turn the tide against global hunger and increase agricultural production around the world. The video was shown at the “Feed the Future: Partnering With Civil Society” event on September 27, 2012.

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USAID Administrator Shah Outlines Global Nutrition Commitments, Partnerships and Progress

Monday, June 10, 2013 USAID Press Office 202-712-4320

Washington, D.C. -- 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 Rajiv Shah underscored the U.S. Government’s long-term leadership in the effort to reduce undernutrition around the world. Administrator Shah made remarks along with The Minister of Trade and Development of Ireland, Joe Costello.

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USAID collaborates with state of Qatar for permanent housing in Haiti

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the State of Qatar Fund for the Reconstruction of Haiti (Qatar Haiti Fund) signed a partnership agreement today for earthquake reconstruction efforts, including the building of permanent houses, a vocational school and a commercial area.

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USAID collaborates with State of Qatar for permanent housing in Haiti

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the State of Qatar Fund for the Reconstruction of Haiti (Qatar Haiti Fund) signed a partnership agreement today for earthquake reconstruction efforts, including the building of permanent houses, a vocational school and a commercial area.

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Yemen + 3 others
Yemen Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #8 Fiscal Year (FY) 2013

KEY DEVELOPMENTS

  • On May 16, U.N. Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator (RC/HC) Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed warned that Yemen’s long-standing humanitarian crisis threatens to undermine recent moves toward political stability. RC/HC Ahmed called for increased support for humanitarian organizations, which continue to scale up efforts to meet the needs of IDPs, host communities, returnees, and other displaced populations.

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Humanitarian Assistance Program Helps 10,000 Georgians

On June 6, United State Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Bridget Brink, along with local government officials and regional medical professionals, visited the United States’ Embassy supported Hellenicare Hippocrates clinic and Mobile Medical Units (MMU). The MMU distribute valuable medical equipment and supplies to rural ambulatories allowing rural clinic doctors to better treat their patients living in rural areas with more limited access to care.

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PEPFAR budget cuts cause anxiety

Report
IRIN

ADDIS ABABA, 6 June 2013 (IRIN) - Ten years ago, a shipping container was converted into Ethiopia’s first HIV treatment centre, in Addis Ababa, the capital. Created in response to a dramatic rise in new HIV infections and AIDS -related deaths, the centre offered the only hope for HIV-positive Ethiopians, who had to pay to access the life-prolonging antiretroviral therapy (ART).

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UN-SPIDER May 2013 Updates

In this issue:

UN-SPIDER at a glance

Sudan: UN-SPIDER Training Course on space-based Technologies for Disaster Risk Management
Bangladesh: Capacity Building on Space Technologies for Floods
Dominican Republic: Training on Space-Based Information for Floods
UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER makes Statement during Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
Iraq: UN-SPIDER Network acquires Satellite Imagery for Floods

News from our Regional Support Offices

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PEPFAR World Activities - U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

In the fiscal year 2012, the American people, through the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), supported the fight against global AIDS through bilateral and regional programs in over 70 countries. As a result of this commitment, the U.S. directly supported life-saving treatment for 5.1 million men, women and children worldwide. In addition, in 2012, the U.S. was the largest donor to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

US Department of State - Humanitarian Information Unit: