Press Briefing Notes Tuesday 21st August 2012 Spokesperson: Chris Lom

The US State Department's Bureau for Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM), has contributed US$ 750,000 to IOM to facilitate the voluntary repatriation of some 3,500 Liberian refugees living in Ghana. It follows an earlier US$ 350,000 PRM contribution.

The US funding will enable IOM to organize buses to transport refugees from the main refugee camp of Buduburam to the Ghanaian capital Accra, from where they will board commercial and IOM charter flights to the Liberian capital, Monrovia.

On May 30, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and Ajinomoto Co., Inc. signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Accra, Ghana, officially forming a public-private partnership that will leverage the combined expertise of the three organizations to improve nutrition in Ghana.

By Kathryn McConnell | Staff Writer | 14 March 2012

Washington — The United States has stepped up funding for research to develop new climate-resilient cereals, high-producing legumes and disease-resistant crops and livestock, according to a top official with the U.S. Agency for International Development.

The Department of State and USAID have released a Joint Summary of Performance and Financial Information for FY 2011 [pdf]. The Summary describes the performance and accomplishments achieved by State and USAID toward the highest U.S. diplomatic and development objectives. The Summary provides information on both agencies’ financial and performance results with the goal of promoting greater accountability and transparency to Congress, the American public, and other key constituents.