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01 Sep 2005

World
U.S. Department of Labor's 2004 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor

Report
— Government of the United States of America
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The report provides individual profiles on 120 independent countries and a summary report on 19 nonindependent countries and territories designated as GSP beneficiaries and/or beneficiaries under the
CBTPA and AGOA. This year, new country profiles were added for Algeria and Iraq, two countries that
were granted GSP benefits in 2004. Wherever possible, these profiles focus on the worst forms of child
labor, rather than on child labor in general. The profiles, however, do not always make this distinction.
First, some governments have not yet
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01 Sep 2005

Kenya
Kenya: Corn production greater than last year

Report
— Government of the United States of America
The USDA August estimate for Kenya's total 2005/06 corn production is 2.8 million tons, up 800,000 tons from last year's poor harvest and 425,000 tons greater than the 5-year average of 2.38 million tons. A total national crop yield of 1.65 tons per hectare is estimated which is above the five year average yield of 1.55 tons per hectare. The increase in production is largely due to better yields than last year in Kenya's northern grain basket and
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01 Sep 2005

Uganda
USDA to donate wheat for Uganda

Report
— Government of the United States of America
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1, 2005 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced that it will donate 11,100 metric tons of wheat to Land O'Lakes, a private voluntary organization, for use in Uganda.

Land O'Lakes will sell the wheat in Uganda and use the proceeds to increase the productivity and competitiveness of the dairy industry in Uganda. This program will provide technical assistance in market development, quality improvement, capacity building for commercial sustainability and policy reform. Beneficiaries will include rural, smallholder

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31 Aug 2005

United States of America
USA Fact sheet: Federal relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina

Report
— Government of the United States of America
Today's Presidential Action
The President Is Directing Federal Agencies Throughout The Government To Do All In Their Power To Assist The Victims Of Hurricane Katrina. The top priority is to save and sustain lives. Today, President Bush convened a Cabinet-level task force on Hurricane Katrina response and recovery. Residents of the Gulf Coast states affected by the hurricane have lost loved ones, lost homes, and been displaced from their communities, and they will have the full support of the Federal government.
  • The President Has Given The Department
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31 Aug 2005

United States of America
USA: President outlines Hurricane Katrina relief efforts

Report
— Government of the United States of America
5:11 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: I've just received an update from Secretary Chertoff and other Cabinet Secretaries involved on the latest developments in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. As we flew here today, I also asked the pilot to fly over the Gulf Coast region so I could see firsthand the scope and magnitude of the devastation.

The vast majority of New Orleans, Louisiana is under water. Tens of thousands of homes and businesses are beyond repair. A lot of the Mississippi Gulf Coast has been completely destroyed. Mobile

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29 Aug 2005

United States of America + 3 others
Fulfilling the President's commitment to hurricane victims

Report
— Government of the United States of America
Presidential Action
  • President Bush has signed legislation enacting hurricane relief assistance, carrying out his commitment to provide emergency assistance to areas affected by the recent hurricanes.

  • The hurricane relief package, which was included in the Military Construction Appropriations and Emergency Hurricane Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2005, provides $11.6 billion in emergency relief to assist families, individuals, and communities in the wake of Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne.

  • Combined with the hurricane relief signed
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16 Aug 2005

Afghanistan
USDA to donate commodities for Afghanistan

Report
— Government of the United States of America
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2005 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced that it will donate 5,150 metric tons of soybean oil and 10,000 tons of soybeans to International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC), a private voluntary organization, for use in Afghanistan.

IFDC will sell the soybean oil in Afghanistan, and sell the soybeans in Pakistan. Proceeds will be used over a two-year period to fund its technical assistance and market development activities designed to increase the quality and quantity of local wheat produced by

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16 Aug 2005

Democratic Republic of the Congo
USDA to donate wheat for the Democratic Republic of Congo

Report
— Government of the United States of America
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2005 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced that it will donate 27,000 metric tons of wheat to the South-East Consortium for International Development (SECID), a private voluntary organization, for use in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

SECID will sell the wheat in the DRC and use the proceeds to help farmers improve production and marketing of various agricultural commodities, such as cassava, maize, peanuts, soybeans and bananas. SECID will introduce quality planting material, provide technical

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01 Aug 2005

Mauritania
USDA to donate agricultural commodities to Mauritania

Report
— Government of the United States of America
WASHINGTON, August 1, 2005 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced that it will donate 17,000 metric tons of wheat and 5,000 tons of rice to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.

The Government of Mauritania will sell the wheat and rice locally and use the proceeds to improve food security and alleviate poverty. The proceeds also will be used to promote the country's development through capacity building, improving rural extension services and agricultural production, and constructing wells, clinics and schools.

The donation will be made under USDA's

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