The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) provided $2 billion to support reconstruction and development in Haiti during FYs 2010-2020. It completed half of the infrastructure projects we...
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The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) provided $2 billion to support reconstruction and development in Haiti during FYs 2010-2020. It completed half of the infrastructure projects we...
Climate change may increase the frequency and intensity of natural disasters, which could drive people around the world from their homes. We found that, while the State Department, USAID, and DOD...
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Why GAO Did This Study On April 6, 2018, the Attorney General issued a memorandum on criminal prosecutions of immigration offenses. According to HHS officials, this resulted in a considerable...
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The 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak in West Africa disrupted the region's health systems, job markets, and food supplies. Congress appropriated funds to USAID and State for Ebola response and preparedness...
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USAID spent about $1.4 billion in fiscal year 2016 on international food aid projects under the Food for Peace Act. These funds have traditionally been used to buy food in the United States and...
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Highlights of GAO-16-819, a report to the Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate Why GAO Did This Study? For more than 60 years, the United States provided assistance to foodinsecure...
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What GAO Found As of September 30, 2014, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) had allocated $1.7 billion to the Haiti reconstruction effort, directing more than half of this funding...
Witnesses The Honorable John F. Sopko Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction Mr. Charles Michael Johnson, Jr. Director, International Security & Counterterrorism Issues ...
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Why GAO Did This Study On January 12, 2010, a powerful earthquake struck Haiti, resulting in an estimated 230,000 deaths, including more than 16,000 Haitian government personnel, and the destruction...
The United States has allocated over $72 billion to secure, stabilize, and rebuild Afghanistan since 2002, and the President requested over $18 billion for these purposes for fiscal year 2012. GAO...
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GAO-11-700 July 26, 2011 Summary Cyclone Nargis hit Burma's impoverished Irrawaddy Delta on May 2, 2008, leaving nearly 140,000 people dead or missing and severely affecting about 2.4 million others,...
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United States Government Accountability Office Report to Congressional Committees GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY Highlights of GAO-10-352, a report to congressional committees What GAO Found The U.S...
United States Government Accountability Office Report to Congressional Addressees Highlights of GAO-10-291, a report to congressional addressees What GAO Found The U.S. counternarcotics strategy has...
While the U.S. approach of providing in-kind food aid has assisted millions of hungry people for more than 50 years, in 2007 GAO reported limitations to its efficiency and effectiveness. To improve...
Why GAO Did This Study Public Law 110-28 requires GAO to report to Congress by September 1, 2007, on whether or not the government of Iraq has met 18 benchmarks contained in the Act, and the status...
Why GAO Did This Study The United States is the largest global food aid donor, accounting for over half of all food aid supplies to alleviate hunger and support development. Since 2002, Congress has...
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Why GAO Did This Study In 2003, violent conflict in Darfur, Sudan, broke out between rebel groups and government troops and government-supported Arab militias. While few would dispute that many...
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Why GAO Did This Study In 2003, violent conflict in Darfur, Sudan broke out between rebel groups, government troops, and government-supported Arab militias, known as the Janjaweed. The conflict has...
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 The Honorable Richard G. Lugar Chairman The Honorable Joseph R. Biden Ranking Minority Member Committee on Foreign Relations United States...
Recent U.S. military operations have shown that land mines continue to pose a significant threat to U.S. forces. U.S. land mine detection capabilities are limited and largely unchanged since the...