CONTEXT Climatic shocks—including droughts, floods, and storms—continue to adversely affect agricultural livelihoods and reduce food availability in Malawi, creating widespread food insecurity and...
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Malawi + 3 more
CONTEXT Climatic shocks—including droughts, floods, and storms—continue to adversely affect agricultural livelihoods and reduce food availability in Malawi, creating widespread food insecurity and...
Afghanistan + 3 more
To minimize waste, EMERGENCY is transitioning from plastic bags to reusable plastic boxes to transport pharmaceutical products. BACKGROUND In recent years, there has been increased focus on...
World + 17 more
PUTTING POLICY INTO ACTION The Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act (GMPTA) is a pivotal legislative initiative signed into law by President Biden in October 2022. This act charges the...
Philippines + 1 more
Situated along the Western Pacific tropical storm region and the Pacific Ring of Fire, the Philippines is among the most disaster-prone countries in the world. An average of 20 cyclones affect the...
Fiji + 9 more
For Immediate Release Office of Press Relations press@usaid.gov Monday, August 14, 2023. Press Release Today while in Suva, Fiji, Administrator Samantha Power will announce additional investments as...
Haiti + 3 more
For Immediate Release Office of Press Relations press@usaid.gov Thursday, June 8, 2023 Today in Nassau, The Bahamas, Vice President Kamala Harris highlighted more than $100 million, including $98...
Niger + 1 more
CONTEXTE • L’ONU estime que 4,3 millions de personnes (soit environ 17 % de la population du pays) ont besoin d’une assistance humanitaire au Niger en 2023, principalement en raison des chocs...
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SITUATION AT A GLANCE 32.6 MILLION Population of Yemen UN – December 2022 21.6 MILLION People in Need of Humanitarian Assistance UN – December 2022 4.5 MILLION Internally Displaced Persons in Yemen...
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For Immediate Release Office of Press Relations press@usaid.gov Monday, May 1, 2023 Press Release As President Biden announced today, the U.S. Agency for International Development will provide $135...
Madagascar + 4 more
Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance – Southern Africa: Early Recovery, Risk Reduction, and Resilience, Fiscal Year (FY) 2022
DR Congo + 22 more
For Immediate Release Office of Press Relations press@usaid.gov Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced new commitments to global water security, sanitation and hygiene...
USAID LAUNCHES NEW PLAN UNDER U.S. GLOBAL WATER STRATEGY Press Release For Immediate Release Tuesday, October 11, 2022 Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), along with the...
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On September 28-29, 2022, during the first-ever U.S.- Pacific Island Country Summit hosted by President Biden, Secretary of State Blinken announced that the U.S. Agency for International Development...
Fact Sheet For Immediate Release Thursday, September 15, 2022 Today, the White House released its Action Plan to guide the implementation of the President’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation and...
Background/Risk Malawi is far from meeting Sustainable Development Goals 1 and 2 targets and is highly vulnerable to multivariate shocks that affect nearly all of its 28 districts. Risk and exposure...
Background/Risk Somalia has been without a unified government and beset by violent conflict for more than 30 years. In this void, a new normal has formed, characterized by complex social systems for...
Background/Risk The Sahel today is marked by food insecurity, persistent poverty, corrupt governance, high population growth rates, and recurrent weather shocks made worse by climate change that...
Background/Risk In Kenya, the frequency and severity of shocks and stresses that negatively impact livelihoods and well-being are anticipated to increase, leaving limited recovery periods and...
Background/Risk USAID’s assistance in South Sudan consists mostly of humanitarian aid and some long-term development programs in economic growth, education, democracy and governance, and health...
Background/Risk Uganda experiences recurrent weather, environmental, and socioeconomic shocks and stressors, including drought, erratic rainfall, floods, landslides, disease, crop pests,...