Tag archives for humanitarian aid

U.S. Provides Wheat to Fill Urgent Food Gaps in Syria

Posted by Rebecca Gustafson, Syria Response Management Team on Monday, May 13th 2013

An American ship arrives in Beirut, Lebanon with enough wheat to feed more than one million people affected by Syria’s ongoing crisis. Photo credit: WFP/Laure Chadraoui

U.S. support is helping the World Food Program work toward feeding 2.5 million people inside Syria, and more than one million refugees in neighboring countries.

Read the rest of this entry »

USAID Finalist for Service to America Medal

Posted by Carol Han, Strategic Communications Team Leader, Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance on Wednesday, May 8th 2013

A displaced child feeds at a camp in Mogadishu—one of the more than 13 million people affected by the 2011 famine in Somalia. Photo credit: AFP PHOTO/ Mustafa Abdi

On May 6, USAID’s Cara Christie and the Horn Drought Humanitarian Response Team were selected for their outstanding work identifying and coordinating U.S. humanitarian relief efforts during the 2011 Somalia famine. Read more >>

Read the rest of this entry »

Aid to Internally Displaced Persons in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Posted by Darlene Mauldin, Senior Disaster Operations Specialist, Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance on Wednesday, March 27th 2013

More than 12,000 water containers, 3,000 blankets and 1,000 kitchen sets were airlifted to Katanga Province in DRC from USAID’s stockpiles in Dubai, The United Arab Emirates (UAE). Photo credit: UNICEF

USAID has responded to urgent needs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by airlifting more than $270,000 worth of emergency relief supplies to the region. Read more >>

Read the rest of this entry »