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Archives for 2014

Extraordinary Efforts in U.S. Food Assistance Underway as Extreme Food Insecurity Stalks South Sudanese

Posted by  on Friday, June 13th 2014     
WFP airdrops in South Sudan

The Office of Food for Peace’s Director Dina Esposito recently returned from a trip to South Sudan, where USAID is taking extraordinary steps in response to extreme food insecurity.

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Rebuilding Livelihoods in the Philippines Post-Typhoon Haiyan

Posted by  on Thursday, June 12th 2014     

Just over six months ago Typhoon Haiyan rocked the Philippines. Billy Dec, a member of President Obama’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders traveled recently to Leyte, home to Tacloban, to see how the recovery efforts are faring.

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Mapping Change in the Amazon: How Satellite Images are Halting Deforestation

Posted by  on Wednesday, June 11th 2014     

In the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, a group of scientists have become unconventional crusaders in the battle to halt deforestation.

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Global Leadership, Collaboration Aligned in the Fight Against Tuberculosis

Posted by  on Tuesday, June 10th 2014     

The global fight against TB remains fragile. Yet, promising new tools are now available, and donors and partners are allied around a new strategy with refocused resources. We are now at a crossroads between ending the TB epidemic by 2035 and witnessing millions more TB deaths. But with continued consultation, coordination and leadership, we believe we will end the epidemic.

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Battling Climate Change’s Most Powerful Punches

Posted by  on Thursday, June 5th 2014     
A common sight in Vunisinu and Nalase villages in Fiji—worn out concrete stilts as a result of flooding in the villages

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry describes climate change as “the greatest challenge of our generation.” In the Pacific Islands, USAID is working with communities to come up with the most effective solutions to climate change.

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Why Fighting Gender Violence is Also Fighting Hunger in the DRC

Posted by  on Saturday, May 31st 2014     
Ms. Namuhindo demonstration her new writing skills. / Rachel Grant, USAID

Eastern DRC is said to be the “rape capital of the world.” But how do gender issues relate to hunger? If the DRC can alter its behavior towards women, these women can stay in their communities, increase production on their land, earn incomes, and put food on their families’ tables.

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Tomorrow’s Leaders Empowered Today

Posted by  on Friday, May 30th 2014     
Young Palestinian Youth Local Shadow Councils install traffic signals, paint sidewalks and organize a local tourism bike tour

Many of our USAID missions around the world, often in post-conflict arenas, are working diligently to empower youth so they can serve as leaders in their communities.

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Feed the Future Just Published a New Report – So What?

Posted by  on Wednesday, May 28th 2014     
Feed the Future provides credit opportunities to help smallholder farmers purchase agricultural machinery and teaches them how to use these tools to boost harvests. / Wasif Hasan, USAID

We sat down to chat with Feed the Future’s deputy coordinator for development, Tjada McKenna, about Feed the Future, its latest results, and where we’re at in the fight to end hunger.

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5 Ways USAID is Preparing for Hurricane Season

Posted by  on Tuesday, May 27th 2014     
satellite photo of a hurricane

As another Atlantic hurricane season approaches, we are reminded that it takes just one bad storm to wreak havoc, kill and injure thousands, and inflict billions of dollars in damage.

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Engaging China on Global Development

Posted by  on Friday, May 23rd 2014     

China and the U.S. begin a global development dialogue. What’s high on the agenda? Tackling Extreme Poverty and development cooperation.

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