A recap of USAID’s participation during, and around, several events at this year’s United Nations General Assembly. Read more >>
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Why Open Data Matters: G-8 and African Nations Increase Open Data for Food Security
The concept of open agriculture data fuses transparency and technology to improve food security worldwide. Read more >>
Foreign Assistance, Innovation, and Progress
Bill Gates is the chairman of Microsoft, U.S.A. and the co-founder and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The following in an excerpt of the essay he wrote for USAID’s Frontiers in Development publication. As I write this, my wife, Melinda, has just returned from a visit to Tanzania with members of a […]
Working with Our Partners to Lead the Fight Against Global Hunger
Yesterday, we celebrated Howard Buffett and Bill Gates as recipients of the World Food Program USA’s 10th Annual George McGovern Leadership Awards for their extraordinary efforts to fight global hunger. Their work and vision is exemplary, and USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah joined a panel at the Global Hunger Conference to discuss how leadership and thoughtful partnerships […]
