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How USAID and the Military Are Building Resilience in the Asia-Pacific

Posted by  on Friday, September 2nd 2016     

As members of the International Union for Conservation of Nature World Conservation Congress gather in Hawaii this week to shape the direction of conservation and sustainable development, USAID celebrates its partnership with U.S. Pacific Command and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to improve the livelihoods of families in the Asia-Pacific.

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New Policy Guides USAID’s Cooperation with Department of Defense

Posted by  on Thursday, June 4th 2015     
Students in the village of Atome, Togo oversee the construction of a new school built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in coordination with USAID’s West Africa Regional Mission. / Jennifer Aldridge, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

From youth outreach and extremism to combating climate change, USAID and the Department of Defense work alongside each other to address critical global issues. Discover the nuts and bolts of the policy that guides this vital interagency partnership.

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Calling all Innovators to Help Fight Ebola

Posted by  on Thursday, October 9th 2014     
Health workers in personal protective equipment (PPE) wait to enter the hot zone at Island Clinic in Monrovia, Liberia on Sept 22. 2014. PPE is their primary protection, but it is also the greatest source of stress

Today, West Africa faces the largest Ebola epidemic in history. A new Grand Challenge for Development is calling on innovators, inventors and entrepreneurs to generate pioneering solutions that help health care workers on the front lines provide better care and contain this devastating virus.

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