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A New Partnership with South Sudan, A New Way of Promoting Development in Fragile States

Posted by  on Wednesday, May 1st 2013     

Last month, USAID helped to spearhead a New Partnership between the government of South Sudan and the international community to focus international assistance and host country resources on strengthening governance, political inclusiveness and sustainable development in South Sudan. Read more >>

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Ensuring Iraqi Communities Benefit from Local Oil Wealth

Posted by  on Wednesday, April 18th 2012     

When you arrive in Basra in southern Iraq for the first time, all you are able to see is desert and the occasional smoke plumes from the oil fields. The city of Basra has a storied history that ranges from a possible site for the Garden of Eden to being the hometown of Sinbad the […]

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