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10 Ways the U.S. Government is Fighting Global Climate Change (that you’ve never heard about)

Posted by  on Tuesday, April 22nd 2014     
Photo Credit: Daniel Byers, SkyShip Films 2011

Fighting lake burst in Nepal, using Nasa data to monitor forest cover, building climate smart cities in coastal Asia. Read about these and other ways the U.S. Government is hard at work helping protect our planet and the billions of people who share it.

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Adventures in Wildlife Screening: Monitoring Wildlife Farms to Prevent Disease

Posted by  on Wednesday, January 15th 2014     

Recognizing the potential threat of new pandemics, USAID partners with Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to build capacity for monitoring diseases in wildlife farms.

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Tackling Malaria and Other Transboundary Challenges in the Lower Mekong through Regional Cooperation

Posted by  on Friday, November 15th 2013     

More than 60 million people live in the lower Mekong River basin and currently struggle with drug-resistant malaria.

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A New App Puts Tariff Codes at Traders’ Fingertips

Posted by  on Tuesday, October 22nd 2013     

Download a free, new app that will make it easier for traders to do business in Vietnam. Read more >>

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From the Field in Vietnam: Small Loans Mean Big Changes for People Living with HIV

Posted by  on Tuesday, September 3rd 2013     

The USAID HIV Workplace Project, funded under PEPFAR, the USAID HIV Workplace Project. Read more >>

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Harnessing the Power of Regional Cooperation to Drive Progress in Southeast Asia

Posted by  on Thursday, July 18th 2013     

USAID in Southeast Asia is helping to support equitable growth in the areas of agriculture and food security, connectivity, education, energy security, environment and water, and health. Read more >>

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Interagency Panel on Economic Statecraft to Create Competitive Foreign Markets

Posted by  on Thursday, December 20th 2012     

Last Monday, December 10, I had the opportunity to speak at an interagency panel on the topic of Economic Statecraft and Developing Partnerships with the Private Sector. Read more >>

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Helping Families Build Resilience and a Better Future for Kids

Posted by  on Tuesday, December 4th 2012     

Whenever I’m asked to describe the scale of the hunger crisis in the Sahel, I see Moussa’s face. I met him in August during a trip to Mali when he was two months old, but he was so small and frail that I worried he would die in my arms. Read more >>

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Picture of the Week

Posted by  on Wednesday, January 18th 2012     

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From the Field

Posted by  on Tuesday, October 18th 2011     

In Nicaragua, we joined the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Government of Nicaragua to celebrate World Food Day.  Three important USAID food security programs will be highlighted in the celebration. In Kenya, we will launch the first of a series of county youth forums to engage Kenyan youth. […]

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