Following this month’s adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2664, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took historic steps to further enable the flow of legitimate humanitarian assistance supporting the basic human needs of vulnerable populations while continuing to deny resources to malicious actors.
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By USUN Rome | 21 December, 2022 | Topics: Commercial Opportunities, Economic Affairs, News, Press Releases, Trade, U.S. & USUN Rome, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: announcement, Department of Treasury, economic development, Food Security. United Nations Security Council, Humanitarian Assistance, news, USAID, USG
President Joe Biden announced today that the United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), plans to provide $2 billion in life-saving assistance to support crisis-affected people in Africa, subject to the availability of funds. Humanitarian crises, from catastrophic drought to torrential flooding, continue to affect countries across the continent.
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By USUN Rome Mission | 16 December, 2022 | Topics: Africa, Key Officials, News, President of the United States, Press Releases, U.S. & USUN Rome, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: Africa, announcement, Humanitarian Assistance, news, President Biden, U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, USAID, USG
The United States has acted early and aggressively to respond to the drought in Somalia and the region in an attempt to avert Famine. To continue meeting urgent needs, I am announcing an additional $411 million in new USAID funding for the people of Somalia, bringing total U.S. assistance to approximately $1.3 billion this year. …
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By USUN Rome Mission | 15 December, 2022 | Topics: Africa, Key Officials, News, Press Releases, U.S. & USUN Rome, U.S. Agencies, USAID | Tags: announcement, Drought, Famine, Humanitarian Assistance, news, samantha power, Somalia, USAID, USG
It is an honour to be able to give the McGovern lecture. I first met Senator George McGovern, Ambassador George McGovern in the mid 2000s and his photo here perhaps expresses what we all know to be his good humor and his commitment to this fight against hunger. I met him through a mutual friend, …
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By USUN Rome Mission | 16 November, 2015 | Topics: Agriculture, Culture, News, Speeches, U.S. Agencies