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
I welcome the arrival of the Brave Commander, a ship carrying 23,300 metric tons of Ukrainian grain that will be distributed within Ethiopia and Somalia, two severely food insecure countries wracked by continuous drought.
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By USUN Rome Mission | 31 August, 2022 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases | Tags: Africa, Ukraine, WFP
The United States continues to help African nations fight COVID-19 while also helping their economies recover from the pandemic.
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By USUN Rome Mission | 10 December, 2020 | Topics: Africa, News, USAID | Tags: Africa, Covid-19, Humanitarian Assistance, USAID
Today we are pleased to be joined by Dr. Kenneth Staley, U.S. Agency for International Development, Global Malaria Coordinator and leader of the USAID COVID-19 Task Force, and Mr. Christopher Runyan, USAID Senior Coordinator for the Bureau for Africa. Our speakers will discuss USAID’s ongoing development priorities and COVID-19 assistance response in Africa. They are ...
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By USUN Rome Mission | 4 June, 2020 | Topics: Africa, Agriculture, Key Officials, News, Press Releases, USAID | Tags: Africa, Covid-19, Humanitarian Assistance, USAID
The United States is providing more than $110 million to help countries in the Middle East and North Africa fight COVID-19, including Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Lebanon, Morocco, as well as the West Bank. The funding will improve disease detection and prevention, bolster lab capacity and treat patients. In addition, the United States is partnering ...
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By USUN Rome Mission | 4 May, 2020 | Topics: News, USAID | Tags: Africa, Covid-19, Middle East, Refugees. humanitarian assistance
The U.S. government is supplying millions of dollars, training and equipment to African countries to help them combat the spread of the coronavirus. These efforts will help maximize each nation’s medical response capabilities and capacities.
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By USUN Rome Mission | 16 April, 2020 | Topics: Africa, News, USAID | Tags: Africa, Covid-19, USAID
By David Lane September 05, 2012 I have just returned from a thought-provoking visit to Niger, one of the largest countries in the Sahel — a region of Africa where close to 19 million people are at risk of severe food shortages. Before I flew to Niger, I had expected the trip would leave ...
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By USUN Rome Mission | 5 September, 2012 | Topics: Agriculture, Former U.S. Ambassadors | Tags: Africa, blog, Niger
