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
While in Sri Lanka today, Administrator Samantha Power announced an additional $40 million in development assistance to help farmers purchase fertilizer and other vital agricultural inputs. This assistance will support Sri Lankans as they come out of a political crisis and are still facing a severe economic and agricultural crisis, with consecutive failed agricultural seasons ...
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By USUN Rome Mission | 10 September, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases, USAID | Tags: announcement, Drought, Famine, news, samantha power, sri lanka, USAID
The United States is working with the World Food Programme (WFP) to feed refugees in Uganda as part of wide-ranging efforts to tackle a global food crisis spurred by drought, the COVID-19 pandemic and conflict.
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By USUN Rome Mission | 2 August, 2022 | Topics: News, USAID | Tags: USAID, WFP
The world is now witnessing what Vladimir Putin means when he says he does not want war.
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By USUN Rome Mission | 25 February, 2022 | Topics: News, USAID | Tags: Ukraine, USAID
This contribution reflects a continued scale up of the United States’ humanitarian assistance in alignment with an unwavering commitment to aid vulnerable Afghans, and this new funding brings total U.S. humanitarian aid in Afghanistan and to Afghan refugees in the region to nearly $782 million since October 2021.
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By USUN Rome Mission | 11 January, 2022 | Topics: News, USAID | Tags: Afghanistan, Humanitarian Assistance, USAID
It’s why, today, we’re launching a new, whole-of-government Global Food Security Strategy, which is tailor-made to address today’s interlocking health, climate, inequality, and conflict challenges. And it’s why it’s so important that we bring America’s domestic knowledge and talent to bear in order to end global hunger once and for all.
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By USUN Rome Mission | 22 October, 2021 | Topics: Agriculture, Key Officials, News, Press Releases, USAID | Tags: Food Systems Summit, Humanitarian Assistance, USAID, USDA
Our window to prevent widespread famine is shrinking at an alarming rate, and the United States calls on donors to respond with increased contributions at this critical time. It is absolutely imperative that the humanitarian community come together now to respond to these escalating needs and avoid further loss of life.
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By USUN Rome Mission | 22 June, 2021 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, News, Speeches | Tags: Food Security, USAID, WFP, World Food Program
In response to growing needs in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, the United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing more than $152 million in additional humanitarian assistance. The United States is the largest donor of humanitarian assistance in Ethiopia, and this latest announcement brings the total contributed by the American people for ...
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By USUN Rome Mission | 9 April, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases, USAID | Tags: Ethiopia, Tigray, USAID
The United States is providing more than $80 million in emergency assistance to the people of the Sahel, while also working to resolve conflict in the region.
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By USUN Rome Mission | 1 April, 2021 | Topics: Africa, Agriculture, News, USAID | Tags: Humanitarian Assistance, Sahel, USAID
Today at the fifth Brussels Conference on “Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region,” U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield announced more than $596 million in new
humanitarian assistance to respond to the Syrian crisis. This funding brings the total U.S. government humanitarian assistance to nearly $13 billion since the start of the decade-long crisis, ...
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By USUN Rome Mission | 30 March, 2021 | Topics: Near East & North Africa, News, USAID | Tags: Humanitarian Assistance, Syria, USAID
Locust populations have steadily declined across Ethiopia and Kenya in recent months as a result of sustained control operations and delayed locust breeding due to limited rainfal
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By USUN Rome Mission | 26 March, 2021 | Topics: Africa, Agriculture, News, USAID | Tags: Locusts, USAID
On March 1, Secretary of State Blinken announced nearly $191 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Yemen at the virtual 2021 High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen .
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By USUN Rome Mission | 8 March, 2021 | Topics: Agriculture, Fact Sheets, News, USAID | Tags: Food Insecurity, hunger, USAID, Yermen
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, the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) conducted a virtual conference on Sustaining International Support for the Rohingya Refugee Response.
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By USUN Rome Mission | 22 October, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, U.S. Secretary of State, USAID | Tags: Humanitarian Assistance, UNHCR, USAID, WFP
The United States is the world’s largest single donor of humanitarian assistance. When more than 168 million people need humanitarian assistance and protection, every country has a responsibility to help.
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By USUN Rome Mission | 15 October, 2020 | Topics: News, USAID | Tags: Covid-19, Humanitarian Assistance, USAID
The U.S. Government leads the globe with $12.5 billion allocated to benefit international COVID-19 response, including commitments for the development of vaccines and therapeutics, preparedness efforts, and foreign assistance. We are achieving real results, helping nations around the world respond to COVID-19 and thereby protecting the homeland.
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By USUN Rome Mission | 2 July, 2020 | Topics: Fact Sheets, News | Tags: Coronavirus, Covid-19, development, Humanitarian Assistance, USAID
Farmers around the world are using advances in agricultural science to increase crop yields, reduce the need for pesticides and feed hungry communities. In Nigeria, for example, the government recently recommended the first strain of genetically engineered cowpea for commercial use, which was developed by Nigeria’s Institute for Agricultural Research at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, ...
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By USUN Rome Mission | 10 June, 2020 | Topics: Agriculture, News, USAID | Tags: agriculture, Biotechnology, farmers, 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
Request for Proposal (RFP) to support the implementation of the USAID Economic Support Fund for Italy. This RFP Iis one of two companion RFPs (RFP-044 and RFP-045). Offerors may apply to either or both RFPs
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By USUN Rome Mission | 13 May, 2020 | Topics: News, USAID | Tags: Coronavirus, Covid-19, Health, USAID
The U.S. government is providing millions of dollars as well as training and supplies to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 to Central and South American countries, with a total of more than $73 million provided to the Western Hemisphere in response to the pandemic.
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By USUN Rome Mission | 8 May, 2020 | Topics: News, USAID | Tags: Covid-19, Humanitarian Assistance, USAID
This assistance, provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will fund the emergency food operation of the World Food Programme (WFP) in southern Yemen, as well as a reduced operation in northern Yemen, where Houthi obstruction forced the WFP to scale down in April 2020.
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By USUN Rome Mission | 6 May, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, USAID | Tags: Humanitarian Assistance, USAID, Yemen
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
In March, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced an additional $10 million in humanitarian assistance to control the worst desert locust infestation in decades in the Greater Horn of Africa. This brings to $19 million the total amount the U.S. government has provided to the fight against the billions of locusts swarming in ...
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By USUN Rome Mission | 2 April, 2020 | Topics: Agriculture, News, USAID | Tags: agriculture, Food Security, Humanitarian Assistance, Locusts, USAID
Our leadership in the COVID-19 response is another example of how America—our government, our businesses and organizations, and our people—continues to be the world’s greatest humanitarians. Between existing resources, supplemental funding, the private sector, and the generous spirit of the American people, the United States is leading – and will continue to lead – the ...
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By USUN Rome Mission | 26 March, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, News, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Covid-19, Humanitarian Assistance, Secretary of State, USAID
Today, the U.S. government announced nearly $67 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) at the DRC Humanitarian Conference held in Geneva, Switzerland. With the assistance announced today, the United States is providing food, protection, shelter, health care, and other urgent aid for vulnerable Congolese and ...
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By USUN Rome Mission | 13 April, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases, USAID | Tags: Humanitarian Assistance, USAID
A United States-FAO partnership working to strengthen the capacity of developing countries to manage outbreaks of diseases in farm animals has in just 12 months succeeded in training over 4,700 veterinary health professionals in 25 countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The FAO-provided technical trainings covered a gamut of key competencies, including disease ...
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By USUN Rome Mission | 9 March, 2018 | Topics: Agriculture, News, USAID | Tags: Animal Health, FAO, USAID
Food, medicine and other relief supplies will be reaching people in need in Yemen more quickly, with the help of U.S.-funded cranes at the Hudaydah port on the Red Sea.
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By USUN Rome Mission | 16 February, 2018 | Topics: News, USAID | Tags: Humanitarian Assistance, USAID, Yemen
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Office of Press Relations For Immediate Release August 3, 2017 PRESS RELEASE U.S. Announces $169 Million in New Humanitarian Assistance for Ethiopia and Kenya Today the United States announced more than $169 million in humanitarian assistance to support those in Ethiopia and Kenya who are experiencing the effects of prolonged ...
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By USUN Rome Mission | 3 August, 2017 | Topics: Africa, Agriculture, Press Releases, USAID | Tags: Food Security, USAID
Nutrition and entrepreneurship training helps families stay healthy and build businesses “The cash we receive has helped me a lot. When I receive the money, I buy food and sugar for the family, and it has supplemented my modest income from plaiting women’s hair.” July 2017—For one week each month, Clementina Peter Loku, a 56-year-old ...
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By USUN Rome Mission | 20 July, 2017 | Topics: Africa, News, Success Stories, USAID | Tags: Food Security, South Sudan, Success Story, USAID
Today, the United States announced more than $119 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the people of Iraq. The United States Government has now provided more than $1.4 billion in humanitarian assistance for the Iraq crisis since fiscal year 2014.
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By USUN Rome Mission | 14 July, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases, USAID | Tags: Humanitarian Assistance, Iraq, USAID
Today, the United States announced nearly $639 million in additional humanitarian assistance to the millions of people affected by food insecurity and violence in South Sudan, Nigeria, Somalia, and Yemen. This additional funding brings the total U.S. humanitarian assistance to over $1.8 billion for these four crises since the beginning of Fiscal Year 2017.
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By USUN Rome Mission | 10 July, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, USAID | Tags: Humanitarian Assistance, Nigeria, OFDA, Refugees, Somalia, South Sudan, USAID, Yemen
IMAGINE if every single person in Florida, the 3rd largest state in the United States, teetered on the brink of famine. That’s what’s happening in four countries — South Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria and Yemen — where more than 20 million people are at risk of starvation. Conflict is driving the crises in these four countries. This violence, in addition to drought in Somalia, ...
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By USUN Rome Mission | 10 July, 2017 | Topics: News, USAID | Tags: Famine, Four Famines, USAID
For vulnerable and conflict-affected populations residing in South Sudan’s Mayendit County, one of the famine-affected counties in Unity State, access to safe drinking water often requires long, arduous hours of walking to the nearest borehole. Due to insecurity and the amount of time required to reach clean water, many individuals in Mayendit frequently resort to ...
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By USUN Rome Mission | 8 June, 2017 | Topics: Africa, News, Success Stories, USAID | Tags: Health, Samaritan's Purse, South Sudan, USAID, Water
Five reporters traveled to Indonesia with USUN Rome Public Affairs Officer Heather Eaton on May 14 for a six-day media tour to see firsthand how the United States works with the Rome-based UN agencies to promote food security, health and economic opportunity. The journalists – hailing from Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia – took a ...
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By USUN Rome Mission | 22 May, 2017 | Topics: Education, Environment, News, Public Affairs, USAID | Tags: IFAD, Journalists, MCC, school feeding, USAID, WFP. FAO
