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I. Public Benefit
Ambassador Randall Tobias applauds first lady Laura Bush after a June 2006 speech to announce
a presidential initiative to control malaria in Africa. Photo: AP/Wide World |
Disease, poverty, displacement, irregular migration, lack of education, and environmental degradation destroy lives, ravage societies, destabilize regions, and cheat future generations of prosperity. By supporting over ten Presidential Initiatives and numerous programs that integrate economic growth with social development and environmental stewardship, the Department and USAID are extending the basic values American citizens hold dear: prosperity, sustainable management of natural resources, good health, and knowledge-based society.
U.S. investments have stimulated the rapid expansion of HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and care in high-priority countries, along with improved quality of life for affected persons. More couples are able to decide the number and spacing of their children and have access to skilled childbirth care. More children are being immunized and survive common childhood illnesses. Access to effective prevention and treatment for malaria and tuberculosis has expanded, as has international engagement to address Avian Influenza, eradicate polio, improve health systems, and understand chronic disease. Through regional dialogues and protection and assistance to vulnerable migrants, the Department and USAID promote effective and humane international migration policies and systems.
Nearly 24% of adults in the developing world are non-literate. Investments in basic education are critical to provide millions with the literacy and numeracy skills needed to live productively in today’s world. Improved higher education promotes stable, skilled work forces, economic betterment, and an informed society that demands and participates constructively in democratic institutions.
Sound governance of natural resources not only protects the planet, it is a key attribute of democratic governance and sustainable growth. Conservation of biodiverse ecosystems provides income, sustainable livelihoods and a healthy foundation for human well-being. By promoting access to clean drinking water and clean, modern energy, by sustainably managing fisheries, forests, and other flora and fauna, by keeping dangerous chemicals and other pollutants out of terrestrial and marine environments, by increasing resilience to climate variability and change, and by improving the environmental capacity of trade partners, the U.S. is promoting economic prosperity in sustainable harmony with nature. By building broad partnerships among U.S. Government agencies, foreign governments, international organizations, and the private sector, all of these initiatives reduce the strains on society that lead to conflict and even terrorism, while inculcating democratic values of participatory decision-making, rule of law, and transparency.
 Credit: Hugo Ahlenius, UNEP/GRID-Arendal
II. Selected Performance Trends
Number of People Receiving HIV/AIDS Treatment in 15 Focus Countries
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2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Number of People Receiving HIV/AIDS Treatment |
155,000 |
401,000 |
561,000 |
Percentage of Live Births Attended by Skilled Birth Attendants
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2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Percentage Attended by Skilled Birth Attendants |
44.8% |
45.8% |
46.8% |
47.6% |
III. Strategic Context
Shown below are the performance goals, initiatives/programs, and the major resources, bureaus and partners that contribute to accomplishment of the Social and Environmental Issues strategic goal. . Acronyms are defined in the glossary at the back of this publication.
STRATEGIC GOAL: SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
(Components that Contribute to Goal Accomplishment)
Performance Goal
(Short Title) |
Initiative/Program |
Major Resources |
Lead Bureau(s) |
External Partners |
| Global Health |
HIV/AIDS |
GHAI, CS&H, ESF, FSA, SEED, FMF, PL480 Title II |
S/GAC, GH |
HHS, DoD, DOL, Commerce, Peace Corps, NSC, UNAIDS, WHO, UNICEF, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria, host country governments, private sector entities |
| Infectious Diseases |
CIO, CS&H, D&CP, ESF, GAI, IO&P |
OES, IO, S/GAC, G/AIAG, GH |
UNICEF, HHS, CDC, UN, WHO, private sector entities |
| Maternal and Reproductive Health |
CIO, CS&H, D&CP, IO&P |
PRM, GH |
UNICEF, HHS, UN, WHO, private sector entities |
| Child Health |
CIO, D&CP, IO&P, CS&H |
GH |
UNICEF, HHS, UN, WHO, private sector entities |
| Environmental Protection |
Institutionalizing Sustainable Development |
D&CP, ESF |
OES, PPC |
EPA, USDA, NOAA, DOE, Smithsonian Institution, civil society and private sector entities |
| Coastal and Marine Resources |
D&CP, ESF, IO&P |
OES, EGAT |
NOAA, USFWS, EPA, NSF, NRC, NASA, DoD, USTR, USCG, NGOs, International Organizations, and International Coral Reef Initiative Partners |
| Conservation of Biological Diversity, Protected Areas, Forests, and Other Natural Resources |
D&CP, ESF, DA |
AF, OES, WHA, EGAT, AFR |
USDA, Treasury Department, USDA-Forest Service, NGOs, International Organizations |
| Global Climate Change |
D&CP, IO&P, ESF |
OES, STAS, EGAT |
DOE, EPA, CEQ, CEA, NOAA, NASA, Treasury, USDA, NSF, DOC, DOI, DOT, DoD |
| Access to Quality Education |
Improved Access to Quality Education |
D&CP, DA |
EGAT, AFR |
World Bank, UNESCO, OPIN |
| Migration Policies and Systems |
Effective and Humane Migration Policies and Systems |
ERMA, MRA |
PRM |
IOM, DHS |
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