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Administrator Samantha Power Meets with Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

  • December 20, 2022 | Press Release

USAID Announces New Initiatives, Strengthens Global Partnerships and Alliances at U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit

  • December 16, 2022 | Press Release

Assistant to the Administrator Michele Sumilas Led U.S. Delegation to the Global Partnership Effective Development Conference, Reaffirms Strong Commitment to Development Cooperation Effectiveness

  • December 15, 2022 | Press Release

USAID, HP Inc., Microsoft, and the Global Business Coalition for Education Deliver Laptops to Ukrainian Students

  • December 15, 2022 | Press Release

USAID Receives Seventh “A” on FITARA Scorecard 15.0

  • December 15, 2022 | Press Release

United States to Provide $2 Billion in Humanitarian Assistance for the People of Africa

  • December 15, 2022 | Press Release

Administrator Samantha Power’s Participation in the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit: Day 2

  • December 15, 2022 | Press Release

Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman’s Meeting with UN Special Representative of the Secretary General for Afghanistan Roza Otunbayeva

  • December 15, 2022 | Press Release

USAID Announces $75 Million Prosper Africa Partnership to Protect African Landscapes and Support Sustainable Tourism

  • December 14, 2022 | Press Release

Power Africa Announces More Than a Dozen New Partners to Electrify 10,000 Health Facilities Across sub-Saharan Africa

  • December 14, 2022 | Press Release

USAID Provides Additional $2.5 Million in Humanitarian Assistance for Devastating Flooding in Chad

  • December 14, 2022 | Press Release

Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman’s Meeting with Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Norov

  • December 14, 2022 | Press Release

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Betting Big on Renewables

Kazakhstan's response to climate change

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Arm in Arm

Community members unite to get COVID-19 shots in the arms of Tanzanians

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Producing Food in Wartime

A Ukrainian company exports food and creates jobs in the face of Putin's brutal invasion

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Erika’s Journey

Preparing a new generation of Indigenous leaders in the Amazon

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Basrah's Road to Clean Water

How USAID’s support in Iraq helped end a water crisis and restore hope

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Administrator Samantha Power Travels to Nepal

Check out latest updates from the trip.

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Food Security

Addressing the global hunger crisis caused by COVID-19, climate change, and Russian Federation's war on Ukraine while building resilient and sustainable food systems.

Ukraine Response

Ukraine Response

Supporting Ukraine in the face of Putin's unprovoked war with humanitarian, development and economic support.

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Climate Change

Building a cleaner, more sustainable future while supporting our partner countries coping with the impacts of climate change today.

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