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Violence In Eastern DRC

I am appalled by the reports of increasing numbers of women and children being subjected to sexual violence every day in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) North Kivu province, as documented earlier this month by Medecins Sans Frontieres.

Administrator Samantha Power attends the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit: Day 3

Today, on the final day of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, Administrator Samantha Power held bilateral meetings with African leaders and joined President Joe Biden and African Heads of State at the Promoting Food Security and Food Systems Resilience session.

USAID Announces Progress On Support For Indigenous Peoples, Conserving Global Forests

During COP27, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced progress USAID has made in delivering on two major commitments: President Biden’s Plan to Conserve Global Forests and a USAID commitment to build our partnerships with Indigenous Peoples.

U.S. Feed The Future Initiative Expanded To Zambia In Response To Growing Global Food Security Crisis

At the G7 Leaders’ Summit in June 2022, President Biden announced that the United States is expanding Feed the Future, the U.S. government’s global hunger and food security initiative, to reach eight new African countries, including Zambia. This expansion will help directly address the impacts of recent shocks to global food security and nutrition.

President Biden Announces Expansion Of Feed The Future In Response To The Growing Global Food Security Crisis

At the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Germany, President Biden announced that the United States is expanding Feed the Future, the U.S. government’s global hunger and food security initiative, to reach new countries and intensify efforts to directly address and mitigate the impacts of recent shocks to global food security and nutrition. 

The United States Provides Additional Assistance for Election Observation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The United States government announced an additional $3 million to support transparent, credible, and inclusive political processes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This $3 million includes $2 million from USAID’s Elections and Political Processes Fund and $1 million in new funding from the Department of State’s Africa Regional Democracy Fund, and will support international and local observation of the DRC’s 2023 presidential and legislative elections by qualified, non-partisan observers.

The United States Announces New Commitments to Respond to the Global Food Security Crisis

This week, during the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Germany, President Joe Biden pledged $2.76 billion in additional U.S.

USAID Providing Additional Humanitarian Assistance to Respond to Needs in Tanzania

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing $4 million in additional humanitarian assistance to respond to the needs of refugees who have fled to Tanzania from neighboring Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo due to instability and violence.

USAID Designates 21 High-Priority Countries Under the Water for the World Act, Including Four New Countries

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced its annual list of high-priority countries for safe and resilient water, sanitation, and hygiene assistance.

USAID Provides More Than $97 Million in Additional Urgently Needed Humanitarian Assistance to Countries Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic

Today, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Assistant to the Administrator Sarah Charles announced during the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Humanitarian Affairs Segment more than $97 million in additional assistance to respond to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa, nearly $83 million of which is dedicated to address growing COVID-related food insecurity.