Newsroom

Incluirá proyectos de resiliencia comunitaria, agua, saneamiento e higiene.

So, it’s no secret that this is a crucial moment for democracies around the world to come together, to unite, because the truth is, we hear a lot about democracy being in decline – we actually hear less about the core fact behind that, which is that democracy is under attack. It’s under attack from within, and we know that, everywhere, from forces that want to divide our citizens and turn elements of society against one another.

At the World Economic Forum today, Administrator Samantha Power announced USAID will launch the Enterprises for Development, Growth, and Empowerment (EDGE) Fund, an innovative new fund designed to unlock and unleash outsized private sector impacts on global development challenges. USAID will work with Congress to provide $50 million for the fund, the first-of-its kind private sector partnership fund dedicated to launching partnerships that leverage business capabilities and influence commercial operations to advance development objectives. 

Today, USAID Administrator Samantha Power attended meetings and events during her second day at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, New York. 

USAID is meeting the Administration’s call and taking concrete steps to strengthen and elevate our anti-corruption programming, and integrate these considerations throughout our work. And after months of hard work, USAID’s Anti-Corruption Task Force announced a suite of bold anti-corruption programs at last month’s Summit for Democracy, which are designed to provide new approaches to addressing the age-old problem of corruption — a problem that impacts all of our development sectors and undermines all of our development objectives, and which Administrator Samantha Power has called “development in reverse.”

Today, very quickly, I’d like to highlight five U.S.-led initiatives that will expand civic space, boost support for the change agents on the front lines, and show government leaders—those who respect civic space and human rights—that the United States is serious about supporting their progress.

It's a great pleasure to have the chance to swear in our next Mission Director to Indonesia: proud Michigan State alum, passionate fan of the band Phish, and Detroit Tiger devotee, Jeff Cohen.

Administrator Samantha Power traveled to the Dominican Republic October 7-8, to participate in a High-Level Dialogue on Institutional Reform with Dominican President Luis Abinader.

Good afternoon, everyone. It is such a pleasure to be with President Abinader, and to join you, Chargé Thomas, Mr. Alvarez, and all of the assembled leaders, ministers, and embassy staff here today for an event that truly could not inspire more enthusiasm from the United States of America.