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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 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.

The U.S. Government Launches Indoor Spraying Campaign to Protect 850,000 People from Malaria

The U.S. government and the Ministry of Public Health’s National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) have launched an indoor spraying campaign to control malaria that will protect 850,000 people in the Atsimo Andrefana and Ihorombe regions.

New $25 Million will Provide Emergency Food and Agricultural Recovery for Southern Madagascar

U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Amy Hyatt has announced an additional $25 million dollars in emergency assistance to help alleviate the crisis in Southern Madagascar. The money is provided through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on behalf of the American people and will fund four projects that will support agricultural recovery and feed people in southern Madagascar. An estimated 1.3 million people in the region are struggling with food insecurity. The lean season has just begun and access to food is expected to remain limited until at least April 2022.

The United States Provides an Additional $13.9 Million to Support Madagascar

The United States through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing an additional $13.9 million in funding to Madagascar.

Administrator Samantha Power Meets with Andry Rajoelina, President of Madagascar

On April 19, Administrator Samantha Power met with the President of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina, to discuss the impact of climate change and COVID-19 in Madagascar, as well as ways to strengthen anti-corruption efforts in the country.

USAID Providing Immediate Assistance to Respond to Tropical Cyclone Emnati – Madagascar’s Fourth Major Storm in a Month

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing $100,000 in assistance to meet urgent humanitarian needs following Tropical Cyclone Emnati in Madagascar.

U.S. Government Assistance Provides Shelter and Clean Water to Those Affected by Cyclone Batsirai

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), on behalf of the American people, is rolling out the first in a series of planned activities to help those affected by Cyclone Batsirai.  USAID is providing humanitarian funding to the non-governmental organization CARE to furnish temporary housing, clean water, and basic household items for 1,500 people currently living in evacuation sites. 

USAID Providing Immediate Assistance to Respond to Tropical Cyclone Batsirai in Madagascar

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing $100,000 in humanitarian assistance in response to immediate needs in Madagascar following Tropical Cyclone Batsirai.