Administrator Samantha Power At a Press Availability in Kornidzor, Armenia
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We need to ensure that the international community gets access into Nagorno-Karabakh. There are still tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians who are there living in very vulnerable conditions. And already you are seeing, as well the gathering of testimonies from people who have fled, violence, deprivation, and with the fear of living under the Government of Azerbaijan.
Our focus again, right now and, I'm USAID Administrator, is meeting the humanitarian needs of individuals in really vulnerable circumstances and looking out for and securing access to individuals who are either unable to proceed on the Corridor because it is blocked with traffic, or, in some cases, too scared to make the journey to where we are today.
Administrator Samantha Power At a Press Conference in Armenia
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Thank you very much for joining us today. We will be having a press conference with USAID Administrator Samantha Power, who arrived in Armenia today. I also wanted to note the presence of Acting Assistant Secretary Ambassador Yuri Kim from the U.S. State Department.
Administrator Samantha Power with CNN International's One World with Zain Asher
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I do think they’re a priority. I mean, if you take USAID, which is the biggest national development and humanitarian agency, our assistance just this past year, increased to $13 billion in Africa.
Administrator Power at the Washington Post Live’s This is Climate: Women Leading the Charge with Jonathan Capehart
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We kick off ‘This is Climate: Women Leading the Charge with USAID Administrator and former Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power. Administrator Power, welcome.
Administrator Samantha Power and Norwegian International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim at Bridging the Gap: Financing Africa’s Agricultural Growth Event
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We're really excited about the partnership with WEF. I think that already puts us in a position, we're government officials, to benefit from incredible expertise. USAID already has a fantastic partnership with WEF, on trade facilitation, global lines for trade facilitation, that could work a little bit like this in that instance. Their network of companies tell them what's getting in the way of trade, including agricultural trade.
Bridging the Gap: Financing Africa's Agricultural Growth
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Agricultural small and medium enterprises (agri-SMEs) like Sylva Food Solutions are Africa's largest employer and economic engine. They are also the key to fighting hunger. Three out of four agri-SMEs can’t access bank loans, and are too large for microfinance, creating an estimated $100 billion gap in unmet demand for financing. Bridging this gap is critical to feeding the future. Visit USAID.gov/Food-Security to learn more.