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USAID Calls for Immediate Release of Detained Members of Zimbabwe Civil Society

The United States is deeply concerned about and condemns the actions of Zimbabwean authorities, who conducted a series of raids on August 23 as Zimbabweans voted in presidential, parliamentary, and local elections and arrested at least 39 individuals associated with the Election Resource Centre and the Zimbabwe Election Support Network.

USAID Provides Nearly $297 Million in Urgently Needed Food, Water, and Health Care for COVID-19 Response Around the World

Today, at the Global Citizen Live event, Administrator Samantha Power announced nearly $297 million in humanitarian assistance to provide urgently needed food assistance, health care, water, and psychosocial support to address urgent humanitarian needs around the world caused by the devastating C

USAID Announces New Award for Expanding HIV Prevention Options for Women

Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched Maximizing Options to Advance Informed Choice for HIV Prevention (MOSAIC), a new $85 million program funded by the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to help women around the world protect themselves from HIV.

USAID Provides $91 Million in Urgently Needed Food, Water, and Health Care for COVID-19 Response Across Africa

Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) COVID-19 Task Force Executive Director Jeremy Konyndyk announced more than $91 million to provide urgently needed food assistance, health care, water, and psychosocial support for people across Africa, in order to address urgent humanitarian needs caused by the devastating COVID-19 pandemic.

The United States Provides 20 Ventilators to Zimbabwe to Respond to COVID-19

The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), donated 20 brand-new, state-of-the-art ventilators to Solidarity Trust Zimbabwe to help Zimbabweans fight COVID-19.  “Too many Zimbabweans have already passed away due to COVID-19.  We express our deepest condolences to all who have lost their loved ones.  We are pleased to deliver 20 ventilators, which complement Zimbabwe’s efforts to combat COVID-19 and demonstrate the United States’ ongoing commitment to supporting the people of Zimbabwe through this crisis and beyond,” Ambassador Brian A. Nichols said at the handover.