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USAID Weekly

ISSUE IV • AUGUST 7

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Sudan: Disaster Response Updates

WASHINGTON - In 2007, Sudan continues to cope with the effects of conflict, displacement, and insecurity countrywide. During more than two decades of conflict between the former Government of Sudan (GOS) and the southern-based Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A), fighting, famine, and disease have killed more than 2 million people, forced an estimated 600,000 to seek refuge in neighboring countries, and displaced 4 million others within Sudan.

The former GOS and the SPLM signed the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and formed the joint Government of National Unity (GNU) in 2005, officially ending the North-South conflict.
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• Read ongoing Situation Updates along with detailed maps outlining events on the ground in Sudan

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USAID Provides Assistance to Help Fight Wildfires in Albania and Macedonia

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing $100,000 to assist the Governments of Albania and Macedonia in combating recent wildfires.

U.S. Chargé d'Affaires Stephen Cristina declared a disaster in Albania on July 27 and U.S. Ambassador Gillian Milovanovic declared a disaster in Macedonia on July 25, both due to loss of property and livelihoods as a result of the wildfires that have swept through the respective countries.

In Albania, wildfires are active in 21 of the country's 36 districts, and the flames have destroyed 15 homes, consumed 4 fire trucks, and ravaged 4,942 acres of forest land. In addition, widespread smoke is causing health issues, particularly for women and children.
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USAID World News

	LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN USAID Fosters Public Sector Programs in Bolivia With USAID’s support, local governments help small entrepreneurs gain more business through procurement of services and products …
	EUROPE & EURASIA Russian Government Awards Grants to USAID-supported NGO The National Foundation for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NFPCC) has won three grants to improve child welfare services…
	ASIA NEAR EAST Community Leaders and Entrepreneurs Gain Business Skills at Baghdad Center In July, the first graduates of a business-skills pro-gram developed in partnership between a local district council and the Baghdad Small Business Development Center (SBDC) received certificates marking their completion of “How to Start Up or Improve a Business.”…
	AFRICA Large-Scale Spraying Campaign for Malaria Under Way in Senegal The U.S. Government launched two new activities under the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) in Senegal yesterday with the start of the first large-scale community-based spraying campaign in Senegal…

In The News

USAID Provides Assistance to the Government of Nepal Following Monsoon Flooding
USAID is providing assistance to the Government of Nepal following monsoon rains that have caused flooding and landslides…

USAID Mission Director to Democratic Republic of Congo Sworn In
USAID swore in Stephen Haykin as its new Mission Director to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)…

Telling Our Story

Coffee Growers Get Fair Trade Status

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