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Latest Press Release

USAID and Global Community Make Huge Strides toward 2015 MDG Deadlines

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

USAID, together with development partners around the world, is making significant strides in achieving the ambitious goals set to meet the needs of the poor by 2015 by the Millennium Development Challenge under the United Nations. USAID and its British counterpart UK Department for International Development (DFID) hosted an event on Wednesday, Sept. 26 in New York, NY during the UN General Assembly (UNGA), that celebrated their joint work aimed at meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDG).

Addressing Malnutrition – Turning Commitments into Action

September 27, 2012 -- Guest author Dr. Klaus Kraemer, Director, Sight and Life

As the Olympics came to a close last month, British Prime Minister David Cameron opened the doors of 10 Downing Street to a small gathering of world leaders. They met to announce new initiatives addressing the global challenge of malnutrition, which affects two billion people worldwide. Perhaps...

Ford Foundation Event Celebrates Premieres of Half the Sky and Women and Girls Lead Global

September 27, 2012 -- Blog Administrator

Amid the hubbub of the 67th session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, some 250 distinguished guests crowded the towering atrium of the Ford Foundation on Monday evening to celebrate the impending Independent Lens broadcast of Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women...

Congressional Testimony

Testimony of Assistant Administrator for Africa, Earl Gast, Before the House Subcommittee on African Affairs

Testimony of Earl Gast, Assistant Administrator for Africa, before the House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights

Testimony of Mara Rudman, Assistant Administrator for the Middle East, before the House National Security, Homeland Defense, and Foreign Operations Subcommittee

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U.S. Agency for International Development
Office of Press Relations
Ronald Reagan Building
Washington, D.C. 20523-0016
Telephone: 202-712-4320
FAX: 202-216-3524

Last updated: September 26, 2012