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Fiscal Year 2024 Western Hemisphere Budget Request
Remarks of Marcela Escobari, Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean, Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere
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FY 2024 Budget Request For The Middle East And North Africa
The past year has been marked by severe and increasing pressures on the countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Shortages in wheat supplies caused by Putin’s continued war on Ukraine worsened already tenuous food security across the region, which also saw poor domestic harvests due to severe droughts and water shortages.
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Tanzania HIV/AIDS Fact Sheet
Adult HIV prevalence in Tanzania is estimated at 4.5 percent (UNAIDS 2021), with regional HIV prevalence ranging from 0.5 percent (Zanzibar) to 11.4 percent (Njombe).
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Civil Society Resilience Strengthening project
Civil Society Resilience Strengthening is a five-year activity in partnership with Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) that will help civil society respond to closing civic space challenges and improve the legal enabling environment.
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Act to End Neglected Tropical Diseases | East
USAID's Act to End Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) | East program supports 12 countries in Africa, the Americas, and Asia, providing critical support to governments to create sustainable platforms for NTD services within robust and resilient health systems with an aim to control and eliminate NTDs.
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OurFish OurFuture
Coastal fisheries and the associated well-being of coastal communities in Pacific Islands countries are currently threatened by illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, unsustainable fishing levels and practices, climate change, and the degradation of critical habitat.
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Pacific American Fund
USAID’s Pacific American Fund (PAF) is a five-year grant facility that addresses critical development challenges across 12 Pacific Island Countries (PICs), including the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
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Enhancing Equality in Energy for Southeast Asia
USAID is improving gender equality in the transitioning energy sector throughout Southeast Asia in order to advance women’s economic empowerment and strengthen energy institutions.
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USAID Southeast Asia Smart Power Program
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Southeast Asia Smart Power Program (SPP) is a $40 million five-year initiative to mobilize $2 billion in blended financing for clean energy infrastructure.
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USAID Green Invest Asia
From 2017-2023, USAID Green Invest Asia helped agriculture and forestry businesses in Southeast Asia improve the sustainability and environmental stewardship of their operations by connecting them with like-minded investors and reducing barriers to investment.
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Combating Wildlife Crime in Kenya
Wildlife conservation faces several challenges globally, and Kenya is no exception. This has further been exacerbated by the emergence of COVID-19 pandemic.
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Zambia Accessible Markets for Health
Complementary private sector engagement and investments are critical to support the sustainable delivery of high-quality health products and services.
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USAID/Ukraine Rapid Response Fact Sheet_June 5, 2023
The USAID Mission in Ukraine continues to transform its programming to meet the urgent needs of the Ukrainian people following Russia’s full-scale invasion.
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Identification of Human Remains
The United States and Vietnam have shared a remarkable journey from wartime foes to current partners on many shared priorities.
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Combatting Wildlife Crime
East Africa has made significant strides in reducing poaching of iconic wildlife species, but the demand for wildlife products and use of sophisticated poaching methods continue to threaten the security, economy, and biodiversity of East Africa.
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Inter-agency Agreement to Support Wildlife Conservation and Combat Wildlife Crime
East Africa has emerged as a global hub for illegal wildlife trafficking, a black market that generates billions of dollars each year and threatens the security, economy, and biodiversity of the entire region.
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The Kenya Sanitation Enabling Environment Project
(KSEEP) is a two-year project working to transform the enabling environment for household sanitation in Kenya and end open defecation by 2025.
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Global Health Supply Chain Technical Assistance
The USAID Global Health Supply Chain Technical Assistance - Tanzania Program (GHSC TA-TZ) provides specialized technical assistance to the Government of Tanzania to strengthen country supply chain systems across health elements.
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Usaid Stawi
The five-year USAID STAWI activity is working alongside county governments across the northern and southeastern counties of Garissa, Isiolo, Marsabit, Samburu, Turkana, Wajir, Kitui, Makueni, and Taita Taveta to advance water security for social, economic, and environmental needs.
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Sustainable Management of Amboseli And Tsavo Landscapes
This five-year project is implemented by IFAW in partnership with Big Life Limited, Tsavo Trust, Amboseli Ecosystem Trust (AET) and Taita Taveta Wildlife Conservancies Association (TTWCA).