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Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Lu’s Travel to the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan

Release: Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu will travel to the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan on April 22-27. Assistant Secretary Lu will lead a U.S. delegation to build on the Secretary’s successful travel to the region in February, discuss a wide range of shared interests, and strengthen regional ties to create a more connected and prosperous Central Asia.



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Administrator Samantha Power Delivers Remarks at the "Advancing Technology for Democracy" Event

Good afternoon, everybody. Great to see you, as well as – great to know that there's so many people joining online. Great to hear the panel discussion that preceded me, and of course, the Secretary's remarks.


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Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman Delivers Remarks at the “Technology for Democracy Cohort” Event

DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR ISOBEL COLEMAN: Thank you, Paul. And thanks to your team at New America for convening us here today.


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The United States and Ireland- A Partnership in Combating Global Hunger and Supporting Shared International Development Priorities

Ireland’s historical experience with famine drives the country’s foreign assistance response to the global food security crisis – resulting in Ireland’s outsized impact on nutrition, food security, and gender responsive climate action.


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USAID Advancing Nutrition

The USAID Advancing Nutrition activity works to improve nutrition coordination and integration through three objectives:


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FACT SHEET: Local Governance Assistance

Through its Local Governance Assistance project, USAID strengthens the performance of selected local governments in Bosnia and Herzegovina to better plan, manage, and improve the quality of public service delivery; promote sustainable local development; and increase transparency and accountability to citizens and businesses.


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Tanzania Natural Resource Management Fact Sheet

It is estimated that up to 80 percent of Tanzania’s rural population relies on use of natural resources to sustain a livelihood, which makes stewardship of these resources a fundamental priority for Tanzania’s continued stability and growth.


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Landscape Conservation in Western Tanzania

Partnering with the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), the Landscape Conservation in Western Tanzania activity works to protect endangered chimpanzee populations, safeguard their habitat through effective land use planning,


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Climate Change Fact Sheet

In Tanzania, USAID prioritizes climate change programming across its portfolio.


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Gender and Youth

By 2025, Tanzania’s population will increase by 10 million, with youth comprising 75% of the population (defined in East Africa as 0-35 years).


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Wildlife Conservation

Tanzania is endowed with rich biodiversity and iconic wild animals such as giraffes, elephants, and lions. With over 14,000 wildlife species, Tanzania also hosts 25% of globally renowned biodiversity hotspots.


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Kizazi Hodari Southern Factsheet

Tanzania continues to make progress in improving the health and well-being of people living with HIV (PLHIV) across the country; however, HIV outcomes among children and adolescents are poorer compared to adults.


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Anti-Corruption and Integrity Activity

Corruption, a lack of accountability, and limited transparency in North Macedonia erode trust in institutions.


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Anti-Corruption and Integrity Activity

Corruption, a lack of accountability, and limited transparency in North Macedonia erode trust in institutions.


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Get Together for the Community

Philanthropic giving has the potential to generate substantial local resources for social impact and the country’s development. While more than half of North Macedonia’s companies engage in philanthropic giving, contributions often are not invested strategically, nor are companies able to measure impact.


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Investments in Energy

Investment in Energy will identify and assess investment opportunities, support the development of the most viable investment projects, and assist with bringing the projects to potential investors and financial institutions.


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Social Impact Investments in Communities

Citizens and local businesses are not typically engaged in actions to address local priority issues in their communities due to poor communication between citizens and local authorities, insufficient understanding of the role businesses can play in community development, limited municipal finances, lack of public-private collaboration, as well as weak linkages among civil society, the private sector, and local governments.


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Critical Infrastructure Digitalization and Resilience

Cyber adversaries’ level of sophistication, persistence, and technical capability to attack the systems that support critical infrastructure is on the rise in Western Balkans countries.