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Administrator Samantha Power’s Meeting with the President of the American University of Beirut Fadlo R. Khuri

Administrator Samantha Power’s Meeting with the President of the American University of Beirut Fadlo R. Khuri


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USAID Announces Additional Funding to Pacific Island Countries to Respond to Tropical Cyclones and Bolster Climate Resilience

USAID Announces Additional Funding to Pacific Island Countries to Respond to Tropical Cyclones and Bolster Climate Resilience



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USAID Announces New Partnerships and Ongoing Investments In Global Water Security and Sanitation at Historic UN Water Conference

USAID Announces New Partnerships and Ongoing Investments In Global Water Security and Sanitation at Historic UN Water Conference


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USAID Announces New Partnerships and Ongoing Investments In Global Water Security and Sanitation at Historic UN Water Conference

USAID Announces New Partnerships and Ongoing Investments In Global Water Security and Sanitation at Historic UN Water Conference


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Declaration of the Summit for Democracy

Release: Today, President Biden and the leaders of Costa Rica, the Netherlands, the Republic of Korea, and the Republic of Zambia opened the second Summit for Democracy, which gathered leaders from around the world to spur further action to strengthen democratic resilience, demonstrate how democracies are delivering for citizens, and highlight how democracies are best equipped to address the world’s most pressing challenges.



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Private Sector Commitments to Advance Democracy

Release: In the run-up to the Summit for Democracy, the U.S. government issued a Call to Advance Democracy. The call focused on four areas aligned with the Presidential Initiative on Democratic Renewal : advancing technology for democracy; fighting corruption; protecting civic space and human rights defenders; and advancing labor rights.


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DRL Strengthening Independent Media and Citizen Journalists in Burma

Release: This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009598.


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DRL Promoting Responsive and Inclusive Governance in Burma

Release: This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009597.


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Supporting Human Rights Defenders: U.S. Department of State’s and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Top Achievements during the Summit for Democracy’s Year of Action

Release: Following the first Summit for Democracy in December 2021, the United States engaged in a series of efforts to expand support for human rights defenders (HRDs) worldwide. For example, the Department of State issued and implemented guidelines that enabled U.S. diplomatic missions to support civil society...


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Summit for Democracy Commitment on Beneficial Ownership and Misuse of Legal Persons

Release: We, the governments and authorities of the democracies identified below, concerned that corruption undermines democratic institutions, the rule of law, effective governance, public trust, stability, economic prosperity for all, and business growth and innovation, reaffirm our determination to safeguard our communities from corruption in all of its forms.


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2023 Roadmap for the Global Partnership for Action on Gender-Based Online Harassment and Abuse

Release: The Global Partnership for Action on Gender-Based Online Harassment and Abuse (Global Partnership) will bring together countries, international organizations, civil society, and the private sector to better prioritize, understand, prevent, and address the growing scourge of technology-facilitated gender-based...