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2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Nepal

Release: Nepal is a federal democratic republic. The 2015 constitution established the political system, including the framework for a prime minister as the chief executive, a bicameral parliament, and seven provinces. On Nov. 20, Nepal held national elections that domestic and international observers reported...



LASCARCOCO: Sustainable Agroforestry for Cocoa and Coffee Smallholders

LASCARCOCO: Sustainable Agroforestry for Cocoa and Coffee Smallholders



Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 President’s Budget Request for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 President’s Budget Request for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)


Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 President’s Budget Request for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 President’s Budget Request for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)






2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Maldives

Release: The Republic of Maldives is a multiparty constitutional democracy. In 2018 voters elected Ibrahim Mohamed Solih president. Observers considered the election mostly free and fair despite a flawed pre-election process, which was overseen by the former administration. Parliamentary elections held in 2019 were well administered and transparent according to local and international observers.




USAID Localization: Challenges, Opportunities, and Next Steps to Further Development Initiatives on the Local Level

USAID Localization: Challenges, Opportunities, and Next Steps to Further Development Initiatives on the Local Level


Administrator Samantha Power Speaks to VTC TV Channel

Administrator Samantha Power Speaks to VTC TV Channel


Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman at USAID’s Anti-Corruption Policy Webinar

Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman at USAID’s Anti-Corruption Policy Webinar


Administrator Samantha Power Holds a Press Availability in Hanoi, Vietnam

Administrator Samantha Power Holds a Press Availability in Hanoi, Vietnam


2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: India

Release: India is a multiparty, federal, parliamentary democracy with a bicameral legislature. The president, elected by an electoral college composed of the state assemblies and parliament, is the head of state, and the prime minister is the head of government. The constitution gives the country’s 28 states...


Administrator Samantha Power Speaks to Media at Can Tho University

Administrator Samantha Power Speaks to Media at Can Tho University


Deputy Administrator Paloma Adams-Allen and Under Secretary John Bass at Department of State Press Briefing

Deputy Administrator Paloma Adams-Allen and Under Secretary John Bass at Department of State Press Briefing