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‘Opaque’ loans from China hurt Sri Lanka: USAID Administrator

Samantha Power cautions against forces that "seek to sow divisions"

The Hindu · Jul 27, 2022

USAID chief Samantha Power holds talks with govt functionaries

U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Samantha Power is on a visit to India from July 25 to 27

The Hindu · Jul 27, 2022

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The Hindu · Jul 27, 2022

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Jaishankar meets USAID chief Samantha Power

Samantha Power is on a visit to India from July 25 to 27.

The Hindu · Jul 26, 2022

USAID chief to visit India, discuss food security challenges, COVID relief

Thorny issues like Indian wheat export ban and indemnity issues for U.S. vaccines may be raised

The Hindu · Jul 22, 2022

USAID to provide Kenya with $255 million for drought: administrator

U.S. development agency USAID will provide Kenya with $255 million in emergency and development assistance to tackle drought, administrator Samantha Power said on Friday.

Reuters · Jul 22, 2022

Ukraine gets $1.7B in fresh aid to pay health care workers

Ukraine is getting an additional $1.7 billion in assistance from the U.S. government and the World Bank

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022

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Faced with COVID and monkeypox, new USAID leader draws strength from African proverb

Dr Atul Gawande, the surgeon and bestselling health writer talks, to NPR about the problems he has inherited as the new head of USAID's global health office.

WEKU · Jul 11, 2022

In the Philippines, a bun revives myths and misery of a bygone Marcos era

Marcos supporters say nutribuns remain a symbol of family’s commitment to the poor, for others they stoke memories of severe hardship

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2022

Afghan aid auditor accuses State, USAID of withholding info

The independent watchdog for U.S. assistance to Afghanistan is accusing the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development of illegally withholding information about the American withdrawal from the country

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022

US officials find China-Solomon Islands security deal 'very troubling', internal emails reveal

Internal emails reveal United States officials described the signing of a security pact between China and Solomon Islands as "very troubling".

ABC News · Jun 22, 2022

‘Very troubling’: Emails reveal US alarm over China-Solomons pact

Internal emails show US aid agency officials’ concerns over contentious security agreement.

Al Jazeera · Jun 21, 2022

Supporting women with mental ill-health in pregnancy and after birth: lessons from South Africa

Women in low- and middle-income countries experience high levels of common mental disorders – anxiety and depression – during pregnancy and the first year after birth. The prevalence is estimated at nearly 20%, and is higher among women who are marginalised.

The Conversation · Jun 20, 2022

Democratic lawmakers urge Biden admin to do more to protect Mexican journalists amid killings

A record 11 journalists have been murdered in Mexico this year alone.

Axios · Jun 7, 2022

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Reuters · Jun 3, 2022

Analysis: Corruption in Central America frustrates U.S. plan to tackle migration 'root causes'

More than a year into U.S. President Joe Biden's sweeping effort to tackle the "root causes" of migration with aid to Central America, projects likely worth millions of dollars have been canceled or put on hold due to corruption and governance concerns, U.S. officials and others tracking the issue said.

Al Jazeera · May 26, 2022

US calls on Yemen’s Houthis to release its local embassy staff

US calls on Yemeni rebels to ‘end injustice’ and free current and former employees of the US embassy in Sanaa.

The Conversation · May 8, 2022

What people from war-torn Tigray told us about the state of their lives amid the war

The Russia-Ukraine crisis has captured the world’s attention, and understandably so, but at the risk of eclipsing the visibility of massive humanitarian crises elsewhere. In particular, it has muted attention to Ethiopia’s ongoing civil war, which started in November 2020 and has caused enormous human suffering. Millions have been left…

ABC News · May 6, 2022

US set to boost civil society and media in Asia Pacific to counter China's influence

The United States' foreign aid agency flags it will pump more resources into civil society and free media throughout Asia and the Pacific as it intensifies efforts to push back against China's influence across the globe.

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Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 29, 2022

Cairo Asserts Keenness to Bolster Strategic Ties with Washington

Egypt and the United States celebrated on Thursday the 100th anniversary of establishing their diplomatic ties. Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Hafez underlined in a tweet Cairo’s keenness to bolster strategic ties with the US and between their peoples. In a tweet, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he…

Tribune News Service · Apr 28, 2022

Biden will ask Congress for money to combat global hunger

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s next supplemental spending request for Ukraine will include money to deal with a spiraling global food crisis, the United States’ No. 1 diplomat said in testimony before a Senate panel Wednesday.

Roll Call · Apr 27, 2022

Biden will ask Congress for money to combat global hunger

President Joe Biden will ask Congress in his next supplemental funding request for Ukraine to include money to combat global hunger.

Reuters · Apr 27, 2022

U.S. agencies direct $670 million to international food aid in wake of Ukraine invasion

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will together contribute nearly $700 million to international food aid efforts in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the agencies said on Wednesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 18, 2022

Egypt, USAID Hold Talks to Approve Women Empowerment Program

Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation Rania al-Mashat held talks on Sunday with Director of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) mission in Egypt Leslie Reid and her work team. The meeting was held as part of discussions to approve the Economic and Social Empowerment Program for Women between the…

The Conversation · Apr 13, 2022

Russia-Ukraine conflict is driving up wheat prices: this could fuel instability in Sudan

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has disrupted agricultural production and trade from one of the world’s major food exporting regions. The war threatens to drive rising food prices still higher and create scarcity, especially for regions most dependent on wheat and other exports from Russia and Ukraine.

The Conversation · Apr 5, 2022

How Ukraine has defended itself against cyberattacks – lessons for the US

In 2014, as Russia launched a proxy war in Eastern Ukraine and annexed Crimea, and in the years that followed, Russian hackers hammered Ukraine. The cyberattacks went so far as to knock out the power grid in parts of the country in 2015. Russian hackers stepped up their efforts against…

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