USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance
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USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance saves lives on behalf of the American people. https://t.co/CK3mgCOgI2
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Did you know April is National #PoetryMonth ? To celebrate, we tried our hand at writing a haiku.
Enjoy! And if you're curious, visit our site to learn more about our life-saving work. usaid.gov/humanitarian-a…
Severe drought in the Federated States of Micronesia is impacting 27K people -and conditions are projected to worsen. To help, USAID is working w the U.S. Coast Guard & IOM - UN Migration 🇺🇳 to bring 15K lbs of supplies to remote islands -including solar panels, food, water & reverse osmosis units.
THIS IS JUST A DRILL: USAID disaster teams don't wait for crises to strike to jump into action. Today, our urban search and rescue team VA-TF1 / USA-1 - Urban Search and Rescue conducted drills recreated from past disaster responses. Practice ensures our teams are prepared to save lives before a crisis hits.
Jason Forauer BHA Representative for Africa & Ann Marie McKenzie Protection Advisor spoke with UNFPA Tchad.
UNFPA Tchad received $500,000 to provide integrated services in sexual & reproductive health & the fight against gender-based violence.
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🎓Join us in congratulating Afiwa + 51 classmates for completing their training from Centre for Humanitarian Leadership! USAID is proud to partner w/ @actionagainsthunger to support trainings that empower a new generation of leaders in West & South Africa to improve humanitarian operations around the 🌍
.USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance is grateful to our congressional lawmakers for passing the bipartisan supplemental request. This will help our @USAID disaster experts save lives and help vulnerable communities around the world.
NEW 📸: In late 2023, multiple earthquakes struck Nepal, damaging 69K buildings & displacing 6K households. Working with Save the Children International, we've helped provide essentials like blankets & clothing, and water, sanitation & hygiene kits to nearly 6K people in remote areas.
Happy to welcome World Food Programme leadership, including Carl Skau, to DC for our 2-day 2024 BHA-WFP Strategic Dialogue, where BHA and WFP leadership are affirming our deep partnership. Aligning our priorities helps us in our joint mission to serve the most vulnerable people around the world.
Happy #EarthDay2024 ! Today & everyday USAID helps make communities around the 🌎 safer from disasters and less vulnerable to #climatechange , often via early recovery, risk reduction, and resilience (ER4) programs that reduce the overall impact of shocks.➡️usaid.gov/humanitarian-a…
Meet the SWOT! This free and open-source Safe Water Optimization Tool has helped improve water safety for over 500K people.
On World Creativity and Innovation Day, USAID is proud to support this innovation through our partnership with Humanitarian Grand Challenge.
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Today, Samantha Power and Dept. of Agriculture's Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that they will begin using $1B in Commodity Credit Corporation funding to purchase, ship, and distribute agricultural commodities from American farmers to support people facing food insecurity around the world.
This week Population, Refugees, and Migration Bureau and USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance are in Brussels to #StandWithUkraine and support #humanitarian work. Honored to meet with Vice PM Vereshchuk Мінреінтеграції to discuss continued support for #refugees & IDPs.