Administrator Samantha Power traveled to two Pacific Islands countries this month to highlight USAID's efforts there and emphasize the U.S. Government's commitment to the region. USAID opened a new Country Representative Office in Papua New Guinea and a new Mission in Fiji that will expand our work to combat climate change, empower women and girls, improve health care, and promote good governance and democracy. “As we open this new chapter in our partnership,” says Power, “our focus will be on supporting the extraordinary leaders across the Pacific who themselves are driving urgently needed change.”

News & Events

USAID will provide $362 million in additional assistance to countries facing food insecurity exacerbated by Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative. We released the Agency’s first LGBTQI+ Inclusive Development Policy. And we marked World Breastfeeding Week.

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This month we heard from five young changemakers from Albania, Brazil, Cameroon, Colombia, and Mauritius whose advocacy against human trafficking and for biodiversity, democracy, human rights, and empowering other young people is impacting their communities.

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Did You Know...

Human trafficking could be behind the scammers ringing your mobile phone. Annoying for you; devastating for trafficking victims. Since 2001, USAID has invested more than $370 million in 88 countries fighting human trafficking and supporting victims of labor and sexual exploitation.

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