USAID Press Releases
Recent Press Releases from the U.S. Agency for International Development.



Statement from USAID Administrator Shah on the U.S. Strategy to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals (Jul 29)
USAID Administrator released a statement today about the U.S. strategy to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)


International Partnership Awarded for Excellence in Supply Chain for HIV/AIDS Commodities (Jul 29)
The Partnership for Supply Chain Management (PFSCM), a partner of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), under the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), has won two prestigious awards for groundbreaking work on PEPFAR's Supply Chain Management System (SCMS), a project of PFSCM received the Supply Chain Innovation Award and Best Value Supply Chain Provider Award during the European Supply Chain and Logistics Summit held in Prague. Competitors for the awards included well known private-sector companies.


Executive Director of Islamic Charitable Entity With Ties To Terrorist Organization Pleads Guilty (Jul 28)
Mubarak Hamed pleaded guilty in federal court on June 25, 2010, for his role in a conspiracy to illegally transfer over $1 million to Iraq in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and to obstruct the administration of the laws governing tax-exempt charities, according to Howard 'Ike' Hendershot, Assistant Inspector for Investigations, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).


Public-Private Partnership Brings Computer, English-Language Training to at-risk Youth in El Savador (Jul 27)
The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), signed a public-private alliance July 14 with Microsoft El Salvador and the Sagrera Palomo Foundation to bring educational opportunities to low-income, at-risk youth in El Salvador.


USAID and Russia Sign Agreement on Energy Efficiency (Jul 21)
Following the commitment by Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev at the June 24th U.S.-Russia Summit to promote energy efficiency and green technology, the U.S. International Development (USAID) and the Russian Energy Agency (REA) on July 21 signed a Protocol of Intent to deepen collaboration on energy efficiency, 'smart grid' technology, and clean energy.


Joint Statement on the new AusAID-USAID Partnership for International Development Cooperation (Jul 20)
The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have formed a strategic partnership on international development that will see us working together to reduce poverty in developing countries to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.


Statement from USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah in response to today's historic progress in preventing HIV infection in women (Jul 19)
USAID is proud to be the major funder of the first-ever proof of concept that a microbicide can effectively and safely reduce the transmission of HIV from men to vulnerable women. An achievement of this magnitude could not have been possible without collaboration among governments, scientists, communities, and individual women at risk of HIV.


USAID Urban Search and Rescue Teams from Los Angeles and Fairfax Counties Train First Responders in Haiti (Jul 17)
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) facilitated Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) training to twenty-five volunteer first responders in Haiti this week to help build Haitian local capacity for disaster response, USAR experts from Fairfax County (VA) and Los Angeles County (CA) trained first responders from fire departments throughout the West Department from July 12-18, 2010. Those selected to attend the specialized training – nine from Cap-Haitien, eight from Carrefour, six from Limbe, two from St. Marc, and one from Delmas – are all volunteer firefighters.


USAID Begins Mapping New Science, Technology And Innovation Strategy (Jul 16)
This week, Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) gathered many of the world’s leading scientists and development thinkers, along with leaders of key federal science agencies to help map out a bold new Science, Technology and Innovation strategy for USAID.


Statement by Administrator Rajiv Shah on Six Month Commemoration of Haiti Earthquake (Jul 12)
Today, we pause to reflect on the tragedy that struck Haiti six months ago and claimed the lives of more than 230,000 people. In the wake of the devastation, countless more were left injured and 1.5 million were displaced and moved into spontaneous settlements across greater Port-au-Prince.