USAID’s Power Talks Northern Triangle, Tigray, COVID-19 ... and with Pop Star The Weeknd

USAID Newsletter

Generating hope in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Calling out looming famine in Tigray. Hailing the increase in U.S. COVID vaccine global distributions. Administrator Samantha Power had a packed schedule this month, which included her first international trip as USAID’s chief. She visited all three Northern Triangle countries where she met with heads of state, civil society leaders, and people who USAID has helped thrive in their home countries. Virtual meetings helped elevate the conversation about conditions in Tigray. And, Power heralded the Biden Administration’s plan to distribute more than half a billion COVID-19 vaccines around the world -- including during an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

NEWS & EVENTS

USAID is commemorating Pride Month and showcasing how we champion human rights for LGBTQ+ people. We also announced new actions to help countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. And more aid is on its way to countries in Africa to address urgent humanitarian needs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
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DIGITAL FEATURE

Moving towering giraffes is not easy. But the need to relocate this increasingly endangered species from the rising waters of Kenya’s Lake Baringo to a safer haven was necessary. See how USAID and its partners got it done.
 
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COLLABORATING WITH USAID

USAID helped solar company Fenix International expand into millions of homes in Zambia. Fenix later caught the attention of multinational utility Engie, which acquired and expanded it even further to 3.5 million people across six countries in Africa.
 
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FEATURED VIDEO

Colombia's Sonic Forest

DID YOU KNOW?

Pop music mega-star The Weeknd, who is of Ethiopian descent, joined Administrator Power and some of our USAID team virtually for an update on the humanitarian catastrophe in Tigray where hundreds of thousands of people are facing famine for the first time since the 1980s. We’re grateful for his advocacy to raise alarm and urgency to the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Tigray and his commitment to help prevent famine and ongoing atrocities.
 
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