Angola Food
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September 10, 2004 - US Embassy Statement on Three Years After September 11March 10, 2004 - US State Department Report on Human Rights in AngolaFebruary 3 2004 - Embassy press release on Agribusiness Development in Cabinda is promoted through a Public Private Alliance with Cabinda Gulf Oil Company Limited (CABGOC) (representing Block 0 Association), ACDI/VOCA and USAIDFebruary 2 2004 - White House Fact Sheet on The President Bush's Fiscal Year 2005 Budget for the Emergency Plan for AIDS ReliefOctober 20, 2003 - Embassy press release on U.S. Support for Angolan NGOsOctober 17, 2003 - Embassy press release on U.S. Sponsorship of Training for an Angolan Delegation at the International Law Enforcement AcademyOctober 7, 2003 - Embassy Statement Regarding JA Article on Investing in AngolaSeptember 30, 2003 - Embassy press release on The U.S. Places New $20 Note in Circulation with Subtle Background ColorsSeptember 2 ... [Read More]
U.S. Surplus Milk Sale Funds Landmine Clearance in Angola
The Humpty Dumpty Institute has arranged for the sale of U.S. nonfat dry milk in Angola made available under a U.S. Department of Agriculture food aid program, which allows foreign governments and organizations to use U.S. commodities in specific countries to support humanitarian objectives. ... [Read More]
Embassy Small Grants Programs
U.S. law prohibits the Embassy from funding:private businesses;partisan political, military, police, sporting, cultural or religious activities;salaries, rent or vehicles for organizations;travel to international conferences or reception (food and drink) expenses;direct social services to populations;and similar activities. ... [Read More]
Statement by U.S. Department of State on United States Support for Angolan Repatriation
The United States is pleased to announce contributions totaling $6.3 million in support of Angolan refugee repatriation during 2005. These contributions include $3.2 million for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); $2 million for the International Organization for Migration; and $1.1 million for the World Food Program. ... [Read More]
Angola
Many prisons, lacking adequate financial support from the Government, were unable to supply prisoners with basic sanitary facilities, adequate food, and health care. Prisoners depended on families, friends, or international relief organizations for basic support. There were reports that prisoners died of malnutrition and disease. For example, in the Condeueji prison in Luanda Norte, independent media reported that six inmates died between June 1 and 3 due to inadequate food and water, harsh conditions, and lack of medical treatment. ... [Read More]
USIA: Economic Perspectives, June 1996 - Gomez, Berta
In the mid-1960s, the focus of P.L. 480 shifted from surplusdisposal to the promotion of development and nutrition abroad. Food aid to Europe and Japan was phased out as these countriesrecovered from World War II, and developing countries beganreceiving the bulk of food assistance. In the late 1970s, theprograms were refined to focus on "food security," an approachthatcombines development aid, agricultural research, and food aid tohelp countries become self-reliant. The 1980s saw foodassistancebecome increasingly available to countries implementingagricultural and economic reforms. ... [Read More]
Angola
On June 5, a World Food Program (WFP) airplane was hit by ground fire but landed safely; it was unknown who shot the plane by year's end. On June 15, two WFP airplanes that were marked with U.N. insignia were forced to make emergency landings after they were shot at by a missile fired from Kuito; observers believed that the missile was fired by UNITA forces because of the isolated, rural location of the incident. WFP subsequently suspended food aid to Kuito temporarily. ... [Read More]
Angola
Information on vaccinations and other health precautions, such as safe food and water precautions and insect bite protection, may be obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s hotline for international travelers at 1-877-FYI-TRIP (1-877-394-8747); fax 1-888-CDC-FAXX (1-888-232-3299), or via the CDC’s Internet site at http://www.cdc.gov/travel. For information about outbreaks of infectious diseases abroad consult the World Health Organization’s (WHO) website at http://www.who.int/en. Further health information for travelers is available at http://www.who.int/ith. ... [Read More]
Angola (06/05)
USAID continues to provide emergency assistance to vulnerable populations with a particular emphasis on assisting the resettlement and reintegration of war-affected populations. Contributions from its Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, totaling $20 million, provided seeds, tools, and other critical resettlement supplies and helped rehabilitate critical health and water/sanitation infrastructure in returnee areas. Through the State Department an additional $13.2 million helped finance refugee repatriation and reintegration. USAID's Food for Peace office provided emergency food inputs valued at $106.7 million to feed vulnerable populations and help stimulate agricultural recovery. The State Department continued to support humanitarian demining and small arms/light weapons destruction valued at $3.5 million and $500,000, respectively. ... [Read More]
USAID in Angola
USAID is now focusing on helping internally displaced people, along with de-mobilized soldiers and their families, return to their villages to produce their own food. In addition, food aid and other assistance are being provided to vulnerable Angolans to meet their subsistence needs, since they are currently unable to meet their food security needs from their own sources. ... Through its Offices of Food for Peace (FFP) and Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), USAID has been the lead donor supporting U.N. operations and emergency humanitarian assistance to Angola. Approximately 60 percent of the food aid coming into the country is from the U.S. Government. OFDA supports emergency and transition programs that attempt to alleviate the chronic vulnerability of many Angolans and to support resettlement and return, working particularly in water and sanitation, emergency health and nutrition, and agricultural programs and inputs that promote greater food security. ... [Read More]
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