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Tuesday, January 19, 2021 - 2:15am

Today, U.S. Ambassador to Fiji Joseph Cella announced approximately US$200,000 (FJD$406,394) in additional funding to support recovery efforts following the devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone Yasa, one of the most powerful storms to ever hit Fiji. This new funding brings the total emergency assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to approximately US$300,000 (FJD$609,590). These additional funds will bolster the ability of our humanitarian partner on the ground—the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and their local partner the Fiji Red Cross Society—to scale up response efforts in communities affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa.

Senior U.S. Government Official Presents Certificates USAID-Supported Course Graduates, Reaffirms U.S. Government Support for Mutual Development Goals
Monday, February 3, 2020 - 3:30am

USAID Mission Director for the Pacific Islands Lawrence Hardy presented certificates of completion to graduates of the Project Management course conducted by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Fiji.

U.S. and Papua New Guinea forge new Partnership to Protect Biodiversity
Monday, January 27, 2020 - 2:45am

Representatives from the United States and Papua New Guinea governments signed a Memorandum of Understanding signaling the beginning of a new partnership to protect and preserve the PNG’s rich natural resources.

U.S. Government Promotes Disaster Resilience of Small and Medium Businesses in Samoa
Tuesday, September 25, 2018 - 11:45pm

The United States government, in partnership with the Samoa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, today launched a training program that will help businesses in Samoa better prepare for natural disasters. The training is part of the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Ready project, which is strengthening the environmental and disaster resilience of Pacific Island Countries.

United States Government celebrates six years of partnership responding to HIV in PNG
Tuesday, September 25, 2018 - 7:30pm

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) celebrated six years of partnership with Government of PNG and other partners addressing the HIV response in Papua New Guinea (PNG) through the “Strengthening HIV/AIDS Services for Key Populations in Papua New Guinea Project” at an official close-out event held at the Holiday Inn hotel in Port Moresby on September 25, 2018.

USAID, NADA Mark Completion of Project That Boosts Resiliency and Livelihoods in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Monday, June 4, 2018 - 10:00pm

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) marked the completion of a partnership that has helped strengthened the resiliency of coastal communities in Namdrik, Republic of the Marshall Islands.

The home gardeners of Yap sold fresh produce at the World Food Day and Yap Day celebrations.
Thursday, May 31, 2018 - 9:15am

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) recently marked the completion of a partnership that has helped make atoll communities in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia, more resilient.

Tuesday, May 29, 2018 - 10:30pm

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) signed a Letter of Agreement with Fiji Development Bank (FDB) formalizing a shared commitment to help the bank gain accreditation with the Green Climate Fund, a financial mechanism under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. This accreditation will allow FDB to access international funding for projects that make communities more resilient to extreme weather and natural disasters.

U.S. Government partners with the FSM Government to complete Project Preparation Training Program in the FSM
Thursday, May 24, 2018 - 2:30am

U.S. Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia Robert Annan Riley III today was joined by the Secretary of Finance, Sihna N. Lawrence, to lead the completion ceremony of a project preparation training program that has strengthened the capacity of the Federated States of Micronesia’s leaders to develop effective environmental and disaster preparedness projects in the country.

U.S. Government Completes Typhoon Maysak Reconstruction Efforts in Yap,   Broadens Environmental Resilience Support
Monday, May 21, 2018 - 1:15am

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Pacific Islands Office Chief of Program Resources Management Robert Barton, USAID Pacific Islands Engineer Robert Pierce, and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) government officials marked the completion of homes and public infrastructure destroyed by Typhoon Maysak.

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