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Over 750 million people world-wide do not have access to safe, clean drinking water, and 2.5 billion people still lack access to improved sanitation.

USAID Joins Sanitation And Water For All

The United States invests hundreds of millions of dollars in water sector activities around the world.

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Schistosoma mansoni worms, the cause of schistosomiasis, seen through a microscope.

On Neglected Tropical Diseases

Over a billion people, one in every six people living on this planet, suffer from one or more neglected tropical diseases.

Realizing Opportunities In The Americas

Engagement with our Latin America, Caribbean, and Canadian neighbors remains a top priority for the United States.

A mother with her child seeking food aid in Mogadishu last month. The United Nations has now declared the end of the famine in Somalia.

Saving Children Under 5

Every child should have the opportunity to celebrate his or her fifth birthday.

World Malaria Day 2012

On April 25th we observe World Malaria day, in hopes of highlighting the global effort to provide effective control of this disease.

Somali boys fetch water from a puddle that formed after rain at the sprawling Dadaab refugee complex in Kenya, October 2011. (file photo)

More U.S. Money For Refugees

The United States is contributing $482.05 million toward the 2012 operations of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

Je Nifanyeje?

Investing In Girls

Improving the lives of women begins with investing in girls.

Image released by Oxfam shows a women pointing at the dry land in Oud Guedara. Early indicators point to a likely food crisis in 2012, with people at particularly high risk in Mauritania, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali and Chad, December 11, 2011.

Responding To The Sahel Food Crisis

The global community, including the United States, is working to head off and mitigate a humanitarian emergency in Western Africa.

Jolly Nyamigisha, 40, a Ugandan woman living with HIV/AIDS waits to receive antiretroviral drugs from the Infectious Disease Institute (IDI) at the Uganda referral hospital, Mulago, near the capital Kampala, (File).

The Gender-based Violence And HIV Connection

Physical violence or the threat of physical violence and coercion are all associated with HIV transmission.

A patient with tuberculosis sits on a bed in 'Tuberculosis Village,' a separate health facility at a clinic run by the medical charity Doctors Without Borders, in the town of Nasir in southeastern Sudan. Along with malaria, tuberculosis is one of the lead

World Tuberculosis Day 2012

TB is thus a top-priority target of global health programs around the world.

A boy is silhouetted against the setting sun while arranging bottles of drinking water for sale at 10 PKR ($0.11) along Karachi's Clifton beach March 15, 2012.

World Water Day 2012

This year's theme is "Water and Food Security."

Women In The World Summit

Women are a cornerstone of American foreign policy.

The Tuareg rebellion in northern Mali has pushed tens of thousands of people into Niger where the refugee crisis has intensified a looming food crisis in the region.

Dialogue Not Conflict Needed In Mali

Skirmishing continues in northern Mali between government forces and rebel groups seeking greater regional autonomy.

A young African girl in school.

The Practice Of FGM Must End

As many as 100 to 140 million girls and women worldwide currently live with the consequences of this cruel and dangerous practice.

The U.S. supports the World Food Program and many other programs that bring aid to Africa.

Burns: U.S. Committed To Africa

The United States places a high value on its cooperation with partner countries in Africa, and is committed to deepening its engagement

Refugees rest outside at the Dollo Ado refugee camp, Ethiopia. (file)

Horn Of Africa Famine Six Months Later

The United States has ramped up its response to the crisis but the emergency still continues.

Return Of The Peace Corps To Nepal

“There is a renewed sense of optimism in Nepal."

Pregnant women watch television as they wait in the pre-natal ward at Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone (2010 file photo)

Tackling Maternal Mortality

It will take political will to enact long-term systemic changes that promote gender equality and remove barriers.

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius administers polio vaccine to a child in New Delhi, India, January 13, 2012.

Sebelius On U.S. Global Health Strategy

"A health threat emerging in one corner of the world will eventually become a global health threat."

Verveer In Bangladesh

Despite gains, societal problems, including violence against women, continue to hamper lives.

A Palestinian woman drags a sack of flour received as food supplies at a United Nations food aid distribution center, Shati refugee camp, Gaza City, November 2, 2010.

U.S. Contribution To UNRWA

The U.S. will provide UNRWA with financial support in the coming year, beginning with an initial donation of $55 million.

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