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src="/web/20210710193905im_/https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/nodeimage/homepage-pictogram-v3.png" alt="The steps we take to combat COVID, climate change, conflict, and other ills, make us safer, while demonstrating compassion for鈥揳nd cooperation with鈥損eople all around the world." style="background-color: rgba(186,12,47,0.7); padding 10px;"/></a> </div>  </section> <div class="container hero-res">  <a href="/web/20210710193905/https://www.usaid.gov/welcome-administrator-power"><img src="/web/20210710193905im_/https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/nodeimage/power-quote-blue.png" alt="The steps we take to combat COVID, climate change, conflict, and other ills, make us safer, while demonstrating compassion for鈥揳nd cooperation with鈥損eople all around the world."/></a> </div>  </section> <div class="container"> <section class="intro"> <h1>What We Do</h1> <p vocab="http://schema.org/" typeof="GovernmentOrganization"><meta property="name" content="U.S. Agency for International Development"/>USAID is the world's premier international development agency and a catalytic actor driving development results. USAID's work advances <span>U.S. national security and economic prosperity</span>, demonstrates <span>American generosity</span>, and promotes a path to <span>recipient self-reliance and resilience</span>.</p> </section> </div> <section class="posts"> <div class="container2"> <div class="flex-wrp"> <div class="post" style="background: url(/web/20210710193905im_/https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/nodeimage/covid-homepage.jpg) no-repeat center center; background-size: cover;" title="Photo Credit: PCMA.org"> <div class="post-txt"> <h2>COVID-19</h2> <p>Fighting the pandemic and addressing its impacts on development programs</p> <a href="/web/20210710193905/https://www.usaid.gov/coronavirus" class="btn btn-txt blog" target="_blank">Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="post" style="background: url(/web/20210710193905im_/https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/nodeimage/2021pane_migration.png) no-repeat center center; background-size: cover;" title="Photo Credit: Benjamin Ilka, 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