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Plans and reports are available here to ensure transparency. </a> </p></td> </tr> <tr><td width="290" valign="top"><p class="black"> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #002a6c">★</span> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #C2113a">|</span>  <a href="/web/20091009201432/http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/" class="Black"><b>HIV/AIDS -</b> The U.S. government is the world leader in responding to the global pandemic of AIDS and has made the fight against HIV/AIDS a top priority.</a> </p></td> <td valign="top" width="290"> <p class="black"> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #002a6c">★</span> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #C2113a">|</span> <a href="/web/20091009201432/http://www.usaid.gov/policy/budget/citrep08/" class="Black"><b>FY 2008 Citizens' Report</b> - The Citizens' Report provides a summary of the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) performance for fiscal year 2008. </a> </p></td> </tr> <tr><td width="290" valign="top"><p class="black"> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #002a6c">★</span> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #C2113a">|</span> <a href="/web/20091009201432/http://www.usaid.gov/iraq/" class="Black"><b>Iraq</b> - USAID provides a focused approach to essential issues, addressing the root causes of instability and building the foundation for a prosperous Iraq. </a> </p></td> <td valign="top" width="290"> <p class="black"> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #002a6c">★</span> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #C2113a">|</span> <a href="/web/20091009201432/http://www.usaid.gov/policy/budget/apr08/" class="Black"><b>FY 2008 Annual Performance Report - </b>The FY2008 APR presents an assessment of USAID's performance for fiscal year (FY) 2008. </a> </p></td> </tr> <tr><td width="290" valign="top"><p class="black"> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #002a6c">★</span> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #C2113a">|</span> <a href="/web/20091009201432/http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/humanitarian_assistance/foodcrisis/" class="Black"><b>Global Food Crisis</b> - USAID is responding to the global food insecurity caused by the rapid spike in food prices </a> </p></td> <td valign="top" width="290"> <p class="black"> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #002a6c">★</span> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #C2113a">|</span> <a href="/web/20091009201432/http://www.usaid.gov/about_usaid/gdc/" class="Black"><b>The Global Development Commons</b> seeks innovations that enable people around the world to gather data, share knowledge, forge partnerhips, and make better decisions</a> </p></td> </tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="290"> <p class="black"> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #002a6c">★</span> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #C2113a">|</span> <a href="/web/20091009201432/http://www.usaid.gov/locations/sub-saharan_africa/somalia/" class="Black"><b>Somalia Emergency Aid -</b> USAID is working to address emergency needs of conflict-affected populations especially health and food requirements. </a> </p></td> <td valign="top" width="290"> <p class="black"> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #002a6c">★</span> <span style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 12px; color: #C2113a">|</span> <a href="/web/20091009201432/http://www.usaid.gov/locations/sub-saharan_africa/countries/sudan/index.html" class="Black"><b>Sudan -</b> The United States is the largest donor to Sudan, providing $6 billion in assistance since 2005.</a></p></td> </tr> </table> </td> <td valign="top" width="2"><img src="/web/20091009201432im_/http://www.usaid.gov/images/spacer.gif" width="2" height="1" border="0" alt=""></td> <td valign="top" width="300" background="/web/20091009201432im_/http://www.usaid.gov/images/main/rightbar_grad.gif"><img src="/web/20091009201432im_/http://www.usaid.gov/images/main/fp_news.gif" width="300" height="25" alt="In The News ..."> <div class="ContentBoxBlack"> <ul class="ulblackmod"> <li class="liblackmod">10/08/09: <a class="black" href="/web/20091009201432/http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2009/pr091008.html" title=" In order to respond more rapidly to global food emergencies, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced the expansion of its worldwide food aid warehouse program last week. The Agency awarded a contract valued at up to $50 million to Agility Logistics, Inc. of Virginia">USAID Increases Capability To Deliver Emergency Food Aid Through A Worldwide Warehouse Program </a></li> <li class="liblackmod">10/06/09: <a class="black" href="/web/20091009201432/http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2009/pr091006.html" title="The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), announced over $10.5 million in grants to seven organizations working in six countries in Africa to extend malaria prevention and control activities in communities most affected by the disease, particularly children under age 5 and pregnant women.">U.S. Announces Community Grant Awards to Fight Malaria</a></li> <li class="liblackmod">10/02/09: <a class="black" href="/web/20091009201432/http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2009/pr091002.html" title="The U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham, along with representatives from USAID's Latin America and Caribbean Bureau, will participate in a Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration at the Hubbard Place Community Center, located at 3500 14th Street NW, Washington DC, on Oct. 5, from 3 to 5 p.m.">USAID's Acting Administrator to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Festivities at DC's Hubbard Place Community Center</a></li> <li class="liblackmod">10/01/09: <a class="black" href="/web/20091009201432/http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2009/pr091001.html" title="The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) provided $300,000 immediately following the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra at 5:15 PM local time on September 30, 2009. ">USAID Provides Emergency Aid in Aftermath of Sumatra Quake</a></li> <li class="liblackmod">09/30/09: <a class="black" href="/web/20091009201432/http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2009/pr090930_4.html" title="The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), recently awarded 30 grants totaling $8.6 million to 23 U.S. based non-profit, private and voluntary organizations (PVOs), under USAID's International Food Relief Partnerships (IFRP) program.">30 New Grant Awards Given To US Charitable Organizations to Fight Hunger</a></li> <li class="liblackmod">09/30/09: <a class="black" href="/web/20091009201432/http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2009/pr090930_3.html" title="The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Standard Chartered Bank of Zimbabwe (Stanchart) signed an agreement that will enable the bank to expand its lending by $20 million over five years.">USAID Launches $20 Million Agricultural Support Facility</a></li> <li class="liblackmod">09/30/09: <a class="black" href="/web/20091009201432/http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2009/pr090930_2.html" title="The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has allocated an additional $1 million in emergency assistance for the people of the Philippines in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Ketsana, bringing the total assistance provided by USAID to $1.1 million.">USAID Provides Additional Emergency Aid to Philippines</a></li> <li class="liblackmod">09/30/09: <a class="black" href="/web/20091009201432/http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2009/pr090930_1.html" title="The U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) Mission Director in Amman, Jordan, Jay L. Knott, signed five agreements Sept. 28, providing $411.4 million in grants from the United States to Jordan.">USAID Invests in Helping the People of Jordan</a></li> <li class="liblackmod">09/30/09: <a class="black" href="/web/20091009201432/http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2009/pr090930.html" title="At the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting on Friday, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Rockefeller Foundation, the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), and JP Morgan Chase announced a joint commitment to develop a set of standards that will rate the social and environmental return on financial investments.">USAID Launches New Public-Private Partnership to Facilitate Impact Investing that Addresses Social and Environmental Challenges</a></li> </ul> </div> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="900" colspan="3" bgcolor="#dddddd"><img src="/web/20091009201432im_/http://www.usaid.gov/images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="2" border="0" alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="900" colspan="3"> <br> <table width="*" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="4" border="0"> <tr valign="top"> <td width="20%"><p class="black"><b>About USAID</b><br><ul class="duplink"> <li class="duplink"><a class="duplink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091009201432/http://www.usaid.gov/about_usaid/">This Is USAID</a></li> <li class="duplink"><a class="duplink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091009201432/http://www.usaid.gov/faqs.html">Frequently-Asked Questions</a></li> <li class="duplink"><a class="duplink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091009201432/http://www.usaid.gov/about_usaid/primer.html">USAID Primer</a></li> <li class="duplink"><a class="duplink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091009201432/http://www.usaid.gov/about_usaid/usaidhist.html">Our History</a></li> <li class="duplink"><a class="duplink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091009201432/http://www.usaid.gov/oig/">Inspector General</a></li> <li class="duplink"><a class="duplink" 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