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The 72nd Regular Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opened at the UN Headquarters in New York City on Tuesday September 12, 2017. The General Debate theme is ‘Focusing on People: Striving for Peace and Decent Life for All on a Sustainable Planet’. During this session of UNGA, the United States will have numerous opportunities to engage multilaterally and bilaterally to advance U.S. priorities in five key areas: addressing the threat to global peace and security posed by North Korea; deescalating the conflict in Syria; broadening multilateral counterterrorism efforts to defeat ISIS and other terrorist organizations; taking bold steps on UN reform; and bolstering support for humanitarian assistance to ongoing emergencies, in particular for refugees and the communities that host them.
Administrator Green will meet with bilateral and multinational partners to discuss a variety of issues, including key global health initiatives such as the President's Malaria Initiative and Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, the global response to famine and food insecurity, and stabilization efforts in Iraq and Syria.
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United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green met today with The Right Honorable Priti Patel, M.P., Secretary of State for the Department of International Development (DFID) of the United Kingdom, during the United Nations General Assembly in New York. They noted the longstanding and deep partnership between USAID and DFID, and the potential for increased bilateral cooperation as the world faces unprecedented humanitarian crises.
When my agency was created more than five decades ago, 80 percent of the money flowing from America to the developing world, was what we call ODA - traditional development assistance. That number is now nine percent.
The great news is that the private sector, along with large scale philanthropy and remittances, are now becoming the most important force in the world. And so it is only when leaders like the President are able to partner with all of you from the private sector, that we can hope to achieve the goals that we have set forward.
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green met today with Canadian Minister for International Development and La Francophonie Marie-Claude Bibeau during the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
If there is one message that I can leave with you tonight it is this: I would like to reaffirm the Trump administration's strong support for our global health programs. We are committed because it's a fight that we can win. We are committed because TB [tuberculosis] is the world's deadliest infectious disease, killing 1.8 million people each year. We are committed because this is something that all of us here can do. We are committed because we know precisely what to do.
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green met with European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Neven Mimica, during the United Nations General Assembly on Monday in New York. European Commissioner Director-General for International Cooperation and Development Stefano Manservisi also participated in the meeting.
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