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Every year an estimated 11 million metric tons of plastic enters the ocean. Experts say that that rate is expected to triple in the next 20 years—unless there’s urgent action. Ahead of World Ocean Day this year, USAID, Unilever, and EY launched the CIRCLE Alliance, a public-private collaboration to support entrepreneurs and small businesses across the plastics value chain to scale solutions that reduce plastic use, tackle plastic waste, and build thriving circular economies. The effort is part of the Agency’s Save Our Seas Initiative to combat ocean plastic pollution, through which USAID and our partners have prevented the equivalent of 127 billion plastic bottles from leaking into the environment in the past two years.
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News & Events
The U.S. announced an additional $315 million for Sudan where nearly five million people are experiencing acute malnutrition. Additional funding was also announced for Ukraine. And more aid is on the way to support Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, and the region.
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Digital Feature
In our new blog “On the Hook,” learn how USAID is combating the illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing that threatens livelihoods and dinner plates around the world. Over three billion people rely on fisheries for food and jobs.
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Collaborating with USAID
USAID released our second Localization Progress Report, which shows the number of new awards to local partners and the number of local partners with whom USAID works have increased annually over the last three years.
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Did You Know...
USAID is committed to promoting inclusive development. This means striving towards a vision of equality for all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex individuals to live with dignity, freedom, and pride. Happy Pride Month.
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