To the beat of Swing Original Monks music, over 6,000 people & 133 entrepreneurs celebrated Amazonian diversity at Ecuador's Chakra Fest 2024. USAID proudly supported the event with partners Prefectura de Napo & Fundación Pachamama to help advance a robust bioeconomy for the Amazon.

To address the xenophobia Venezuelan migrants commonly experience in Colombia, USAID’s Proyecto Integra has worked with the media like El Universal to change the narrative on migration and with local orgs like Fundación Dignitas to build social cohesion and trust.

Today over 100 rural Colombians received land titles & the chance to cultivate licit crops that expand economic opportunity. USAID’s partnership with the 🇨🇴 gov is one of many ways we walk with the people of Colombia on the path to lasting peace.

.USAID is proud to support the work of the Colombian Peace Accord, including efforts to search for and identify missing persons. I met w/ our 🇨🇴 partners and families of disappeared persons to talk about how we can ensure that victims & families have access to truth and justice.

Part of 🇨🇴’s Peace Accord implementation focuses on supporting communities that face an outsized impact from years of conflict. To help do that, USAID works with Agencia de Renovación del Territorio to bring in conflict resolution experts who can de-escalate disagreements and prevent violence.

🇨🇴🇺🇸 The partnership between Agencia Nacional de Tierras and USAID ended a 20-year wait for the José de los Santos Indigenous community by delivering a long-awaited collective land title. A proud moment of collaboration and a testament to our commitment to justice for Colombia's indigenous

Glad to meet w/ new Colombian Ambassador to the US Daniel Garcia-Peña. Looking forward to continuing our strong 🇺🇸-🇨🇴 partnership and advancing our shared goals from implementing the Peace Accord to protecting the environment to enhancing migrant integration and social inclusion.

When Colombia’s private sector taps into the potential migrants can contribute, it helps companies and the economy grow. Great to speak with @Camcartagena, Fundación Promigas, Cámara Colombo Americana - AmCham Colombia & others about USAID’s work to provide training and match migrants to formal jobs.

#TriviaTuesday: How many countries is USAID working with to address the #ClimateCrisis?

USAID’s Youth in Development Policy recognizes the transformative power of youth voices. Explore how USAID LAC contributes to youth meaningful engagement, ensuring youth have a platform to share their experiences and challenges and contribute solutions. edu-links.org/learning/meani…

In Quito, Ecuador, USAID is working with Empresa de Pasajeros Quito to create a more modern, clean, and accessible bus system. By investing in electric buses, the city will reduce emissions equivalent to removing nearly 1,300 gas-powered cars from the road each year.

The climate crisis knows no boundaries or borders—it impacts everyone. Under President Biden’ Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience, PREPARE, USAID & Department of State are helping more than half a billion people respond to the shocks of a changing climate. usaid.gov/climate/adapta…

Pleased to meet again with Guyana’s Senior Minister for Finance Ashni Singh (Hon Dr Ashni Singh MP). Excellent discussion on opportunities to support 🇬🇾's ambitions for inclusive growth, democratic governance, and strong legal + regulatory frameworks to catalyze investment and economic opportunity.

Today, Haitian interim Prime Minister Garry Conille and I discussed next steps to improve security for the Haitian people, including supporting the success of the MSS mission and ensuring the Haitian people can democratically elect their leaders.

In today’s meeting with Haitian Transitional Presidential Council head Edgard Leblanc Fils, Secretary Antony Blinken affirmed international support for the TPC’s efforts and discussed next steps towards free and fair elections and improved security for the Haitian people.

.USAID stands by Haiti and is proud to announce an additional $45M for the Haitian people: usaid.gov/news-informati…

Congratulations to our partners at FIU on the 40th Anniversary of the Center for Administration of Justice! Looking forward to many more years of our continued work to help more students find careers in development and to address issues from cyber security to IUU fishing.

I joined Secretary Antony Blinken on the ground in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where we met with PM Garry Conille & discussed ongoing efforts to address urgent security + development needs. USAID is committed to supporting #Haiti through programs that help build the country’s long-term stability

Accompanied Secretary Antony Blinken to discuss the ongoing coordination of the MSS mission and current resource situation in #Haiti. USAID continues to support the MSS mission efforts to help build the country’s long-term development and promote peace for the people of Haiti.

DAA Guilarte and DAS Enrique Roig met with journalist Jose Ruben Zamora while in Guatemala this week. He's been detained for 770 days with no re-trial date in sight. We hope to see Ruben's case move through the court without delays, in accordance with Guatemalan law.