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	11/10/04: USAID Facilitatates Millennium Challenge Account Threshold Funding Program in Partnership With the Millennium Challenge Corporation 11/02/04: USAID Announces Umbrella Contract for Water and Coastal Resources Management 10/27/04: USAID Sponsors Middle Eastern American NGO Summit for Peace and Prosperity 10/25/04: President Bush's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief to Award $100 Million to Help Orphans and Vulnerable Children FrontLines: October
	Middle East Regional Cooperation Program (MERC) Program Guidelines 2004 Conflict Timber: Dimensions of the Problem in Asia and Africa - Associates in Rural Development Inc., May 2003 - Vol. 1: Synthesis Report (PDF - 1.4 mb) Vol. 2: Asian Regional Report (PDF - 6.8 mb) Vol. 3: Africa Regional Report (PDF - 2.9 mb) Get Acrobat Reader...

Asia and the Near East

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) carries out foreign assistance programs that support key U.S. foreign policy interests, including sustained economic and social progress for all the peoples of the Asia and Near East regions.

November Features

	Using Pens instead of Weapons: The Afghanistan Elections On October 9, 2004 Afghanistan reached another historic milestone: the successful completion of its first ever democratic election. The willingness of ordinary Afghans to brave security threats, inclement weather, and long distances to make their voices heard and to choose their leader for the first time in the country's history was impressive. [read more]
	Eyango wins State Department Swanee Hunt Award Dr. Vijitha Mahadevan Eyango, ANE's Senior Gender and Education Advisor, recently received the prestigious Swanee Hunt Award for Advancing Women's Role in Policy Formulation. Dr. Eyango received the award from Under Secretary Green during the Department of State's 8 November awards ceremony in the Benjamin Franklin Room. [read more]
	"Out of the Shadows" Photo Exhibit This exhibit, currently on display at the United Nations in New York City, salutes the strength and spirit of the women of Afghanistan. Divided into four sections, it mirrors the roles women play throughout Afghan society: at home, in school, at work, and in leadership. "Out of the Shadows" tells the story of their lives today - out of the shadows - as they work to build a better life for themselves, their families, and their country. View the exhibit online.

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