📣Have you heard? We are now part of USAID's NEW Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance!

Building on more than half a century of experience, we will be better, stronger & faster at leading the U.S. 🇺🇸government’s humanitarian assistance efforts overseas. Follow us USAIDSavesLives!

The news is here! Hi everyone👋 we are USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance. Formerly known as @theOFDA and USAIDFFP, our mission remains- to save lives and help the world’s most vulnerable get back on their feet after disasters strike.

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BREAKING NEWS: USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance is operational! With our own legacies in #humanitarian leadership & expertise, @theOFDA & USAIDFFP have combined forces and will tweet as USAIDSavesLives. Follow us there for up-to-date news on our lifesaving work!

The news is here! We are thrilled to announce that we are uniting with @theOFDA as USAID’s NEW Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance. With our combined staff, resources, and dedication to our mission, we are stronger together! 🇺🇸

Learn more about us 👉usaid.gov/humanitarian-a…

Tomorrow, we make our BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! We’ve dropped clues all week and can’t wait to share. Are you ready?! USAID @theOFDA @Director_FFP

For 6 years USAID has been working with an NGO partner in northeast #Syria to provide flour & bread to vulnerable communities. In 2019 alone, more than 3 Billion loaves of bread were distributed! Despite #COVID19 our work continues, now with critical protective measures in place

During a crisis, access to 🌾 is essential. So USAID supports Tufts University & CatholicRelief in launching @SEADS_Standard to develop #agriculture standards for #humanitarians helping farming communities during emergencies, preparedness & recovery ➡️ seads-standards.org

What do you get when you combine USAID’s two leading #humanitarian offices? Here’s a clue! ⤵️
Check back here next week for a BIG announcement!

For our final #FlashbackFriday post, we share these beautiful photos from our partners! ow.ly/ozZF50wM4S7

Since 1954, we have provided food assistance to more than 4 BILLION people, saving lives and tackling chronic hunger - and we couldn't do it without our partners.

POP QUIZ! What do you get when you combine USAID's two leading #humanitarian offices? 📦🤝🍚

Tune in Monday for a BIG announcement! - TH

Since 2010, USAID has responded to 77 disasters throughout Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia - from wildfires to complex emergencies, like conflict. We provided food assistance, health services, shelter, safe drinking water, and more. Learn more: ow.ly/K9sm50yqvie

Thanks to generous funding from 🇺🇸 USAID/Food for Peace, we've distributed emergency livelihood kits to over 1 million food-insecure people, all the while respecting #COVID19 precautionary measures.

#ZeroHunger

.USAID strives to provide humanitarian assistance in the most effective & efficient ways possible, which is why we’re changing the way we work - for the better! Find out what we mean very soon!

All week we’ve dropped hints about big changes to come and this time next week, we’ll look a lot different. This #TBT , take a look back at how we have worked to save lives and alleviate human suffering for 50+ years. youtube.com/watch?v=UZERGM…

For decades we have fought hunger as Food for Peace. We’ll continue to work to #endhunger and malnutrition, but soon, our team will be bigger. 💪💪

Stay tuned to find out what we mean! #TBT #TransformationThursday

In fictional NoOneHungry, every person knows that their food security - and #resilience as a community - depends on their working together.

Take a glimpse into their world without hunger. 👉 link.medium.com/SCpkTPjje7 #endhunger

The U.S. remains committed to the people of #Yemen as conflict and #COVID19 further exacerbate humanitarian needs. Learn more about USAID's ongoing response efforts in our latest Fact Sheet ➡️ usaid.gov/crisis/yemen

We’re getting what some might call a makeover, but we call it “working better”. Still providing same critical aid- #health 🏥, #foodassistance , safe drinking 💧, and more- but in a whole new way. Stay tuned to see what we mean when we unveil something new next week!

Take a peek at the great TEAMWORK behind the scenes at World Food Programme! It takes a massive amount of coordination, logistics know-how, and forward planning to keep relief supplies safe and quickly distribute them when urgently needed. - TH

World Food ProgrammeChief World Food ProgrammeSupplyChain @theOFDA