USAID Announces New Initiatives at the 2023 Summit for … – USAID

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During the secondSummit for Democracy, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is unveiling new efforts to advance democracy abroad under the Presidential Initiative for Democratic Renewal (PIDR), as well as sharing updates on progress made over the past year on initiatives announced at the first Summit.

USAID is contributing eight new initiatives many of which are focused on policy reforms to the PIDR for the second Summit. The PIDR comprises five lines of effort in response to significant challenges to democracy in the 21st Century. This includes thePartnerships for Democratic Development (PDD),which provides multi-year support to countries that demonstrate sustained democratic progress. Today, at the 2023 Summit for Democracy, USAID is announcing the first wave of nine PDD partner countries: Armenia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Malawi, Nepal, North Macedonia, Paraguay, Timor-Leste, and Zambia.

For FY 2023 and FY 2024, the Administration has requested $540 million ($270 million annually) to support USAIDs PIDR programming, subject to the availability of funds and working with Congress.

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