- U.S. Ambassador to Laos Daniel Clune announced two new initiatives totaling $6.5 million dollars to assist the estimated 70,000 people in Lao PDR who report that they live with a disability.
The Asia-Pacific region is a fundamental partner in U.S. security and trade priorities. Asia represents more than half the world’s population and is the most dynamic and fastest-growing region in the world with a middle class of about a billion people. Robust economic growth, rapid technological change and increasing interconnectivity make Asia a progressively important market for U.S. exports and a key U.S. foreign policy priority.
Many Asian nations are expected to meet or exceed several of their United Nations Millennium Development Goals by the 2015 target date. However, much remains to be done to unlock equitable economic prosperity and security. USAID’s regional programs work to address key transnational issues that present critical challenges to progress.
The Asia-Pacific region is a fundamental partner in U.S. security and trade priorities. Asia represents more than half the world’s population and is the most dynamic and fastest-growing region in the world with a middle class of about a billion people. Robust economic growth, rapid technological change and increasing interconnectivity make Asia a progressively important market for U.S. exports and a key U.S. foreign policy priority.
Many Asian nations are expected to meet or exceed several of their United Nations Millennium Development Goals by the 2015 target date. However, much remains to be done to unlock equitable economic prosperity and security. USAID’s regional programs work to address key transnational issues that present critical challenges to progress.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Youth Volunteer Program (AYVP) is an ASEAN-initiated program supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. Department of State. It promotes regional integration by enabling youth to participate in volunteer opportunities that build awareness about regional challenges.
Approximately 60 percent of the ASEAN population is under the age of 35. ASEAN has prioritized youth engagement under its Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint to encourage youth involvement and leadership in ways that contribute to personal development and benefit the ASEAN Community.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-U.S. Partnership for Good Governance, Equitable and Sustainable Development and Security is a five-year project (2013-2018) supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United States Department of State to strengthen institutions and develop regional policies to advance ASEAN’s vision for political-security and social-cultural integration.
ASEAN seeks to promote equitable and sustainable human development in Southeast Asia through increasing good governance and regional security for its population of 600 million people. The ASEAN Charter signed in 2008 is the guiding document to build an ASEAN Community that is peaceful, stable, and prosperous.
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