USAID: USAID Administrator Mark Green’s Meetings in the Republic of Mozambique This readout provides a summary of USAID Administrator Mark Green’s visit to Mozambique, during which he participated in the U.S.-Africa Business Summit, meeting with business leaders and government officials to discuss challenges and opportunities as the country works toward…

Devex: As peace gap widens, USAID must fix its ‘procurement problem’ “The gap between the most and least peaceful countries in the world continues to grow wider, according to the 2019 global peace index. A robust civil society can help address underlying causes of conflict — and U.S. foreign assistance…

Associated Press: Medical groups warn climate change is a ‘health emergency’ “As Democratic presidential hopefuls prepare for their first 2020 primary debate this week, 74 medical and public health groups aligned on Monday to push for a series of consensus commitments to combat climate change, bluntly defined by the organizations…

The Gazette: Guest Column: Colorado’s role in fighting three epidemics Christie Renner, researcher “…As each country defines its financial commitment [to the Global Fund replenishment in October], U.S. leadership is critical to continued progress against [AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria], each of which is also present in the United States. ……

The Hill: Democrat, Trump nominee have fiery exchange over abortion rights for rape victims “President Trump’s nominee to be the U.S. Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva sparred with the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday over whether rape victims should be allowed to…

Kaiser Family Foundation: House Passes Minibus That Includes Global Health Funding In FY 2020 State & Foreign Operations (SFOPs) and Health & Human Services (HHS) Appropriations Bills On June 19, 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a package of FY 2020 appropriations bills (minibus), which includes global health funding…

U.S. Department of State’s “DipNote”: Chronicling the Turning Tide in the Global HIV/AIDS Response Ambassador-at-Large Deborah Birx, coordinator of U.S. government activities to combat HIV/AIDS and U.S. special representative for global health diplomacy, highlights the U.S. Global HIV/AIDS Leadership Exhibition, which is on display in the rotunda of the Russell…

U.S. Department of State’s “DipNote”: Stepping up to the Challenge: U.S. Leadership in Humanitarian Response Carol Thompson O’Connell, acting assistant secretary in the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration at the State Department, recognizes World Refugee Day, which takes place annually on June 20, and discusses ways in which the…

Foreign Policy: Trump’s Global Gag Rule Is Killing Women, Report Says “…[T]he Trump administration brought back and expanded a Ronald Reagan-era policy — formally known as the Mexico City policy, but often called the ‘global gag rule’ by critics — that prohibits U.S. [global] health-related aid to foreign non-governmental organizations…

Refinery29: House Passes Spending Bill That Repeals The Global Gag Rule “The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to pass a near $1 trillion spending package … Reproductive health advocates lauded H.R. 2740 as a victory for family planning and health care in general. The legislation permanently repeals the domestic…