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ANE Regional
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THE DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGE: The Asia and Near East (ANE) subregions present some of the greatest development challenges in the world, including-
- encouraging and maintaining peace and security, particularly in the Middle East, but increasingly in East and South Asia;
- fostering and restoring market-oriented economic growth;
- promoting democracy and rule of law, and improving the rights of disadvantaged groups; and
- combating problems that affect global security, stability, and economic development, i.e., environmental degradation, growing water scarcity, greenhouse gas emissions, HIV/AIDS and infectious diseases, population growth, and food insecurity.
THE USAID PROGRAM: USAID plans to use $65,334,000 in DA and $72,250,000 in ESF funds in FY 2002. USAID's FY 2003 request is for $74,547,000 in DA and $71,250,000 in ESF funds. USAID has seven regional strategic objectives that respond to the above challenges and one regional program that supports diverse analyses, innovation, and testing.
The Bureau's Program Development and Learning (PD&Lamp;) strategic objective provides a flexible vehicle for responding quickly, with short-term activities, to changing events and situations in the region. The PD&L program supports program planning, analysis, program assessments and evaluations, as well as Agency compliance with reporting and public information needs.
The United States-Asia Environmental Partnership (USAEP) engages the strengths of the U.S. Government and U.S. academic, business, and professional communities to address the environmental challenges of rapid industrial and urban growth in Asia. USAEP has demonstrated to U.S. and Asian partners that resource efficiency and environmental rigor are compatible with long-term economic growth and advanced prosperity. In addition to continuing the introduction of U.S.-developed technologies to Asian public and private entities, USAEP supports Asian countries' efforts to reduce air pollution and invest in cleaner fuels and technologies. Through USAEP, Asian decision-makers will become more receptive to the idea that enhancing competitiveness and access to global markets requires improved environmental performance. This receptivity will bring increasing investment in cleaner production, policy and regulatory reforms, and increasing benefits to U.S. business.
The Stabilize Population Growth and Protect Human Health objective responds to the growing threats of HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases like tuberculosis and malaria. HIV/AIDS priorities are to slow the spread of the disease among high-risk groups, especially in mobile populations, and to minimize HIV rates in the general population. Infectious disease priorities are to expand subregional coordination of surveillance, monitor drug resistance, and prevent and treat tuberculosis and malaria. Through the regional strategic objective, USAID fosters partnerships with other donors, private sector organizations, and foundations. The HIV/AIDS and Infectious Diseases objective complements USAID's bilateral HIV and infectious disease activities, strengthens linkages among existing country-level programs, and expands local expertise through capacity building.
USAID's Encourage Economic Growth strategic objective focuses on improving the policy, legal, and regulatory environment for improved trade and investment. The South Asia Regional Initiative's energy program works to improve the regulatory, legal, policy and organizational changes needed to stimulate cross-border investment in energy infrastructure in South Asia, while the North Africa Regional Trade and Investment program addresses the legal, policy, and regulatory constraints to increased trade and investment among Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria.
The Bureau's objective to Manage the Environment for Sustainability and Prosperity helps East Asian governments address national and regional environmental problems.
Finally, the ANE Bureau has three established objectives, one directed at each subregion, that support improved regional stability through democracy and human rights. Through these objectives, USAID and the Department of State coordinate the programming and management of regional democracy activities that promote the rule of law, strengthen democratic practices through more open political systems and more representative and accountable government, and improve respect for human rights.
ONGOING PROGRAMS FOR WHICH NO FY 2002 OR FY 2003 FUNDING IS REQUESTED: The ANE regional program includes the following objectives for which USAID is not requesting new funds but is continuing to spend funds previously appropriated.
Number: Title: Last Notified: Planned Completion: 498-001 Accelerating Economic Recovery in Asia FY 02 CBJ, pp. 532-534 FY 2002 498-002 Fostering Resolution of Water Resources Disputes FY 02 CBJpp. 535-538 FY 2002 OTHER PROGRAM ELEMENTS: None.
OTHER DONORS: USAID works with many multilateral and bilateral donors to ensure close coordination of efforts across the region. Principal donors include the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the European Union, Japan, and several UN agencies. Programs and activities are coordinated with other donors at both the country and regional levels.
Program Data Sheets
- 498-007 Program Development and Learning (PD&L)
- 498-009 United States-Asia Environmental Partnership (USAEP)
- 498-012 Middle East Regional Democracy Fund
- 498-022 Stabilize Population Growth and Protect Human Health
- 498-023 Encourage Economic Growth
- 498-024 Manage the Environment for Sustainability and Prosperity
- 498-036 Improve East Asia Regional Stability Through Democracy and Human Rights
- 498-037 Improve South Asia Regional Stability through Democracy and Human Rights
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Last Updated on: May 29, 2002 |
