USAID [to 12 July 2014]
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52 finalists advance to round 4 of the Saving Lives at Birth Grand Challenge to Prevent Maternal, Infant Deaths
July 10, 2014
Voting Opens for People’s Choice Award at http://www.savinglivesatbirth.net
The Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development partners announced the 52 finalists today in its fourth global call for innovative ideas to protect mothers and newborns in the poorest places on earth during their most vulnerable hours.

USAID Invests Over $210 Million to End Wildlife Trafficking and Support Conservation with First Biodiversity Policy
July 8, 2014
Today, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Rajiv Shah announced more than $210 million to conserve nature in more than 50 countries, including an anticipated $40 million to combat wildlife trafficking, as a first measure in the Agency’s first-ever Biodiversity Policy.