FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 29, 2020 U.S. provides PPE to MOHS Yangon Region to support COVID-19 Response YANGON – The U.S. Government is proud to announce $90,000 worth of additional assistance to Myanmar to mitigate or prevent the spread of COVID-19. In addition to the $18.5 million in health and humanitarian funding specifically for COVID-19 in Myanmar from the U.S. Government to date, today Chargé d’Affaires George Sibley oversees ...
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By U.S. Mission Burma | 29 July, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Burma | Tags: CDC, COVID-19, COVID-19 Assistance, COVID-19 Response, DOD
Factsheet: U.S. Government Health and Humanitarian Assistance to Myanmar for COVID-19 Response Updated as of July 29, 2020 The U.S. Government is providing nearly $19 million to support Myanmar’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This funding from the American people includes approximately $10.3 million for health, $8.2 million in disaster and humanitarian assistance, including to ...
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By U.S. Mission Burma | 29 July, 2020 | Topics: News, U.S. & Burma | Tags: CDC, COVID-19, COVID-19 Assistance, COVID-19 Response, DOD, U.S. Assistance, USAID; OHDACA; Department of Defense
How the Erosion of Sovereignty Elsewhere Impacts Myanmar at Home By George N. Sibley July 18, 2020 This Op-Ed was originally published by Irrawaddy News on July 18, 2020. As Myanmar has focused on the fight against COVID-19 in recent months, many of its friends, including the United States, have offered support. But troublingly, at this time ...
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By U.S. Mission Burma | 18 July, 2020 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, East Asia & Pacific, News | Tags: ASEAN, China, corruption, COVID-19, democracy, fishing, international law, investment, mining, PRC, regulation, rights, South China Sea, sovereignty, trafficking, transparency, United States
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 17, 2020 United States Assistance for the COVID-19 Response in Myanmar Reaches Nearly $13.5 million The United States is providing an additional $4 million to address the spread of COVID-19 in Myanmar, bringing total U.S. support for COVID-19 response in Myanmar to $13.5 million since February 2020. The U.S. Agency ...
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By U.S. Mission Burma | 17 June, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Burma | Tags: CDC, COVID-19, COVID-19 Assistance, U.S. Assistance, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 28, 2020 The United States Provides $7.3 million in Assistance to Respond to COVID-19 in Myanmar Yangon – The United States Government has committed an additional $3.5 million to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in Myanmar, bringing the total U.S. support for COVID-19 response in Myanmar to $7.3 million ...
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By U.S. Mission Burma | 28 April, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Burma | Tags: COVID-19, COVID-19 Assistance
Continuing U.S. Leadership in the Global COVID-19 Response Through Additional U.S. Foreign Assistance PRESS STATEMENT
MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE APRIL 8, 2020 Thanks to the unmatched generosity of the American people and the efforts of the U.S. Government, the United States has continued to lead the world’s public health and humanitarian response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are ...
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By U.S. Mission Burma | 9 April, 2020 | Topics: Key Documents, Key Officials, News, U.S. Secretary of State, | Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Foreign Assistance, Global COVID-19 Response, Global Health, Office of the Spokeperson, Office of U.S. Foreign Assistance Resources, The Secretary of State, U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Foreign Assistance
U.S. Support for ASEAN in Fighting COVID-19 FACT SHEET OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON MARCH 31, 2020 As the leader in the global health and humanitarian response to COVID-19, the United States has acted swiftly to support our ASEAN partners in combating the COVID-19 virus. Since the outbreak began, the U.S. Government has provided approximately $18.3 ...
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By U.S. Mission Burma | 8 April, 2020 | Topics: Fact Sheets, News | Tags: COVID-19, U.S. Support for ASEAN
Statement from Ambassadors to Myanmar 1 April 2020 On 23 March, the UN Secretary General called for armed groups across the world to implement a global ceasefire. The Ambassadors listed below echo this call. We are deeply concerned about the high level of fighting, casualties and civilian displacement occurring in Rakhine and Chin States, and ...
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By U.S. Mission Burma | 1 April, 2020 | Topics: News | Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Novel Coronavirus, Statement, Statement from Ambassadors to Myanmar
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 18, 2020 U.S. Provides Additional Assistance to Myanmar to Respond to Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 YANGON – The U.S. Government has committed $1.8 million to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in Myanmar from the Emergency Reserve Fund for Contagious Infectious Diseases at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). USAID is ...
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By U.S. Mission Burma | 19 March, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Burma, U.S. Agencies | Tags: COVID-19, Novel Coronavirus, U.S. Assistance, USAID BURMA
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html For Immediate Release March 6, 2020 U.S. Responds to MOHS Request for COVID-19 Assistance NAY PYI TAW — The United States continues its assistance to and partnership with Myanmar in preparation for any potential spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director Teresa McGhie handed over Personal ...
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By U.S. Mission Burma | 6 March, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Burma, U.S. Agencies | Tags: COVID-19, COVID-19 Assistance, USAID BURMA
