USAID chief announces further billion dollars for Ukraine

(19 Jul 2023) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Kyiv - 19 July 2023 1. Various of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power at news conference on the results of her mission in Ukraine 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Samantha Power, USAID Administrator “There were cruise missile and drone strikes just before we arrived. And then just after we departed, we got to see a port that just several weeks ago would have been bustling with ship traffic, with hundreds, if not indirectly, thousands of Ukrainians employed in the export and port business. Instead, because of Putin’s reckless, devastating decision, the port was largely empty.“ 3. Various of Power 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Samantha Power, USAID Administrator “There’s no neutrality on using food as a weapon of war. Every single person who believes that there should not be hunger in the world should take a stand on a step that was taken for no reason in order to create more hunger in the world. Every leader, every citizen should unite on that message.“ 5. Various of Power 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Samantha Power, USAID Administrator “We have to step in. I mean, I announced in Odesa no small commitment a 250 million dollar investment. We have achieved I think we’ve reached about a third of Ukraine’s registered farmers with seed, fertilizer finance, storage support. And that was with 100 million dollar investment, on top of which we brought in tens of millions of dollars of investment from the private sector.“ 7. Wide of St. Michael’s Cathedral 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Samantha Power, USAID Administrator “All told, over the past few days, we have announced nearly one billion dollars in new assistance to do everything from meet urgent humanitarian needs to modernizing Ukraine’s agricultural sector, to providing the mental health support that the Ukrainian people will need to continue to withstand Putin’s brutal onslaught.“ 9. Various of St. Michael’s Square AP video shot by Vasilisa Stepanenko STORYLINE: The head of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced one billion dollars in new assistance for Ukraine on Wednesday. Samantha Power described the money to be used for “urgent humanitarian needs to modernizing Ukraine’s agricultural sector, to providing the mental health support that the Ukrainian people will need to continue to withstand Putin’s brutal onslaught.“ Power was speaking to the press in Kyiv on the conclusion of her mission to Ukraine. “I think we’ve reached about a third of Ukraine’s registered farmers with seed, fertilizer finance, storage support. And that was with 100 million dollars investment, on top of which we brought in tens of millions of dollars of investment from the private sector.“ =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel 44(0)2074827482 Email: info@. Find out more about AP Archive: Twitter: Facebook: ​​ Instagram: You can license this story through AP Archive: