InterAction Seven Key Humanitarian and Development Accounts

Child Survival - Supports improvements in maternal and child health, including immunization, nutrition, HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention, and reproductive health.

Development Assistance - Builds foundation for self-sufficiency through basic education, micro and small enterprise development, agricultural improvements, democracy and governance, and protecting the environment.

International Disaster Assistance - Enables quick and effective response to humanitarian emergencies caused by natural and man-made disasters.

Office of Transition Initiatives - Bridges the gap between emergency aid and long-term development through quick-impact political and economic reconstruction programs.

Migration and Refugee Assistance - Funds protection and resettlement of refugees, displaced persons and victims of conflict. Implemented primarily through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and other international humanitarian agencies.

Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance - A revolving fund established to ensure the availability of sufficient resources for refugee protection in unanticipated emergencies.

International Organizations and Programs - Provides voluntary U.S. contributions to United Nations-affiliated agencies such as the U.N. Development Program, the U.N. Population Fund, and the World Food Program.

Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) - Announced by President Bush in 2002. Is expected to increase development assistance overseas by $5 billion per year over current levels by 2006 for countries which demonstrate commitment to ruling justly, investing in people and promoting economic freedom.

Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) - Announced by President Bush in his 2003 State of the Union Address and established by HR 1298. A five-year, $15 billion initiative to turn the tide in combating the global HIV/AIDS pandemic.

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