Afghanistan Relief, Reconstruction and Development, Implications for the U.S. Foreign Assistance Agenda. Public Meeting - February 2

摘要

The Conflict Prevention and Disaster Relief pillar at USAID was established prior to September 11, but since then this pillar has been front and center. USAID and the PVO community have rallied around and led in ways that should make the aid community proud. Mr. Reese stated that the agenda of this meeting builds on the discussions at the October 2001 ACVFA meeting on conflict prevention and developmental relief. The morning sessions focus on the application of lessons learned. More is known today about coordination across government agencies, building coalitions of donors, and working with the military. Mr. Reese remarked that in many ways it is a proud moment for USAID and PVOs, although there is still much work to do. The centrality of a wellmanaged USAID and the importance of the new pillar, as well as what an agile and experienced set of PVOs can do in a region like Central Asia, has been brought to the forefront. Mr. Reese noted that, unfortunately, this is not the last crisis, so the lessons learned from this experience will be very important.