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Our Mission: To save lives, alleviate human suffering, and reduce the impact of disasters by helping people in need become more resilient to humanitarian crises.
USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance is the U.S. government lead for international disaster assistance, reaching tens of millions of people around the world each year with life-saving aid.
On average, we respond to 75 crises in more than 70 countries each year, providing food, water, shelter, health care, and other critical aid to people who need it most. We work to ensure that this assistance reaches people affected by natural disasters—including hurricanes, earthquakes, and volcanoes—as well as slow-onset crises, such as drought and conflict. Take a look at where we work.
Not only do we save lives, we look to improve the lives of those vulnerable to or affected by crisis, unconditionally and impartially, so that all whom we serve are treated with dignity and respect.
Responding to Humanitarian Emergencies
USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) provides life-saving humanitarian assistance—including food, water, shelter, emergency healthcare, sanitation and hygiene, and critical nutrition services—to the world’s most vulnerable and hardest-to-reach people. This includes helping internally displaced people who have been forced to flee their homes, as well as providing food assistance to refugees who have crossed national borders. BHA's work is guided by fundamental humanitarian principles, policies, and frameworks that underpin our activities and help us meet the most critical humanitarian needs.
Our staff are located in Washington, D.C., and in five regional offices and more than 40 countries with expertise in a variety of humanitarian sectors. These experts provide strategic direction and program oversight. They monitor global hazards and assess potential areas of need. They stand ready to respond.
As the lead federal coordinator for international disaster assistance, BHA also collaborates with a vast network of global humanitarian partners—including UN agencies, other donor governments, NGOs, the private sector, local governments, affected communities, the U.S. military, and other U.S. agencies—to respond to urgent humanitarian needs. We also maintain warehouses around the world stocked with emergency food and critical relief supplies that we can mobilize at a moment's notice.
On average, we respond to 75 disasters in more than 70 countries each year. Take a look at where we work.
Helping Communities Move Beyond Crisis
BHA does more than respond to disasters. We help crisis-affected communities by building on our humanitarian responses and supporting early recovery efforts that restore and protect basic systems and services. We invest in risk reduction programs that prevent or reduce risks associated with chronic and recurrent hazards. We build the resilience of people, communities, countries, and systems by helping them mitigate, adapt to, and recover from shocks and stresses in a way that reduces chronic vulnerability and facilitates inclusive growth.
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