2019年9月27日,迈克·蓬佩奥国务卿在联合国大会间隙与太平洋岛国领导人在纽约举行的会晤中宣布了6500万美元的新援助。这些是在八月举行的第50届太平洋岛国论坛上宣布的3650万美元的基础上增加的新援助,另外美国机构每年投资大约3.5亿美元,用于项目、援助和行动,以便为该地区的人民建立更加繁荣的未来。
根据印度-太平洋战略中的太平洋承诺,美国政府向该地区承诺超过1亿美元的美国新增援助。作为太平洋承诺的一部分,美国国际发展署(USAID)计划在未来一年提供超过6300万美元的新项目,超过过往数年间提供的发展援助一倍多。此外,USAID将扩大该机构驻斐济、巴布亚新几内亚、密克罗尼西亚联邦、马绍尔群岛共和国和帕劳的人员。
链接:https://www.state.gov/u-s-engagement-in-the-pacific-islands-un-general-assembly-update/
On September 27, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced $65 million in new assistance at a meeting with Pacific Island leaders in New York on the margins of the UN General Assembly. This new assistance is in addition to $36.5 million announced at the 50th Pacific Islands Forum in August, as well as approximately $350 million that U.S. agencies invest annually in projects, assistance, and operations to build a more prosperous future for the people of the region.
Under the Pacific Pledge of the Indo-Pacific Strategy, the U.S. Government is committing over $100 million in new U.S. assistance to the region. As part of the Pacific Pledge, USAID plans to provide over $63 million in new programs over the next year, more than doubling development assistance given over previous years. In addition, USAID will expand its staff presence in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Palau.
Link: https://www.state.gov/u-s-engagement-in-the-pacific-islands-un-general-assembly-update/