US agencies working in the country include Peace Corps, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). The UN agencies involved in food relief are the World Food Programme (WFP), the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
In a December 3 web posting to USINFO, Vasquez said the country's progress after many years of conflict is "an African success story."
In November, WFP and the Peace Corps signed an agreement to extend their reach to communities in Mozambique and elsewhere in the developing world to respond to food emergencies.
The agreement "will further strengthen Peace Corps' role in improving food security and the conditions of rural people," according to a November Peace Crops press release.
Source: United States Department of State
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