Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID)
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The Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID) is the U.S. government’s lead office for international disaster response and humanitarian aid, providing emergency relief and supporting resilience in crisis-affected communities worldwide.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T329545 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID) Context triple: [United States Agency for International Development, subsidiary, Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID)]
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A.
United States Agency for International Development
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is the primary U.S. government agency responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance worldwide.
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B.
Bureau for Global Health (USAID)
The Bureau for Global Health is the division of USAID responsible for leading and coordinating U.S. government efforts to improve health outcomes worldwide through programs in areas such as maternal and child health, infectious diseases, and health systems strengthening.
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C.
Bureau for Africa (USAID)
The Bureau for Africa (USAID) is the division of the U.S. Agency for International Development responsible for planning and overseeing American development and humanitarian assistance programs across sub-Saharan Africa.
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D.
Bureau for Europe and Eurasia (USAID)
The Bureau for Europe and Eurasia (USAID) is the division of the U.S. foreign assistance agency responsible for designing and managing development, democracy, and economic support programs across Europe and Eurasia.
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E.
Bureau for the Middle East (USAID)
The Bureau for the Middle East (USAID) is the regional arm of the U.S. Agency for International Development responsible for planning and overseeing American foreign assistance and development programs across Middle Eastern countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID) Target entity description: The Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID) is the U.S. government’s lead office for international disaster response and humanitarian aid, providing emergency relief and supporting resilience in crisis-affected communities worldwide.
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A.
United States Agency for International Development
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is the primary U.S. government agency responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance worldwide.
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B.
Bureau for Global Health (USAID)
The Bureau for Global Health is the division of USAID responsible for leading and coordinating U.S. government efforts to improve health outcomes worldwide through programs in areas such as maternal and child health, infectious diseases, and health systems strengthening.
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C.
Bureau for Africa (USAID)
The Bureau for Africa (USAID) is the division of the U.S. Agency for International Development responsible for planning and overseeing American development and humanitarian assistance programs across sub-Saharan Africa.
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D.
Bureau for Europe and Eurasia (USAID)
The Bureau for Europe and Eurasia (USAID) is the division of the U.S. foreign assistance agency responsible for designing and managing development, democracy, and economic support programs across Europe and Eurasia.
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E.
Bureau for the Middle East (USAID)
The Bureau for the Middle East (USAID) is the regional arm of the U.S. Agency for International Development responsible for planning and overseeing American foreign assistance and development programs across Middle Eastern countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal government organization
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bureau of USAID ⓘ humanitarian assistance agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
USAID BHA
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| activity |
coordinating U.S. international disaster response
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funding humanitarian partners such as NGOs and UN agencies ⓘ providing emergency food assistance ⓘ providing non-food humanitarian assistance ⓘ supporting disaster risk reduction ⓘ supporting resilience in crisis-affected communities ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | international ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
crisis-affected populations worldwide
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host communities in crisis-affected countries ⓘ internally displaced persons ⓘ refugees ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
UNHCR
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surface form:
UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
World Food Programme ⓘ international non-governmental organizations ⓘ local civil society organizations ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
disaster preparedness
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early recovery ⓘ emergency response ⓘ food security in emergencies ⓘ protracted crises ⓘ |
| fundingSource | United States federal budget ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| inception | 2020 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | U.S. foreign assistance architecture ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
Government of the United States
|
| legalForm | bureau within an executive branch agency ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | District of Columbia ⓘ |
| mission | to save lives, alleviate human suffering, and reduce the impact of disasters around the world ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| parentAgency | United States Agency for International Development ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Agency for International Development ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Office of Food for Peace
Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance
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| role |
lead U.S. government office for humanitarian assistance overseas
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lead U.S. government office for international disaster response ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| sector |
disaster response
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humanitarian aid ⓘ international development ⓘ |
| topic | international humanitarian law principles ⓘ |
| usesPrinciple |
humanity
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impartiality ⓘ independence ⓘ neutrality ⓘ |
| website | https://www.usaid.gov/humanitarian-assistance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID) Description of subject: The Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID) is the U.S. government’s lead office for international disaster response and humanitarian aid, providing emergency relief and supporting resilience in crisis-affected communities worldwide.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States Agency for International Development
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subsidiary
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Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID)
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United States Agency for International Development
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subsidiary
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Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID)
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this entity surface form:
Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID)
Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID)
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abbreviation
→
Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID)
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
USAID BHA
Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID)
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predecessor
→
Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID)
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance
Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID)
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predecessor
→
Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID)
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Office of Food for Peace
this entity surface form:
Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance regional offices