WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development issued the following written testimony by Peace Direct Executive Director Elana Aquino involving a hearing on March 9, 2023, entitled "USAID Localization: Challenges, Opportunities, and Next Steps to Further Development Initiatives on the Local Level":

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