Nigeria will benefit from the United States’ $550 million humanitarian assistance to countries ravaged by food insecurity...
This was
announced last Thursday in New York by the Administrator of the United
States Agency for International Development (USAID), Mr. Mark Green.Making the
announcement, Mark said: “Today I am announcing more than $550 million
in additional humanitarian assistance from the United States to the
millions of people affected by food insecurity and violence in Yemen,
South Sudan, Nigeria, and Somalia – the so-called ‘our famines.’”
According to
him, the funding would provide lifesaving food and health care for
vulnerable groups that have been affected by these crises.
He said:
“This funding brings our total contribution of humanitarian assistance
to over $2.4 billion for these four crises since the beginning of this
fiscal year.”
He stated that the US would remain the world’s leading humanitarian donor.
“Whether
it’s responding to an earthquake, drought, or conflict, America is
committed to standing shoulder to shoulder with people in their hour of
need. It is who we are as Americans,” he added.
Green
stated that America would continue to provide lifesaving humanitarian
assistance to those suffering as a result of famine, food insecurity,
drought, and conflict, all of which he said was driving the greatest
movement of people since World War II.
He said: “In the face of this unprecedented need, we are continuing to show leadership.”
He, however, admitted that humanitarian assistance alone would not solve the crises.
He said: “We
need long-term political solutions that address the drivers of conflict
and insecurity. Those four famines or near-famines that I referred to –
we have to remind ourselves they are entirely man-made.
“As global
humanitarian needs grow, we are also working to build resilience to
stave off additional needs for humanitarian assistance and emergency
assistance in the future.”
Green said US would work to end the root causes of famine, conflict, and insecurity, and helping to build resilient communities and families and governments as well.
He said: “At
USAID, our teams around the clock work daily to promote human dignity
and elevate the human condition. Our assistance is not a handout; it is a
hand up, and over the long run we seek to help our partners by building
in-country community capacity, to strengthen governance, and to
mobilize domestic resources. Our message is clear: The United States
stands ready to help those in need.”
Green also announced additional $264 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the people of Iraq.
He explained that the US Government had provided nearly $1.7 billion in humanitarian assistance for the Iraq crisis since 2014.
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