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U.S. gives $27 million for African, Asian crises, Vasquez says

U.S. gives $27 million for African, Asian crises, Vasquez says

"United States support to WFP relief and recovery efforts is aimed at the most vulnerable populations with the goal of feeding and improving the nutritional status of those suffering from severe hunger and malnutrition," said Ambassador Gaddi Vasquez, US Representative to the UN Food and Agriculture Agencies in Rome. "Victims of conflict such as Somali and Sudanese refugees in Kenya and recurring or long-term drought and other disasters will continue to benefit from U.S. assistance through WFP." Former Peace Corps Director Gaddi H. Vasquez is U.S. ambassador to U.N. food agencies based in Rome.

U.S. gives $27 million for African, Asian crises, Vasquez says

U.S. gives $27 million for African, Asian crises

WASHINGTON, DC - The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) on Wednesday welcomed US$29 million in contributions from the US government in November to assist refugees and other people affected by humanitarian crises in seven African and Asian countries.

"Consistent generosity from the US government enables WFP to reach the most vulnerable people who are struggling each day to feed their families." said Jordan Dey, WFP Director of US Relations. "With the help of USAID, we are sustaining millions of people in the world’s most difficult circumstances."

The latest donations, from the US Agency for International Development (USAID), bring total US government contributions for the fiscal year to $284 million. The US government is WFP’s single largest donor.

"United States support to WFP relief and recovery efforts is aimed at the most vulnerable populations with the goal of feeding and improving the nutritional status of those suffering from severe hunger and malnutrition," said Ambassador Gaddi Vasquez, US Representative to the UN Food and Agriculture Agencies in Rome. "Victims of conflict such as Somali and Sudanese refugees in Kenya and recurring or long-term drought and other disasters will continue to benefit from U.S. assistance through WFP."

The largest US contribution for the month, at $8 million, will go to WFP in Kenya. WFP assists Somali and Sudanese refugees living in the Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps who have fled ongoing conflicts in their own countries. Unable to work outside the camps or cultivate land, these refugees depend on WFP assistance for their day-today survival.UN-led international assistance has significantly decreased child malnutrition rates over the past year, but anaemia rates among children in the camps still hover around 80 percent.

In Ethiopia, a $6.2 million donation will benefit rural communities affected by recurrent floods and droughts in pastoral and agro-pastoral regions. In Asia, a $5.6 million contribution for Sri Lanka will provide assistance to vulnerable groups affected by conflict.

WFP operations in Uganda will utilize $4.7 million from USAID to support refugees and displaced from the conflicts in Southern Sudan and Northern Uganda and people suffering because of drought in Karamoja region. Reaching over 2.4 million people, this program provides relief to people whose lives have been severely disrupted by violence, poverty and drought. The US donation of $2.8 million to Burundi will assist refugees and returnees, as well as food security in drought-affected areas. In Mauritania, WFP will use $1.4 million to assist drought-affected populations, especially malnourished children. The US $950,000 contribution to WFP operations in southern Chad will aid 47,000 refugees from the Central African Republic who rely on food assistance to survive.

For more information please contact (email address: firstname.lastname@wfp.org):

Jennifer Parmelee, WFP/Washington, Tel. +1-202-6530010 ext. 1149, Mob. +1-202-4223383
Bettina Luescher, WFP/New York, Cell. +1-646-8241112, luescher@un.org

WFP is the world's largest humanitarian agency: Last year we gave food to 88 million people – mostly women and children – in 78 of the world’s poorest countries.




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