Skip to content

Corruption Ledger

The Public Ledger of Corruption

  • Corruption
    • banks
    • corporate
    • environment
    • government
    • health
    • leaks
    • misinformation
    • protest & unrest
  • Crime
  • Sanctions
    • sanctions news
    • global sanctions feed
    • european sanctions feed
    • canadian sanctions feed
    • US sanctions feed
  • International Conflict
    • war
    • war machines
  • Business & Economy
  • Tech
  • Privacy
  • Regions
    • Africas
    • Asias
    • Europe
    • Oceania
    • Middle East
    • U.S.
    • World
  • News about Journalism
  • Toggle search form
  • US / SEC sues Coinbase and Binance, files motion to freeze Binance assets _enforcement
  • Document reveals why Canada arms Saudi Arabia – media Business & Economy
  • Report: Russia formally charges Wall Street Journal reporter Censorship Free Speech
  • Kremlin comments on WSJ correspondent arrest Aerospace
  • Nord Stream attack: Leaked US intel. suggests pro-Ukrainian group behind sabotage + Corruption Ledger #RealityCheck corporate corruption
  • Kremlin critic Kara-Murza goes on trial for treason Censorship Free Speech
  • Wave of raids, arrests target government critics in Tunisia government corruption
  • Russia vs. journalism: Vladimir Putin must release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich Censorship Free Speech

US announces $524 million in new aid for Horn of Africa drought, climate crisis

Posted on May 24, 2023May 25, 2023 By CorruptionLedger No Comments on US announces $524 million in new aid for Horn of Africa drought, climate crisis

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States announced at a U.N. conference on Wednesday nearly $524 million in additional humanitarian aid for the Horn of Africa that aims to put a spotlight on the extreme effects of climate change and the worst drought in the region in 40 years — and the need for more than $5 billion.

The U.N. has appealed for $7 billion and has received just $1.6 billion — far from enough to help the 43.3 million people in need of assistance in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya or even just the 21 million among them who don’t have access to enough food.

The United States is the largest provider of humanitarian aid to the region, and Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, told the pledging conference that the $524 million in new funds will bring the total U.S. humanitarian contribution to the region to $1.4 billion for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30.

When Thomas-Greenfield visited the Somali capital, Mogadishu, in September, she said she heard firsthand “how the drought impacted the food supply and the increased potential for famine” and announced more than $40 million in additional funding for the country.

“Sadly, the humanitarian needs in Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya are now greater than ever with over 23.5 million persons facing acute food insecurity,” she said in a statement. “That’s why the United States is continuing to support the humanitarian response in the Horn with this new funding.”

The U.S. said its new funding will support refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced and stateless people, and millions affected by conflict, drought and food insecurity. It said nearly $108 million of the additional funding is from the Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration and more than $416 million is from the U.S. Agency for International Development.

The humanitarian agency CARE said the crisis in the region resulting from two failed rainy seasons, two locust invasions, conflict and rising commodity prices in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing war has decimated communities and led to the migration of more than 2.5 million people. Raising livestock used to be a key way of earning money for many communities in the region, but CARE said due to the extreme weather more than 13.2 million livestock have died.

In Somalia, where more than 6 million people are going hungry, a famine has yet to be declared, but some humanitarian and climate officials have warned that current trends are worse than in the 2011 famine, in which 250,000 people died.

Parts of Somalia and Ethiopia are experiencing flooding during the ongoing rainy season, and millions of people have been displaced. The affected areas, mostly occupied by herders, had seen prolonged dry seasons that left livestock dead.

Somalia is also grappling with insecurity due to the al-Shabab extremist group, which has ties to al-Qaida and has fought the Somali federal government in Mogadishu for years. The group intensified attacks on military bases in recent months after losing territory in rural areas to government forces.

In Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, nearly all the 6 million people rely on food aid after two years of civil war. Government-imposed restrictions on humanitarian relief had pushed parts of the region to the brink of famine until aid deliveries resumed after the war stopped with a cease-fire in November.

But the U.N. and USAID, the U.S. aid agency, announced earlier this month that they were suspending all food assistance to investigate the theft of humanitarian supplies.

The International Rescue Committee’s president, David Miliband, said U.S. funding “is helping keep famine at bay,” especially in Somalia, and urged other nations to step up contributions and ensure full funding of the appeal.

He also called for “a change in approach to famine response and … (to) prevent catastrophe before it strikes,” pointing to research from the 2011 famine that showed a quarter of a million people died before famine was declared and there was a surge in the international response.

“Effective early warning systems help identify areas that are at risk of famine before the situation becomes critical, such as weather patterns, crop yields, and food prices, and should trigger action for the most at-risk by funneling cash, food and other support before people experience” acute food insecurity let alone famine, he said in a statement.


Associated Press writer Evelyne Musambi in Nairobi, Kenya, contributed to this report.

Related

https://news.yahoo.com/us-announces-524-million-aid-133042762.html

environment, x.yahoo, z-Exclude Tags:All Regions, Region africas, z.yahoo

Post navigation

Previous Post: US government targets North Korea’s illicit IT workforce with new sanctions
Next Post: Google to work with Europe on stop-gap ‘AI Pact’

You must log in to post a comment.

Wall of Shame

  • Ledger of Lies
  • Enforcement Actions
  • Misinformation & Censorship
  • In Court

Recent

  • US / SEC sues Coinbase and Binance, files motion to freeze Binance assets
  • Raging Canada Wildfires Threaten Critical Infrastructure, Force Evacuations
  • Disgruntled employer Fox News says Tucker Carlson breached his contract: Report
  • Saudi crown prince, US’ Blinken had ‘candid’ talks in Jeddah
  • Italian police search former defense exec’s home in corruption probe
  • Meta to let users refuse its cross-site tracking following German antitrust intervention
  • Ex-CIA advisor theorizes date when Dollar’s dominance may start to crumble
  • Treasury ‘sleeping at the wheel’ on PwC tax scandal
  • Biden Signs Bill to Raise US Debt Ceiling to Avoid Default
  • A federal judge rejects Tennessee’s anti-drag law as too broad and vague
About CL
  • British Virgin Islands premier arrested on drug trafficking charges corporate corruption
  • Apple says it has struck a multi-billion dollar deal with chipmaker Broadcom to use more US-made parts Business & Economy
  • Not being covered in media: Official UK data on adverse reactions to vaccination and “excess deaths” Censorship Free Speech
  • Japan’s food self-sufficiency alarmingly low; 72 mil could go hungry, magazine says Business & Economy
  • Why did Wall Street loan billions to alleged fraudster Bill Hwang? Business & Economy
  • Apple blocked 1.7 million apps for privacy, security issues in 2022 Surveillance & Privacy
Rumble Video

Copyright © 2022 Corruption Ledger. This web site contains no ads.