The United States announces a new $5.5 billion humanitarian aid package
The United States has also increased its contribution to global food assistance by $215 million
What happened? The United States has announced a new $5.5 billion package to provide humanitarian support and strengthen global food security.
Source. This was stated by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a UN meeting.
Details. The United States has announced allocating more than $2.3 billion funding for emergency food assistance and global humanitarian aid after russia's invasion of Ukraine.
“Now, taking into consideration the acute crisis, we are announcing an additional $215 million of new food assistance,” Blinken said.
At the same time, he said, Washington plans to continue to support countries that suffer from instability in food markets. “We expect Congress to approve more than $5.5 billion of additional funding for humanitarian aid and food security very soon,” Blinken said.
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