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Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Rapid Global Famine Assitance

Letter

Date: May 19, 2017
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Foreign Aid Foreign Affairs

Dear Mr. Mulvaney:

The world is currently witnessing a humanitarian crisis not seen in 70 years. In February, the United Nations declared a famine in South Sudan and 5 million South Sudanese are facing severe food insecurity. This level of famine is also threatening Nigeria, Yemen, and Somalia. In Yemen, 2.2 million children are acutely malnourished. Across 45 countries, nearly 110 million people will require emergency food assistance this year.
The fiscal year 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act provided $990 million in humanitarian relief to address this critical famine, and hundreds of millions of dollars were included in the 2017 Security Assistance Appropriations Act for international disaster assistance. Humanitarian aid can sometimes take months to reach its intended destination. It is imperative that these funds be released without delay.
We urge you to take the necessary steps to apportion these funds as soon as possible. Millions of lives are depending on it.

Sincerely,


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