announced more than $630 million in
aid for Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan
and Nigeria.
The aid was to help such countries
where conflict has led to the world's
largest humanitarian crisis in more
than 70 years according to the United
Nations.
The announcement was made as
President Donald Trump attended the
Group of 20 summit in Germany.
David Beasley, the new American
director of the UN World Food Program
said: "This is truly a life-saving gift."
Although, the US is the world's largest
humanitarian donor, the Donald Trump
administration recently proposed deep
cuts to foreign aid up to 30% and this
has led to a lot of concern.
In a statement attributed to Rev. David
Beckmann, president of the
Washington-based Christian
organization Bread for the World, he
said:
"We welcome President Trump's
attention to the global humanitarian
crisis, but he was announcing aid that
Congress approved months ago and that
his administration has delayed."
Mllions of people in Yemen, Somalia,
South Sudan and Nigeria face hunger
amid conflict. Yemen has the world's
largest cholera outbreak, while half of
drought-hit Somalia's 12 million people
need aid. South Sudan's civil war and
Nigeria's Boko Haram insurgency have
contributed to severe hunger.
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