{"id":1531916,"date":"2022-06-29T04:49:24","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T08:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1531916"},"modified":"2022-06-29T04:49:26","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T08:49:26","slug":"biden-g-7-leaders-pledge-4-5-billion-in-aid-for-global-food-security-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-g-7-leaders-pledge-4-5-billion-in-aid-for-global-food-security-white-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden, G-7 Leaders Pledge $4.5 Billion in Aid for Global Food Security: White House"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-g-7-leaders-pledge-4-5-billion-in-aid-for-global-food-security-white-house%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1531916&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Joe Biden and leaders from G-7 nations on Tuesday\u00a0pledged to contribute billions of dollars in aid to address global <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-food-security\">food security<\/a> prompted by Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-white-house\">White House<\/a> said that over half of the\u00a0$4.5 billion contribution will come\u00a0from the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Biden will also announce an additional $2.76 billion in humanitarian and economic assistance which will help support 47\u00a0countries that are home to the world\u2019s most vulnerable populations,\u00a0according to the statement, and\u00a0\u201cmitigate the impacts of Russia\u2019s unprovoked and unjustified war in Ukraine on growing food insecurity and malnutrition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of the additional $2.76 billion in government assistance,\u00a0$2 billion will go toward life-saving interventions in areas facing\u00a0immediate hunger or famine.<\/p>\n<p>The other $760 million would be invested in \u201csustainable near-term food assistance\u201d to help prevent further increases in poverty and hunger in vulnerable countries that are being hit hard by increases in the price of food,\u00a0fertilizer, and fuel.<\/p>\n<p>Up to\u00a040 million more people could be pushed into poverty in 2022 as a result of the war in Ukraine, according to the White House.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the entire globe will continue to be affected by Russia\u2019s actions, the\u00a0most immediate needs will present in the\u00a0Horn of Africa, as it experiences a record-setting fourth straight season of drought, that may lead to famine,\u201d the statement reads. \u201cAs many as 20 million people may face the threat of starvation by the end of the year. The prolonged drought is also having dire nutrition impacts, putting children at severe risk of malnutrition and in need of treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> \u2018Unjustifiable War of Aggression Against Ukraine\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>In addition to the billions of dollars in funding from the Biden administration,\u00a0the U.S. Agency for International Development is also committing $2 billion in international disaster assistance funds that will go toward emergency humanitarian needs over the next three months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden and leaders from G-7 nations on Tuesday\u00a0pledged to contribute billions of dollars in aid to address global food security prompted by Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. In a statement, the White House said that over half of the\u00a0$4.5 billion contribution will come\u00a0from the United States. 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