{"id":1937246,"date":"2023-05-24T18:45:21","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T22:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-announces-524m-for-horn-of-africa-climate-crisis-others-join\/"},"modified":"2023-05-24T18:49:40","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T22:49:40","slug":"u-s-announces-524m-for-horn-of-africa-climate-crisis-others-join","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-announces-524m-for-horn-of-africa-climate-crisis-others-join\/","title":{"rendered":"USA pledges $524M for Horn of Africa climate crisis, more countries contribute."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fu-s-announces-524m-for-horn-of-africa-climate-crisis-others-join%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=1937246&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--><h2>U.S. Announces $524 Million in Humanitarian Aid for Horn of Africa<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A displaced family stays at a makeshift hut after flooding outside of Beledweyne, central Somalia, on May 13, 2023. Around 200,000 people have been displaced due to flash flooding in central Somalia, a regional official told AFP, as the Shabelle River burst its banks and submerged roads. Inhabitants of Beledweyne town in Hiran region were forced out of their homes as heavy rainfall caused water levels to rise sharply. (Photo by HASSAN ALI ELMI\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the United Nations Summit on Wednesday, the United States announced that approximately $524 million in humanitarian aid would be provided for the Horn of Africa. This comes as the nation is experiencing a climate crisis with reportedly the worst drought they have had in over 40 years.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">\n\t<script>  \n\t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \n\t<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cSadly, the humanitarian needs in Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya are now greater than ever with over 23.5 million persons facing acute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/most-of-bidens-1-9-trillion-coronavirus-relief-bill-has-nothing-to-do-with-public-health\/\" title=\"Most Of Biden\u2019s .9 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill Has Nothing To Do With Public Health\">food insecurity<\/a>,\u201d she said in a statement. \u201cThat\u2019s why the United States is continuing to support the humanitarian response in the Horn with this new funding.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Germany and the U.K. Also Pledge Support<\/h3>\n<p>In addition, Germany\u2019s U.N. Ambassador Antje Leendertse has announced a donation of $226 million, which does not include significant funds \u201cfor development and stabilization\u201d in the Horn of Africa for Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has said that the new funding will support refugees, asylum seekers, internally-displaced and stateless people, and millions affected by conflict, drought, and food insecurity.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the U.K. Minister for Development and Africa, Andrew Mitchell, has said that the nation is pledging an additional $119 million for the countries Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya, which accounts for $119 million total. According to U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the $524 million in new funds will bring the total U.S. contribution to $1.4 billion for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-foreign-press-association-accused-of-ethical-violations-ahead-of-golden-globes\/\" title=\"Hollywood Foreign Press Association Accused Of Ethical Violations Ahead Of Golden Globes\">fiscal year ending<\/a> on September 30<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26a0\ufe0f Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia<\/p>\n<p>People in the Horn of Africa are at the epicentre of one of the world\u2019s worst climate emergencies.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, donors will come together to rally support for the humanitarian response across the region. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iv9wcfb91F\">https:\/\/t.co\/iv9wcfb91F<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNOCHA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNOCHA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I9kMqxmKxg\">pic.twitter.com\/I9kMqxmKxg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 United Nations (@UN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UN\/status\/1661311577226715136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>U.N. Urges More Funding<\/h3>\n<p>During the summit, the U.N.\u2019s Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, urgently appealed for financial assistance to address the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-officials-call-talks-with-taliban-candid-and-professional\/\" title=\"US Officials Call Talks With Taliban \u2018Candid and Professional\u2019\">severe humanitarian crisis<\/a> in the Horn of Africa. The United Nations had requested $7 billion, but only $1.6 billion has been granted so far, which is significantly less than what had been suggested. The limited funding has been insufficient to support the 43.3 million people in the region who were in desperate need of help, including the 21 million individuals who were suffering from severe malnutrition.<\/p>\n<p>Guterres emphasized that the crisis is a result of multiple factors, including an ongoing drought, large-scale displacement due to prolonged violence, and inflated food prices. He stressed the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-announces-524m-for-horn-of-africa-climate-crisis-others-join\/\" title=\"USA pledges 4M for Horn of Africa climate crisis, more countries contribute.\">donors providing substantial financial support promptly<\/a> to prevent the situation from escalating into a catastrophe.<\/p>\n<p>The lack of adequate funding presents significant challenges in delivering essential aid, including food, water, healthcare, and shelter to vulnerable populations in the Horn of Africa. Without sufficient resources, it was determined that it would be extremely difficult to alleviate the devastating consequences of the humanitarian crisis and provide the necessary relief to those struggling.<\/p>\n<p>Given the seriousness of the situation, it was deemed crucial for the international community to heed the Secretary-General\u2019s call and increase their support.<\/p>\n<p>Swift action and additional funding was determined to be necessary to prevent further suffering and to offer hope and assistance to the millions of people who are struggling to survive in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>forced to flee their homes and seek shelter in makeshift huts after flash flooding caused by the overflowing Shabelle River displaced around 200,000 people in central Somalia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1755,"featured_media":1937247,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[27536,5716,4321,14023,11545,6170,27535,5136,14541],"class_list":["post-1937246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-524m","tag-africa","tag-climate","tag-contribute","tag-countries","tag-crisis","tag-horn","tag-pledges","tag-usa"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1937246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1755"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1937246"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1937246\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1937247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1937246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1937246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1937246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}