Refugees Archives | U.S. Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome

UNITED STATES ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL $639 MILLION ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE AFFECTED BY FOOD INSECURITY AND VIOLENCE

Today, the United States announced nearly $639 million in additional humanitarian assistance to the millions of people affected by food insecurity and violence in South Sudan, Nigeria, Somalia, and Yemen. This additional funding brings the total U.S. humanitarian assistance to over $1.8 billion for these four crises since the beginning of Fiscal Year 2017.

By USUN Rome Mission | 10 July, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, USAID | Tags: Humanitarian Assistance, Nigeria, OFDA, Refugees, Somalia, South Sudan, USAID, Yemen

On the Ground in South Sudan: Delivering Humanitarian and Food Assistance Against the Odds

Over one and one-half million people have been displaced inside South Sudan, to escape the fighting; over 100,000 people have sought refuge on United Nations compounds. An additional 500,000 people have fled the country and are refugees in Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda. Despite the herculean efforts of WFP, neighboring countries, and the humanitarian community, ...

By USUN Rome Mission | 28 March, 2015 | Topics: Former U.S. Ambassadors, Human Rights, News | Tags: blog, Humanitarian Assistance, Refugees