United States announces nearly $524 million in additional aid for Horn of Africa to combat drought
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The Horn of Africa is set to receive nearly $524 million in additional aid from the United States. The new aid package was announced at a United Nations conference on May 24, 2023.
The United States is the largest provider of humanitarian aid to the region, and Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, told the pledging conference that the $524 million in new funds will bring the total U.S. humanitarian contribution to the region to $1.4 billion for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30.
When Thomas-Greenfield visited the Somali capital, Mogadishu, in September, she said she heard firsthand "how the drought impacted the food supply and the increased potential for famine" and announced more than $40 million in additional funding for the country.