International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) Global Emergency Relief, Recovery & Reconstruction (GER3) global leadership, and strengthen security and prosperity here at home and around the world. We encourage Congress to enact robust supplemental funding for global humanitarian, food security, and resilience programs to save lives, advance U.S. We hope that Congress will continue that important legacy. The United States has long led the global community in responding to humanitarian and food crises like the one we are experiencing today. Therefore, we urge Congress to work diligently to pass FY2024 State and Foreign Operations appropriations at no less than the current FY2023 levels. In addition, we recognize that Congress will continue to advance Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 appropriations bills and understand that supplemental resources are not a substitute for strong base funding, now and in future years.
In 2022, roughly 735 million people experienced chronic hunger, an increase of 122 million people from 2019, with the conflict of Ukraine serving as a hunger multiplier. Prior to the Ukraine crisis the world was experiencing one of the greatest hunger crises in generations, with the greatest impacts on the most vulnerable communities, including women, children, and youth. It has contributed heavily to rising costs and decreased availability of food and agricultural inputs, greater supply chain disruptions, and increased fuel costs.
The crisis has caused significant disruptions to grain production and shipments that feed the world, as well as essential fertilizers for farmers across the globe. Moreover, the events in Ukraine continue to have an outsized impact on global food security and the ability to respond robustly to nearly every crisis globally. Many people in Ukraine are still not being reached with health, child protection, and water and sanitation assistance. Increased humanitarian aid in Ukraine and the regions impacted by the conflict is required to support the growing number of people in need of emergency shelter, food assistance, safe drinking water, protection, and healthcare. We are grateful for the supplemental resources Congress has provided since the start of this conflict, but global needs are far outpacing existing funding resources. We urge Congress to use the amounts requested as a floor to provide robust funding to address the compounding effects of the conflict in Ukraine and other stressors. humanitarian, health, development, and democracy programs, we applaud the administration’s request for supplemental international assistance that supports humanitarian, food security, and resilience needs globally. Dear Chairwoman Granger, Chairwoman Murray, Ranking Member DeLauro, and Vice Chairwoman Collins:Īs Members of InterAction, the largest alliance of U.S.-based NGOs that implement and advocate for U.S. The following letter was sent to the appropriations committees in the House and Senate.
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