Congressman Calls for Increasing Sudan Humanitarian Aid

Washington – Sudanhorizon
A senior member of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee has criticized the meager amount of aid pledged by the U.S. president to Sudan, describing it disgraceful contribution.
Representative Gregory W. Meeks, the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement following the “Sudan Humanitarian Fund” event held on February 3 at the U.S. Institute of Peace. He noted that while the United Nations estimates the needs at $6 billion, Donald Trump’s donation was only $200 million.
In the statement, published on the Foreign Affairs Committee website Friday evening, the congressman added that the humanitarian crisis in Sudan is the largest and most urgent in the world, with an estimated 33.7 million people in need of assistance. President Trump himself has called on the international community to do more, yet America is contributing was meager.
The congressman ridiculed the United States’ pledge of $200 million to Sudan, saying, that’s roughly half of what Trump spends on his ballroom, and a fraction of what the United States typically provides for a crisis of this magnitude. This is not only inadequate, but it’s a moral failure and an abdication of American leadership.
He emphasized that “the Trump administration’s cuts to foreign aid have only exacerbated the humanitarian situation in Sudan,” adding that America has the resources, the leverage, and the responsibility, so “the administration must do more, and urgently.”

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