[wanabidii] Press Releases: Kenya: Food Ration Cuts

You are subscribed to Press Releases for U.S. Department of State. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Press Releases: Kenya: Food Ration Cuts 11/25/2014 01:17 PM EST Kenya: Food Ration Cuts Press Statement Jeff Rathke Director, Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of Press Relations Washington, DC November 25, 2014 The United States is profoundly concerned about funding shortfalls being experienced by humanitarian organizations in many places around the world. Nowhere is this shortfall more dire than in Africa. On November 14, the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) announced that insufficient funding would force it to cut food rations in half for over 500,000 refugees now in Kenya, most of them from war-torn South Sudan and Somalia, until the end of January 2015. That cut has now been made. The United States government provided more than $5 billion in humanitarian assistance around the world in FY 2014 and is the single largest donor to WFP. The United States provided over $111 million to assist refugees in Kenya in FY2014. We welcome the important contributions the United Kingdom and Denmark announced recently for Kenya and urge other countries and entities to make further donations as well to address the growing food insecurity for refugees, both in Kenya and worldwide. The Office of Website Management, Bureau of Public Affairs, manages this site as a portal for information from the U.S. State Department. External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein. Stay connected with the State Department:       External links found in this content or on Department of State websites that go to other non-Department websites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.  Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by U.S. Department of State. This email was sent to wanabidii@googlegroups.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Department of State · 2201 C Street NW · Washington, DC 20520

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