The United States will give Ukraine an additional $215 million in emergency food assistance to help the country battle the humanitarian crisis brought on by Russia's invasion.
Washington The US will give Ukraine an additional $215 million in emergency food assistance to help the country battle the humanitarian crisis brought on by Russia's invasion, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Wednesday, as he called on other countries to swiftly act in order to tackle the growing global food crisis.
"Today, given the urgency of the crisis, we're announcing another $215 million in new emergency food assistance, and we'll do much more," Blinken said at the United Nations during a ministerial meeting on global food security."We expect our Congress very soon to approve approximately $5.5 billion in additional funding for humanitarian assistance and food security."Blinken also said that the US would be committing $500 million to boost US production of fertilizer.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
US reopens embassy in KyivUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Wednesday that the US has reopened its embassy in Kyiv after it closed three months ago ahead of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Read more »
US reopens embassy in Kyiv, UkraineEMBASSY REOPENED - The U.S. is resuming operations at its embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine. The embassy had been closed for about three months due to the Russian invasion.
Read more »
Certora Announces $36 million Series B funding round led by Jump CryptoThe Israel-based company provides security analysis tools for blockchain smart contracts.
Read more »
Dallas to end Rental Assistance Program applicationsThe City of Dallas announced today that the Rental Assistance Program will stop accepting new applications on May 22, 2022.
Read more »
India Isn't the Only One Banning Food Exports. These Countries Are Doing the SameHere’s a list of countries that have banned food exports in the months after the Russia-Ukraine war started, according to the PIIE
Read more »
World Bank to provide additional $12B to tackle global food crisisRussia's offensive against Ukraine and international economic sanctions on Moscow have disrupted supplies of wheat and other food supplies from both countries, especially in developing nations.
Read more »