Blinken announces $331M in humanitarian aid to Ethiopia
Posted on AllSides March 15th, 2023
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Wednesday that the United States will send $331 million in humanitarian aid to Ethiopia.
“This funding will provide life-saving support to those displaced and affected by conflict, drought, and food insecurity in Ethiopia,” he said in a statement.
Blinken broke down the aid, explaining that it includes $12 million from the State Department Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration and more than $319 million from the U.S. Agency for International Development. He said in a statement that this brings the total amount of humanitarian assistance sent from...
