(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Sept 19 (KUNA) -- The US announced Saturday an additional nearly USD 348 million in humanitarian assistance "to respond to the Venezuela crisis".
"The United States remains the largest single donor of humanitarian and development assistance around the world, including for Venezuelans in need, because doing our part to respond to global crisis situations is a national security priority," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement.
He added that the US "is demonstrating our continued commitment to the Venezuelan people and our response to the ongoing humanitarian crisis caused by the corrupt and illegitimate Maduro regime with the announcement of an additional nearly USD 348 million in humanitarian assistance".
"This additional US humanitarian assistance includes support to the more than seven million Venezuelans with critical needs inside Venezuela, the more than five million who have sought refuge in countries across the region, and the generous communities hosting them," he noted.
Pompeo affirmed that "many Venezuelans continue to struggle to meet their basic needs and US assistance supports the well-being of forcibly displaced Venezuelans".
"This new funding now brings the total amount of US humanitarian and development assistance toward the Venezuela crisis to more than USD 1.2 billion since 2017, excluding COVID-19 supplementary funding," according the statement. (end)
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