23 October 2001
Text: U.S. Contributes $10 Million More for Afghan Aid
(State Department Statement 10/22) (260)
The United States will contribute an additional $10 million to assist
Afghan refugees, according to a State Department statement October 22.
The contribution will support the work of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees on behalf of the Afghan people, the
statement said.
Following is the text of the State Department statement:
(begin text)
October 22, 2001
STATEMENT BY PHILIP T. REEKER DEPUTY SPOKESMAN
Afghanistan Emergency: U.S. Contributes $10 Million to UN High
Commissioner for Refugees
The U.S. is pleased to announce an additional contribution of $10
million to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in
response to its current emergency needs to assist Afghan refugees
fleeing to neighboring countries, particularly Pakistan. With this
latest contribution, the U.S. has contributed $14 million, to date, to
the donor alert of the UN High Commissioner to assist the people of
Afghanistan over the coming winter. This new contribution is part of
the $320 million in aid for the Afghan people announced by President
Bush on October 4, 2001.
This assistance will complement assistance being provided inside of
Afghanistan by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Our priority remains
the provision of as much assistance inside of Afghanistan as possible,
so that individuals do not need to flee to bordering countries for
assistance.
We call on other donors to contribute generously to the UN High
Commissioner for Refugees, other UN agencies and non-governmental
organizations responding to the dire humanitarian situation in
Afghanistan.
(end text)
(Distributed by the Office of International Information Programs, U.S.
Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)
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