Tell your representative: Protect global humanitarian funding
Every fiscal year, Congress passes critical funding for global resilience-building programs to combat hunger, poverty, and climate-related emergencies. Last fiscal year, Congress reduced funding by over 10%.
Ahead of this year’s budget deadline, Congress must pass adequate and critical funding to promote sustainable development, reduce poverty, strengthen security, and help communities prosper here at home and around the world. Please add your name to send a letter to your representative today.
Here is the letter we will send to Congress on your behalf:
Dear Member of Congress,
As your constituent, I am writing to urge you to support at least FY2023 funding levels for international development and food security accounts in the fiscal year 2025 budget.
As many as 309 million people across 72 countries are currently facing chronic hunger driven by conflict, extreme weather events, and economic volatility. These same factors are also contributing to soaring displacement and loss of livelihood opportunities around the world. Studies show that for every $1 invested in resilience-building programs, roughly $3 is saved in future humanitarian aid by avoiding losses early.
U.S. development and food security programs are vital tools to strengthen resilience and enable communities to withstand shocks. They support sustainable development in fragile contexts by strengthening vulnerable populations’ governance structures, food systems, economic growth, and social stability – reducing long-term need for humanitarian aid. Congress must therefore fund these accounts at no less than FY2023 levels, as follows:
Development Assistance: $4.368 billion
Economic Support Fund: $4.301 billion
Feed the Future: $1.010 billion
Food for Peace Title II: $1.750 billion
Funding cuts to these vital programs are ultimately short-sighted and could lead to more setbacks in reducing global poverty. In order for the U.S. to maintain its global leadership and support lasting change through its foreign assistance, development and food security accounts must be fully funded for the upcoming fiscal year.
It is critical to support at least FY2023 levels for global resilience-building programs in FY2025 to promote sustainable development, reduce poverty, and strengthen security here at home and around the world.
Sincerely,