75+ Organizations Send Letter to Congress Opposing the Rescission of Foreign Assistance

In a letter sent to Congress yesterday, leading anti-hunger, anti-poverty, environmental, faith-based, gender equality, global health, humanitarian aid, human rights, peacebuilding and refugee agencies urged Members to “oppose the rescission of any foreign assistance funds related to urgent human needs, including food, medical and humanitarian aid, and to global stability and resilience, such as peacebuilding, poverty-focused development assistance, climate resilience and good governance.” 

The letter, signed by NP and 77 other organizations, warns that “providing Congressional approval for these cuts will result in otherwise preventable deaths, the spread of infectious diseases and antibiotic resistance, and increased global poverty, instability and violence.” While reminding Congress that this rescission package “defies the long-held values of the United States and the current views of its people” and that “Americans are generous.”  

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