UNDP announced it was seeking an additional $138 million from donors in emergency funds for such items as repair of wells. water storage. and seed production. Mr. President. with respect to the $37.5 million for refugees out of the $175 million total. I am growing increasingly concerned over the refugee situation in Africa. particularly in Sudan. As many as 3.000 refugees a day are coming into Sudan from Ethiopia in search of food. Vice President Bush. after his recent visit to the Sudan. pledged continued U.S. assistance for the refugees in his address to last weeks U.N. conference on the emergency situation in Africa held in Geneva. Clearly. the funds provided in this bill are desperately needed to make good on that pledge. including funds for expanding water sources and other infrastructure in areas where there are large numbers of refugees. as proposed at the ICARA II conference last summer. As much as a third of the Sudanese population itself is at risk of starvation. The Sudan people have accepted large numbers of refugees in their midst. They need our help in coping with the newcomers. Mr. President. if the African emergency is to be dealt with effectively and the beginning steps taken to assist African countries recover from the current food crisis. the United States must respond to requests currently in hand and to future requests for nonfood relief. refugee. and recovery assistance. I hope $175 million for the remainder of fiscal year 1985 will be enough. I am certain it will not be too much.
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