Less than a third of Colombias IDPs receive emergency assistance. and many. many have to wait months to receive that emergency aid. And let me tell you. of those traditionally marginalized Afro Colombians and indigenous communities. these individuals. these communities have been disproportionately affected. In Burundi. 2.2 million people. including refugees and returnees. need immediate aid to cope with malnourishment and disease. In Northern Uganda. there are more than 1.8 million internally displaced persons desperately in need of assistance. 0i 1015 These statistics just really touch the surface of an expanding global refugee crisis. Due to the critical need. the account reached its lowest point in a decade. We can and we must do more to help global victims of violence cope with the loss of everything that they know and love. Even if the additional $30 million that this amendment provides only allows ERMA to ensure food deliveries to helpless refugees. countless lives will be saved. Innumerable people will feel the goodwill and support of the United States. This is about helping persons who have been stripped of family. friends. homes. and their basic protections.
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