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Media CenterCatholic Relief Services (CRS) Issues Statement in Response to Foreign Aid Cuts to Central American Countries
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Robyn Fieser
Catholic Relief Services
[email protected]
Bogota: +57 322 7209357
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 1, 2019 – Sean Callahan, president and CEO of Catholic Relief Services (CRS) issues the following statement in response to the administration’s announcement to revoke foreign assistance for the Northern Triangle of Central America.
The full statement follows:
“We oppose the administration’s decision to cancel foreign assistance for the Northern Triangle of Central America. With bipartisan support, targeted U.S. assistance has improved prosperity for the poor and vulnerable in Central America. Such programs, implemented by agencies like CRS, have reduced poverty and food insecurity and helped address the underlying causes of violence and migration. Redirecting these funds will undermine long-term U.S. policy goals, lay waste to key progress gained, and exacerbate migration to our border. Our brothers and sisters in Central America are vulnerable to food insecurity, violence and unemployment. We must continue to work together to ensure all families and communities can reach their fullest potential.”
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Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. The agency alleviates suffering and provides assistance to people in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance and peacebuilding. For more information, visit www.crs.org or www.crsespanol.org and follow Catholic Relief Services on social media in English at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube; and in Spanish at: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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