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From Administrator Henrietta H. Fore

USAID Administrator Fore Calls on Zimbabwe to Lift Suspension on International Humanitarian Aid Organizations Immediately

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 5, 2008
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Henrietta Fore, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), called on the Government of Zimbabwe to lift the suspension on all international NGOs involved in humanitarian work in the country.

"This suspension is a direct threat to the lives and well-being of tens of thousands of innocent people in Zimbabwe," Fore said.

"Given the existing food insecurity and widespread violence that has recently spread throughout the country, the suspension can only add to the significant hardship and suffering of Zimbabwe's most vulnerable people. We call on the Government of Zimbabwe to lift the ban on humanitarian operations now so that humanitarian organizations can resume their work immediately."

Yesterday, the Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare instructed all Private Voluntary Organizations and Non Governmental Organizations "to suspend all field operation until further notice."

The United States provided more than $170 million in food aid to Zimbabwe last year, through the USAID Food for Peace program. So far this year, USAID has provided the country more than $96 million in food assistance, and $6 million in non-food assistance.

The American people, through the U.S. Agency for International Development, have provided economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide for nearly 50 years.

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