President Joe Biden and leaders from G-7 nations on Tuesday pledged to contribute billions of dollars in aid to address global food security prompted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
In a statement, the White House said that over half of the $4.5 billion contribution will come from the United States.
Biden will also announce an additional $2.76 billion in humanitarian and economic assistance which will help support 47 countries that are home to the world’s most vulnerable populations, according to the statement, and “mitigate the impacts of Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war in Ukraine on growing food insecurity and malnutrition.”
Of the additional $2.76 billion in government assistance, $2 billion will go toward life-saving interventions in areas facing immediate hunger or famine….