A/S Anne Richard and USAID's Nancy Lindborg Focus on U.S. Commitment to Syria Humanitarian Crisis.
Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration, Anne Richard reached out to media to showcase the U.S. commitment to the humanitarian crisis in Syria at a press conference at the United Nations in Geneva, and interviews with the New York Times and NPR. A/S Richard noted that the U.S. remains the largest donor to the humanitarian crisis with over $1.3 billion in donations thus far and spoke of her recent visit to the refugee camps in northern Iraq. A/S Richard pointed out that there is still a need for increased humanitarian access inside Syria. She also outlined the additional needs with winter having arrived for the 2.3 million refugees and 9.3 million people now in need of humanitarian assistance across Syria, figures which indicate more than half of Syria’s population has fled their homes or needs assistance.