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The speaker is in Brussels for critical discussions with friends and partners from the humanitarian community about providing life-saving aid to the world’s most vulnerable people and making concrete commitments to turn ideas into action. Since 2017, more than 6,000,000 Venezuelans have sought refuge in 17 countries across the region, representing the largest displacement in the Western Hemisphere. At the 2023 International Conference in Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants, the United States announced more than 171,000,000 in humanitarian assistance and development funding to respond to the needs of vulnerable Venezuelans in their own country, Venezuelan refugees and migrants, and the generous communities that host them across the region. The speaker expresses being inspired by the stories of strength and resilience of Venezuelan refugees and migrants and pride in the United States’ role as the largest single donor to this crisis response.
The United States is highlighted as the largest single donor of humanitarian assistance worldwide. The speaker looks forward to next week’s European Humanitarian Forum, where government representatives, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, and others will collaborate on issues such as refugee resettlement, humanitarian diplomacy, and forced displacement. Addressing the unprecedented 100,000,000 persons now displaced worldwide will require additional aid and support from new and nontraditional donors, as well as new ideas and approaches. The speaker stresses that no single country can address all needs alone, and that the only way forward is together.
Gratitude is extended to the European Union for bringing everyone together for these discussions. The challenges ahead are described as formidable, but equally strong is the will to overcome them. The speaker affirms confidence that, together, progress can be made.