Kerry Pledges New Refugee Aid for Kenya
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NAIROBI—
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has announced millions of dollars in new aid for Africa at a Monday news conference in Nairobi, Kenya.
Kerry said $45 million in additional funding will be provided to help the UNHCR provide better school, health clinics and clean drinking water to refugees.
The State Department said the funds will help 600,000 refugees living in Kenya, including 400,000 people from Somalia and 45,000 refugees from South Sudan.
It said that including the just announced funding, the United States has provided since 2014 more than $289 million in humanitarian assistance for Kenya.
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