,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #aad  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #e 7legislative
 day1 ,april #d71 #bjag ,mr4 ,"y 7=     
himself & ,mr4 ,c>d97 submitt$ ! foll[+ 
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,relations  ,,resolution     
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate on          
humanit>ian crises 9 ,nig]ia1 ,somalia1 
,s\? ,sudan1 & ,yem54  ,:]eas ,nig]ia1  
,somalia1 ,s\? ,sudan1 & ,yem5 are all 9
 fam9e1 pre-fam9e1 or at risk ( fam9e   
/ages 9 #bjag2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to !     
,unit$ ,nations ,(fice = ! ,coord9ation 
( ,humanit>ian ,affairs 7,,uno*a71      
#bj1jjj1jjj p are at risk ( />vation )9 
! next six mon?s 9 ,nig]ia1 ,somalia1   
,s\? ,sudan1 & ,yem52 ,:]eas1 on ,m>*   
#bb1 #bjag1 ,mr4 ,yves ,daccord1 !      
,director-,g5]al ( ! ,int]national      
,committee ( ! ,r$ ,cross1 te/ifi$ t !  
crisis repres5ts "o ( ! mo/ critical    
humanit>ian issues to face mank9d s9ce !
 end ( ! ,second ,_w ,w> & w>n$ t we are
 at ! br9k ( a humanit>ian mega-crisis  

unprec$5t$ 9 rec5t hi/ory2 ,:]eas1      
accord+ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy =     
,int]national ,developm5t 7,,usaid71 ,m 
?an #e4a million p face sev]e food      
insecurity 9 nor!a/]n ,nig]ia2 ,:]eas1  
accord+ to ,,usaid1 ,an e/imat$ #f4b    
million p--m ?an half ( ,somalia's total
 population--curr5tly require urg5t     
humanit>ian assi/ance42 ,:]eas1 accord+ 
to ,,usaid1 ,an e/imat$ #e4e million    
p--ne>ly half ( ,s\? ,sudan's           
population--w face life ?reat5+ hung] by
 ,july42 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ,,usaid1 9  
,yem51 ,m ?an sev5te5 million p--an     
a/\nd+ #fj ( ! c\ntry's population--are 
food insecure1 includ+ sev5 million p :o
 are unable to survive )\t food         
assi/ance42 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,unit$ 
,nations ,*ildr5's ,fund 7,,unicef71 ,"s
 #bb million *ildr5 h be5 left hungry1  
sick1 displac$ & out ( s*ool 9 ! f\r    
c\ntries4 ,ne>ly #a4d million are at    
imm95t risk ( dea? ?is ye> f sev]e      
malnutrition42 ,:]eas ! humanit>ian     
crises 9 ea* ( ^! regions are1 to v>y+  

degrees1 man-made &                     
prev5table--exac]bat$ by arm$ conflict1 
disreg>d = int]national humanit>ian law1
 & delib]ate re/rictions on humanit>ian 
access2 ,:]eas p>ties to ! conflicts h  
h>ass$1 attack$1 & kill$ humanit>ian    
work]s1 block+ & h9d]+ humanit>ian      
access & depriv+ ! _w's mo/ hungry p ( !
 food !y ne$2 ,:]eas humanit>ian actors1
 coord9at$ by ,,uno*a1 are appeal+ =    
#e1fjj1jjj1jjj 9 #bjag to address fam9es
 9 ,yem51 ,s\? ,sudan1 ,nig]ia1 &       
,somalia1 #d1djj1jjj1jjj ( :i* is       
requir$ urg5tly2 & ,:]eas ,mr4 ,daccord 
te/ifi$ on ,m>* #bb1 #bjag1 ,our message
 is cle>3 imm$iate1 decisive action is  
ne$$ to prev5t va/ numb]s ( p />v+ to   
dea?43 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t-- 7#a7 x is 
! s5se ( ! ,s5ate t--  7,a7 ,unit$      
,/ates national security int]e/s & !    
values ( ! ,am]ican p dem& t ! ,unit$   
,/ates lead an urg5t & compreh5sive     
int]national diplomatic ef=t to address 
ob/acles 9 ,nig]ia1 ,somalia1 ,s\?      
,sudan1 & ,yem5 t are prev5t+           

humanit>ian aid f be+ deliv]$ to        
millions ( p :o desp]ately ne$ x2  7,b7 
! ,presid5t %\ld enc\rage o!r gov]nm5ts 
to jo9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 provid+ !      
res\rces necess>y to meet !             
#e1fjj1jjj1jjj ,,uno*a appeal to address
 ! humanit>ian crises 9 ,nig]ia1        
,somalia1 ,s\? ,sudan1 & ,yem52  7,c7   
p>ties to ! conflicts 9 ,nig]ia1        
,somalia1 ,s\? ,sudan1 & ,yem5 mu/      
respect fully int]national humanit>ian  
law by all[+ & facilitat+ rapid &       
unimp$$ passage ( humanit>ian relief =  
civilians 9 ne$ & respect+ & protect+   
humanit>ian & m$ical relief p]sonnel &  
objects2 &  7,d7 ! ,presid5t1 work+ )   
int]national p>tn]s1 %\ld "w to id5tify 
& docum5t violations ( int]national     
humanit>ian law 9 ,nig]ia1 ,somalia1    
,s\? ,sudan1 & ,yem5 seek+ to br+       
p]petrators to ju/ice :]e possible2 &   
7#b7 ! ,s5ate-- 7,a7 urges ! ,presid5t1 
9 close coord9ation ) int]national      
p>tn]s1 to employ e appropriate /rategy 
to p]suade ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,s\? ,sudan to 

/op block+ aid = p :o desp]ately ne$ x2 
7,b7 calls on ! ,presid5t to notify     
,congress )\t delay if ! ,gov]nm5t (    
,s\? ,sudan does n imm$iately & fully   
respect int]national humanit>ian law s t
 ,congress c "w ) ! ,presid5t to impose 
additional co/s on ! gov]nm5t & lead]s (
 ,s\? ,sudan = _! deplorable actions2   
7,c7 urges ! ,presid5t to press !       
,gov]nm5t ( ,nig]ia to take tangible &  
imm$iate /eps to ensure acc\ntability = 
security =ces t violate human rights &  
fail to coop]ate fully ) int]national   
aid ef=ts2  7,d7 calls on ! ,presid5t to
 s5d ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate or o!r high    
level repres5tative to att5d ! upcom+   
,unit$ ,k+dom's ,m9i/]ial ,conf]5ce on  
,somalia & publicly ann\nce a           
contribution to ! humanit>ian assi/ance 
ef=ts :i* w help lev]age o!r            
int]national donors2 &  7,e7 urges !    
,presid5t to "w urg5tly ) /akehold]s to 
p]suade p>ties to conflict 9 ,yem5 to   
p]mit humanit>ian gr\ps increas$ access 
to ,r$ ,sea ports l ,hodeida to deliv]  

mu*-ne$$ assi/ance to vuln]able         
communities4