Policy & Advocacy
CRS-USCCB Appropriations Chart, January 8, 2019
CRS-USCCB Appropriations Chart, January 8, 2019
International Poverty-Reducing Development and Humanitarian Accounts
The Church views international assistance as an essential tool to promote human life and dignity, advance solidarity with developing nations, and enhance human security. The USCCB and CRS prioritize the accounts below because they are most focused on saving lives and reducing poverty. This assistance is just over one-half percent of the federal budget, not the 20-25% many Americans believe it constitutes. We urge Congress to fund international poverty-reducing development and humanitarian programs to meet urgent needs and invest in peace.