Policy & Advocacy
USCCB-CRS FY20 SFOPS Letter and Chart May 21, 2019
USCCB-CRS FY20 SFOPS Letter and Chart May 21, 2019
Includes a letter to Congress from Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, Chair, Committee on International Justice and Peace, Bishop Joe S. Vasquez, Chair, Committee on Migration, and Mr. Sean Callahan, President and CEO, Catholic Relief Services and a chart on the International Poverty-Reducing Development and Humanitarian Accounts for FY 2020.
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.