SaveUS Minute

11/02/2018

Save The Persecuted Christians brings you news of anti- Christian violence in today’s SaveUs Minute

The population of Iraq’s Christians has gone from 1.5 million in 2003 to just 200,000 reports the National Catholic Register with faith leaders saying more is needed to ensure survival of this ancient Christian population.

USAID Administrator Mark Green announced last week a pledge to spend more than $178 million in U.S. foreign assistance to support Christians and other vulnerable communities in Iraq, bringing “total U.S. assistance for this population to nearly $300 million since 2017, implemented by both the State Department and USAID.

“What we’re trying to do is make sure that we’re working with groups that are on the ground,” Green emphasized, “those that are working with communities, and faith communities right on the ground in northern Iraq, so that we can mobilize those resources, get them out most quickly, but, also, have the demonstrable results.”

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