President Obama has decided to increase U.S. humanitarian assistance to Yemen by $29.6 million, to $42.5 million this fiscal year. This assistance will provide food, water and sanitation, shelter, and health care to over 280,000 individuals displaced by the conflict in northern Yemen, as well as refugees in southern Yemen.

The United States urges other donors to support international agencies working to meet these urgent humanitarian needs, as the United Nation's Humanitarian Response Plan remains woefully underfunded. We also call on all parties to ensure the safety and rights

FOREIGN ASSISTANCE REVITALIZATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2009

FEBRUARY 2, 2010.-Ordered to be printed

Mr. KERRY, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, submitted the following REPORT

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III. DISCUSSION

The Foreign Assistance Revitalization and Accountability Act (S.1524-FARAA) of 2009 authorizes legislation to strengthen U.S. foreign assistance efforts in three areas: rebuilding policy and strategic planning capacity at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); increasing accountability and transparency of U.S. foreign assistance

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

UNITED STATES SENATE

ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

JANUARY 5, 2010

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

During a September 27-October 2, 2009, Senate Foreign Relations Committee minority staff visit to Yemen and Lebanon, staff gathered information to contribute to two forthcoming committee reports, one on security assistance, and the other on lending by International Financial Institutions (IFIs). Although the circumstances facing Yemen and Lebanon differ greatly, the two countries were chosen because the security threats