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News Briefs United States Commits Extra $16.9 Million to UN Program to Aid Refugee Women and ChildrenAugust 13, 2002 The United States is committing an extra $16.9 million for the UN's effort to help refugee women and children in Africa and Afghanistan. About $5 million will go toward programs by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees that help shield women and children from sexual assaults and violence based on gender, State Department spokesperson Philip Reeker said. Other funds will help the agency's environmental and AIDS prevention programs, he said. The funds announced Monday bring the total US contribution to the high commissioner to $255 million. Associated Press 08.12.02  This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
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