Congresswoman Jacobs Applauds the Biden Administration’s Selection of Global Fragility Act Priority Countries and Regions
Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (D-CA-53) applauds the Biden Administration’s release of the Global Fragility Act selection of countries and regions, which included the commitment to develop 10-year strategies to stabilize and prevent conflicts in Haiti, Mozambique, Libya, Papua New Guinea, and Coastal West Africa (Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, and Togo). Implementation of the Global Fragility Act has been a top priority of Congresswoman Jacobs since being elected.
Focused on addressing the root causes of violence and instability, the Global Fragility Act seeks to create a long-term effort to prevent, manage, and stabilize conflicts globally. This interagency effort, including the Department of State, USAID, and the Department of Defense, requires the selection of five priority countries and/or regions to devise and implement 10-year strategies. Today’s announcement was the first step in the implementation process.
Congresswoman Jacobs releases the following statement:
“I welcome the Biden Administration’s important step in implementing the Global Fragility Act – a new framework for preventing, mitigating, and responding to conflicts abroad in a comprehensive way. From Mozambique to Haiti to Guinea, new approaches and strategies in the selected countries and regions are sorely needed. I look forward to working with the Administration on the details of these strategies to revolutionize the U.S. approach to conflict for decades to come.”
In June, Congresswoman Jacobs, Congressman Peter Meijer, Chairman Gregory Meeks, Ranking Member Michael McCaul, and Chairman Adam Smith sent a letter with fifteen other Members of Congress, urging the Administration to implement the Global Fragility Act. On October 21, the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed a bipartisan resolution, led by Congresswoman Jacobs, urging for stability and the cessation of violence in northern Mozambique. In November the House passed the Haiti Development, Accountability, and Institutional Transparency Initiative Act, which included a bipartisan amendment authored by Jacobs which would require the State Department and USAID to assess conflict, instability, and violence in Haiti.
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