The United States is sending $60 million in "rapid assistance" to help struggling Tunisian families amid ongoing economic shocks that have plagued the North African nation and been exacerbated by the war in Ukraine.
The grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will help UNICEF deliver direct support to vulnerable people in Tunisia, including for school-related costs, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday.
"The United States continues to stand with the Tunisian people as they grapple with an ongoing economic crisis at home and confront food insecurity exacerbated by Russia’s aggression in Ukraine," U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.
