US dollars. File photoLOS ANGELES, Jun 10 The U.S. pledges over $645 million in coming days to combat food insecurity, migration and natural disasters in Latin America, U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday «Over the next few days, we are committed to announcing over $645 million in assistance to combat the region's food insecurity and to strengthen the ability of these countries to withstand natural disasters and the historic influx of migrants and refugees,» Biden said at the the Summit of the Americas taking place these days in Los Angeles. The speech was broadcast by the White House. As the head of state noted, not a single country in North and South America remained unaffected by the problem of migration flows. «In my view, it is our shared responsibility to meet this challenge,» the US president said. Earlier this week, the Biden administration announced plans to allocate some $331 million to address food security problems in Latin America.
Biden is not concerned about the decision of a number of countries to boycott the Summit of the AmericasThe Summit of the Americas is a meeting of the heads of state and government of North and South America, which takes place every few years. This year the forum is being held in Los Angeles. Delegations from Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela were not invited to the event. In this regard, the leaders of a number of Latin American states, including Mexico, decided to refuse to participate in the summit.
