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Lawmaker warns Women, Peace and Security gains are eroding and urges scrutiny of Food for Peace move to USDA
Summary
Representative Lois Frankel told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the Women, Peace and Security framework is being undermined and urged the committee to scrutinize proposals to move the Food for Peace program to USDA, arguing it could weaken overseas emergency operations.
Representative Lois Frankel told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that recent administrative changes have undermined elements of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) framework and that Congress should act to preserve its statutory requirements.
Frankel praised the bipartisan Women, Peace and Security Act and said research shows peace agreements last longer when women…
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