“The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced last week that the government will provide $75 million to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for aid to Iraq, including the $55 million earmarked for communities of Christians and other ethnic and religious minorities.”
The global “human rights community” has turned its back on these people, probably for fear of appearing to be “Islamophobic.” It is good of President Trump to dare to be “Islamophobic” enough to remember them.
“Knights of Columbus praise increased US aid for persecuted Iraqis,” Catholic News Agency, January 17, 2018 (thanks to Benedict):
Washington D.C., Jan 17, 2018 / 05:00 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The federal government has pledged $55 million in aid for religious and ethnic groups that have faced ISIS persecution in Iraq’s Ninewa Province, drawing praise from the Knights of Columbus, a supporter of humanitarian efforts in the region.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced last week that the government will provide $75 million to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for aid to Iraq, including the $55 million earmarked for communities of Christians and other ethnic and religious minorities. Future contributions from USAID will depend on the success of new accountability and transparency measures at the UN, according to the announcement.
The earmarked funds will help to rebuild communities in areas of Ninewa Province previously controlled by ISIS. According to USAID, the money will be used to restore basic services, like water, sewage, and electricity, as displaced religious minorities return to the region. Most of Ninewa’s religious minorities, including the majority of its Christian population, fled Mosul over the last decade. The Yazidi population had been persecuted by ISIS, and many Yazidi women were sold into sex slavery or killed.
The province, located in the northern part of Iraq, contains the city of Mosul, an ISIS stronghold until July of 2017, when it was decimated in the Battle of Mosul, which ousted ISIS and liberated the city. Mosul has still not recovered from the battle, which lasted for more than nine months.
Last year, speaking at the In Defense of Christians summit, Vice President Mike Pence promised to provide assistance for Christian communities in the Middle East that were at risk of being wiped out….
elee says
If the money goes thru the U.N., how can we know that any of it goes to anyone but Muslims? It looks like it’s going to places they have already killed the infidels.
Hari Singh says
I agree the UN will do everything to redirect the funds to Muslim just as they made it possible for all the “refugees” to be Muslim males of military age
Roderick MacUalraig says
You’re right, these taxpayer dollars should definitely be kept out of corrupt UN hands.
But I’m extremely proud that this money will go to help the people persecuted by the Muzz.
I’d be ok with sending much more.
Sons of Liberty says
I agree elee ! We should direct the funds because the UN will see that very little of the money will go to Christians , Jews or Yazidis .
abad says
Exactly. The whole world knows the UN is just a front for Islam to be the “globalized religion” screaming Ishnaq.
However.
At least it is better than nothing and I hope the UN honors the USA request for the earmarked money.
Karen says
Yes, I agree. It’s a very public start, and a very public stand for the persecuted in a Muslim land. In that sense, it is forcing the corrupt UN to take a stand for a group they don’t normally give 2 cents for. (In theory.)
“Future contributions from USAID will depend on the success of new accountability and transparency measures at the UN, according to the announcement.”
Let’s hope that “transparency” will make a difference in how the money is spent.
J D S says
“ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY MEASURES”
This is the key to the giving of any monies to the UN to be distributed to any Christian organization in the Muslim world. I would hope that this could be instituted by a real Christian group and not the UN or foreign government officials but who knows how this will play out and
WE may never know.
Andy says
Sick of Islam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDYy_LF4iE4
Linde Barrera says
This news holds promise, but like “elee”, I too am skeptical. We need to pray that this money is used to help Christians in Iraq and does not go “elsewhere”.?
Phil Copson says
What a good old boy he’s turning out to be – see a problem, identify the problem, fix the problem. Well done.
Andy says
Finally a President who stands up for the Christians of the world!!!
Plus, HE IS NOT POLITICALLY CORRECT!!! Which we should all stop being politically correct. Then maybe we can get our democracies out of the leftie swamps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7uCyBVD-9U&list=RDR7uCyBVD-9U&t=293
Andy says
https://www.facebook.com/DrainTheSwampAustralia/posts/1781730655485989
Trump Proclaims January 22nd ‘National Sanctity of Human Life Day’
https://www.louderwithcrowder.com/trump-sanctity-life-day/
christianblood says
Andy
The best things Trump administration can do to help victims of islamic jihadist persecution is:
1. Stop supporting, arming and funding islamic jihadists “Rebels” that are fighting fighting to overthrow the Syria, government. (Remember, US has just recently announced the formation of 30.000 “Rebels” in Syria)!
2. Stop attacking and destroying secular, non-islamist governments and leaders in the Arab and in the islamic world (like Saddam, Qaddafi, Mubarak, Assad, Ali Abdulah Saleh, Slobodan Milošević and others) who could be natural ally against islamic jihadist groups and islamic jihadist insurgencies around the world
3. Stop legitimizing and supporting the barbaric Saudi regime which is the main source and the sole ideological and financial roots of the global Wahabi/Takfiri/Jihadist movements and demand that the Saudi regime allow the immediate construction and legalization of Christian Churches and Buddhist, Hindu, Sikh and Jewish temples in that tyrannical kingdom.
4. Stop ignoring the severe global persecution of Christians in the islamic
and try to work very hard with the islamic governments, groups and agencies that are encouraging this persecution and do whatever it takes to address this religious genocide of Christians around the islamic world
and demand reciprocity from the islamic world when it comes to religious freedoms.
5. Stop ignoring the fact that Islam as religion encourages, teaches and commands hate, discrimination, violence, jihadism and destructive supremacist ideologies and deal very strictly with the “Muslim Brotherhood” and other stealthy jihadist subversive activities that are prevalent in the US and in the Western world in general and with those liberals in the West who are openly enabling those islamist activities.
StellaSaidSo says
christianblood,
President Trump has been in office for one year, and he has done more in that time to meet your expectations than Obama did in 8 years. Maybe you should be a little more patient – and a little less hostile in your attitude towards your fellow counter-jihadists on JW.
It is unfair to hold President Trump responsible for events that occurred under the administrations of his predecessors. He is not unaware of the character of the Saudi regime, nor is he ignorant of the global persecution of Christians. It was apparent during his campaign that President Trump is neither ignorant as to the true character of Islam, nor afraid to speak publicly about it.
Do try to keep up-to-date with what President Trump is actually doing, and be aware of what he is up against. The comprehensive penetration, during previous administrations, by the Muslim Brotherhood of the White House and other US institutions, for example, cannot be reversed overnight. And never forget how much worse off we would all be, had Hillary Clinton won in 2016.
christianblood says
StellaSaidSo
You are right. Trump was indeed promising when he was campaigning for the office but not anymore! The swamp he vowed to drain have (indeed) drained him instead and the pro-islamic, neocon globalists are back with vengeance, taking over his foreign policies. Please watch more of this on the political Talk below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq13-QnhnTw
StellaSaidSo says
christianblood,
A swamp as deep and wide as the one in DC will take a long time to drain. It is simply not true to say that the swamp has drained Trump. Despite everything his enemies have thrown at him, he is still standing. The globalists are everywhere, not just in US, and Trump has done more to frustrate their evil agenda than any other world leader. He has also delivered on more promises in one year than some of his predecessors delivered during their entire presidency. Sure, he’s not perfect. Nobody is. But who would you rather have in the WH? The Muslim Brotherhood-enabling communist Obama? Crooked Hillary? We have in the WH a man who genuinely loves his country, who gave up a luxurious life-style because he felt that he could fix something that others had allowed to become broken, a man who is not owned by foreign interests, and who is a professing Christian. We could do a lot worse. I hope you don’t rely on RT for all your news.
christianblood says
StellaSaidSo
So you suggest I get my news from neocon, globalist propaganda media such as the CNN. MSNBC, MBC and many others? Honestly, you can’t see the frank RT discussion on the ‘return of neocons’ on any where else in the MSM media and I suggest you to watch that talk if you wish to sharpen your understanding of this matter. You are right, the globalists are powerful and very deep-rooted but Trump should not have fired all the good men he fired like Mike Flynn, Steve Bannon, Gorka and many others, he should have stood his ground but unfortunately he didn’t. Just to give you an example, to arm, to give them salary and to train the 30.000 Kurd and Arab Jihadist militia that the US has just announced to create in Syria will cost the US tax-payers many billions of dollars a year and what benefit will the US tax-payer get in return? Just more jihadists who will create chaos, instability and mass-murder there and around the world. Read more of this below:
https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/us-led-coalition-and-syria-militia-building-30-000-strong-border-force-1.695347
StellaSaidSo says
No, christianblood, I don’t suggest that you get your news from CNN, MSNBC, and the like (Heaven forbid!). I said I hoped you did not rely on RT for all your news. It is never a good idea to rely on one source only. I agree that Trump should not have let Flynn and Gorka go. But my point was that Trump is delivering on much that you have expressed concern about, and had Hillary won we would be in a far worse situation. That’s it.
Champ says
The pathetic “christianblood” never misses an opportunity to spread his anti-American propaganda like a dog in heat! So sick and tired of his rhetoric!.
christianblood says
StellaSaidSo posted
(..had Hillary won we would be in a far worse situation. That’s it..)
That is right!
Andy says
christiasnblood
Everything, StellaSaidSo, gravenimage and Champ said goes for me too!. I SECOND THE MOTION!!!
We ALL have to join together in this fight we have in our generation against the greatest evil which afflicted mankind, That evil being ISLAM!
Champ says
Thank you, Andy. For years, “christianblood” has been using Jihad Watch as a platform to spread his anti-American propaganda. This isn’t America Watch, and he needs to focus on the REAL enemy: islam! But I doubt that he’s willing to.
Champ says
“It is good of President Trump to dare to be “Islamophobic” enough to remember them.”
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Indeed! Bravo, President Trump! I looove this man …
Andy says
AMEN
Champ says
🙂
Lydia Church says
Let’s just pray that it gets to the persecuted Christian groups and other victims of isis!
Manny says
Agreed. Very good point.
DVult says
You cab bet Trump will have someone checking.
christianblood says
Lydia Church
It is not just ISIS, there are dozens of other murderous jihadist groups, many of which are supported by the US, UK and Saudi Arabia who persecute Christians and other minorities and the best that Trump can do is to stop supporting those groups
and work instead with the legitimate government of Syria led by President Assad
who protects Christians and other minorities in Syria. Please click on the link below to read and watch the remaining Syrian Christians celebrating Christmas just a few weeks ago in Damascus and how deeply they are so thankful to Russia who came to their aid and protected them from falling to the genocidal islamic jihadists supported by the West and Saudi Arabia: :
http://russia-insider.com/en/russia-returns-christmas-syria-christians-worship-safe-islamist-terror/ri22136
gravenimage says
Assad is pretty oppressive, himself–he just isn’t quite as bad as some of the other Muslim factions in the region.
And it was the US–along with Russia–that has largely driven ISIS out of their strongholds and dismantled their Caliphate.
Your constant claims that it is the United States that has created Jihad simply does not hold water.
christianblood says
gravenimage
You just believe toomuch MSM headlines. You need to go deeper and dig-deeper. From the begging, the US was supporting many of the jihadist groups who were trying to depose Assad by force and still is supporting them. In fact, just a few days ago, the US announced an illegal creation of 30.000 strong proxy army consisting of kurds and arab jihadists. Remember ISIS doesn’t hold any territory in Syria today so Why is the US forming this illegal proxy army in a country it is occupying illegally? Why? Think again!
https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/us-led-coalition-and-syria-militia-building-30-000-strong-border-force-1.695347
gravenimage says
Well, Christianblood, I know you have been enraged that the US might support the Kurds against Turkey. Just not sure why.
There is a lot of persecution of Christians in Turkey:
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/8577/turkey-christians-murders
The Kurds have–of recent years, at least–proven to be far less of a threat to Christians than most of the Muslims in the region, and Christians in Iraq have ven found sanctuary in the Kurdish regions.
And I notice you are sneering at US help for Christian and Yezidi victims of ISIS. Again, I am uncertain as to why you would oppose this.
Flavius Claudius Iulianus says
“The bigger problem is that Washington supports actors who have few aims in common beyond their mission to destroy Islamic State – which for most of them is no longer a priority, and for some never was. And apart from a by-now almost mythical 2011 pro-democracy movement, none of them share American aims anyway.”
https://www.rt.com/news/416689-how-us-went-against-kurds/
christianblood says
Flavius Claudius Iulianus
You are right. If Trump wants to stop persecution of Christians he should stop collaborating with Saudi Arabia and supporting covertly supporting islamic jihadists in Syria and beyond and also abandon the long-standing US regime-change policies that target and destroy secular Arab leaders who protect Christians and who could be natural allies against jihadists.
PATRICIA FRANCES KOENIG says
This is really good!
mortimer says
Supposed ‘Syrian refugees’ should now be returned to Syria to resume their lives in their homeland.
katherine says
A very good idea if someone in congress pushes a Bill to return all these Syrian Refugees to Syria – it’ll be fun to see Dems , CAIR and the UN protesting that most of them are NOT from Syria.
Manny says
God bless Donald Trump. We are so blessed he was elected. I pray he can get re-elected.
christianblood says
Manny
Hey, Don’t celebrate yet! Donald Trump has been taken over by the satanic, deep state globalists neocons. His current foreign policies are just as bad or may be in worse than those of Obama’s. Trump has just approved the creation of 30.000 illegal proxy army consisting of kurds and arab jihadists in Eastern Syria and this will create and more religious persecution against Christians and other minorities in Syria and it will drain and waste hundreds of billions of US tax-payer dollars and create more wars, may be even a ww3 in Syria!
christianblood says
Manny
Read more of this US-created illegal proxy army on the link below:
https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/us-led-coalition-and-syria-militia-building-30-000-strong-border-force-1.695347
traci94 says
I thought that it was reported that the aid for persecuted Christians and religious minorities was NOT going to go through the UN because they can’t be trusted. I thought that the report said that the aid would be given directly to the agencies working with the persecuted. Maybe I’m wrong, and if I am, I definitely think the money should not be given to the UN as they’ve proved they don’t give a flip about anyone but Muslims.
Karen says
It’s wonderful to see that persecuted minorities in a Muslim land will now get some recognition, and help, and that the topic won’t be covered up to avoid hurt ‘religious sentiments’.
And, it’s very nice to know that $45 million of this effectively comes from the money that is being withheld from the corrupt PA, and won’t be going to fund terrorism through those channels.
Matthieu Baudin says
“…Future contributions from USAID will depend on the success of new accountability and transparency measures at the UN, according to the announcement…”
Good direction to take.
gravenimage says
Trump administration pledges $55 million for religious and ethnic groups persecuted by the Islamic State
………………
Glad to hear it. Still, no Christians and other non-Muslims were safe in the region even before the rise of ISIS.
LeftisruiningCanada says
If they were, it’s because they were keeping Assad’s secret police closer than the muslims.
gravenimage says
Assad has persecuted Christians himself, LeftisruiningCanada. He just looks good compared to the other Jihadists in the region who are commiting out-and-out genocide against them.
LeftisruiningCanada says
Well exactly. But having some ‘friends’ on the inside can definitely be helpful in a pinch.
CRUSADER says
Seems like a lot of agreement that the UN cannot be trusted due to being corrupt and controlled by outlaws….
b.a. freeman says
so why are we wasting money by sending it from our own bureaucracy to the UN’s bureaucracy? the UN has a proven track record of corruption and bias favoring pious muslims over everybody else, which is enough transparency for me. send in whichever u.s. bureaucrats hold the cash along with some u.s. troops to protect them, and hand the money directly to the recipients after verifying their need. even spending lavishly to vet *individual* recipients would be more efficient use of funds than using the UN as a middleman!
and while we’re at it, let’s pull out of the UN. we shouldn’t be sending *any* money to those criminals.
gravenimage says
+1