The third UN agency in real need of a heightened US commitment is the High Commission for Refugees. I would hope that we would consider increasing our support to meet the current and dire need. I hope the Subcommittee will at least maintain this account at current levels, and use this opportunity to increase the education component of it. That is intolerable, and it will hobble developing countries for a generation if it continues. A farmer with just four years of school produces 9 percent more than an uneducated farmer.
Education is the best hope for preventing sexual exploitation and child labor.
And no country has grown significantly until it achieved universal primary education. American leaders from both political parties, and a wide range of American citizens, share the conviction that education ought to be a priority. I urge you to bring this investment in line with our national priorities and closer to the real needs. Getting education included in the child survival account was one of my proudest accomplishments. I hope President Bush's commitment to it will be echoed in this line item.