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EU to support over 2,300,000 children in 42 countries with education in emergency situations

EU News 111/2016

Brussels, 5 April 2016

Today the European Commission has announced a €52 million humanitarian aid package aimed specifically at educational projects for children in emergency situations in 2016. The package reflects the Commission's prior commitment to allocate 4% of its humanitarian aid budget to education.

The funding will support over 2,300,000 children in 42 countries around the world and will be targeted at regions where children are at higher risk of being left out of school or having their education disrupted: the Middle East (especially Syria and Iraq), East, Central and West Africa, Asia, Ukraine, Central America and Colombia.

Source and additional information:
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16-1224_en.htm?locale=en

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