EUR/ EU TO SUPPORT OVER 2,300,000 CHILDREN IN 42 COUNTRIES WITH EDUCATION IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS

   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...(link)