EUR/EU TO SUPPORT OVER 2,300,000 CHILDREN IN 42 COUNTRIES WITH EDUCATION IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
Published on: 05-04-2016
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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.
"Today we fulfil and surpass our commitment to quadruple our support to education in
emergencies from 1% to 4% of our humanitarian aid budget from €11 million in 2015 to €52
million in 2016. Investing in education now for children caught up in conflict zones and other
emergencies is an investment against the risk of a lost generation and an investment for the future. I’m
proud that the European Union is becoming a leader in this field...(link)
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