Press Release: Democratic Republic of Congo: the European Commission boosts funding for bringing humanitarian aid to hard-to-reach people in need

The European Commission will strengthen its unique humanitarian air service in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with additional funding for helicopters bringing relief and aid workers. While visiting the country, Kristalina Georgieva, the Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, announced up to €4million more this year. The funding will improve the access of humanitarian aid agencies to remote areas in DRC where relief aid is needed but impossible to bring by land. This decision brings the European Commission's humanitarian aid to the DRC to more than €60 million in 2012.

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