Press Release: EU mobilises additional financial support for Lebanese communities hosting Syrian refugees

On 28 May 2014, the European Commission announced an additional financial assistance package, in total €21 million, for Lebanon to mitigate the impact of the Syrian refugee crisis in the country. This support would, in particular, benefit hosting communities in the regions most affected by the influx of Syrian refugees.

The new EU support would aim to reduce tensions caused by health and environmental hazards (e.g. mitigating consequences of massive concentration of different sort of rubbish, polluted water, etc.) and to revive the local economy and create job opportunities for vulnerable groups. This would be achieved by upgrading solid-waste-management capacities and through improving the productivity of small-scale sustainable agriculture.

• Primary Source

EEAS: Countries: Syria and the European Union http://eeas.europa.eu/syria/index_en.htm

European Commission: RAPID: STATEMENT/14/177: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-14-177_en.htm http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-14-177_en.htm

EurActiv, 30.05.14: War in Syria: Where do the refugees go? [Infographic] http://www.euractiv.com/sections/development-policy/infographic-war-syria-where-do-refugees-go-302518

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