Press Release: EU increases its emergency aid in Yarmouk, Syria

On 07 April 2015 the European Union provided emergency funding of €2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), to deliver life-saving assistance to Palestinian refugees in Syria through cash and emergency relief items.

As part of the EU's 2015 humanitarian funding for Syria, support will facilitate a rapid humanitarian response to meet the needs of vulnerable families.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background Information: EU continues its strong support for the vicitms of Syria's crisis http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-eu-continues-its-strong-support-for-the-vicitms-of-syrias-crisis/

European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: STATEMENT/15/4759, 10.04.15: Statement of the High Representative and Vice-President Federica Mogherini and the Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides on the situation in Yarmouk, Syria http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-15-4759_en.htm

Council of the European Union: Statement/15/182, 18.04.15: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the situation in the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in Syria http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2015/04/18-declaration-hr-yarmouk-syria/

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