Press Release: EU to support over 2,300,000 children in 42 countries with education in emergency situations

On 5 April 2016, the European Commission announced a €52 million humanitarian aid package aimed specifically at educational projects for children in emergency situations in 2016. The package reflected the Commission's prior commitment to allocate 4% of its humanitarian aid budget to education.

The funding supported over 2,300,000 children in 42 countries around the world and was 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.

European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: MEMO/16/1229, 05.04.16: Q&A - EU supports educational projects for children in situations of emergency http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-16-1229_en.htm

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