The EU adopted €297 million in concrete actions for refugees and local communities in Jordan and Lebanon

Summary:

The European Union adopted on 5 December 2019 a support package worth €297 million, aimed at supporting refugees and local communities in Jordan and Lebanon in the context of the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis.

Further information:

The assistance package consists of the following actions in support of refugees and host communities:

• €45 million in support of economic development and social stability in Lebanon;
• €48 million to improve public water and wastewater services for local host communities and Syrian refugee populations in Lebanon;
• €70 million to improve access to health services for vulnerable populations in Lebanon;
• €59 million to strengthen the self-reliance of refugees and host communities in Jordan;
• €39 million for the establishment of an integrated solid waste management system in Syrian refugee camps and neighbouring communities in Jordan;
• €36 million to support the needs of Palestine refugees from Syria in Jordan and Lebanon.

This assistance package was adopted by the Operational Board of the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis.