EU increases humanitarian support to Ecuador by €4 million following deadly earthquake

The European Union released on 26 May 2016 € 4 million in humanitarian aid to the most vulnerable victims of the earthquake which struck Ecuador on 16th April 2016.

The funding came on top of an initial € 1 million released only 36 hours after the disaster in April, and the mobilisation of expert teams via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism which were dispatched to crisis zones.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini and European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides on the earthquake in Ecuador http://www.europeansources.info/record/statement-by-high-representative-vice-president-federica-mogherini-and-european-commissioner-for-humanitarian-aid-and-crisis-management-christos-stylianides-on-the-earthquake-in-ecuador/

ESO: Background information: Relations between Ecuador and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/relations-between-ecuador-and-the-eu/

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