Press Release: Commission agrees EUR 12m of humanitarian assistance for victims of the internal conflict in Colombia

The European Commission has agreed a Global Plan to grant €12 million of humanitarian aid to support people who are displaced from their homes, blocked in their area or who flee to neighbouring countries as a result of the longstanding internal conflict in Colombia. The assistance is targeted to provide help to 197,000 people. The aid will be targeted at the most urgent needs, principally water and sanitation, shelter, health care, food and livelihood support, psychosocial support and protection. The aid will be channelled through the Commission's Directorate-General for Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) under the responsibility of Commissioner Louis Michel and will be distributed by humanitarian NGOs and international agencies operating in the region.