Press Release: EU Trust Fund kicks off its actions to address educational and food security needs of Syrian refugees in Turkey

On 9 September 2015 the established EU Regional Trust Fund in response to the Syrian crisis launched its first actions in support of Syrian refugees in Turkey.

To deliver the new assistance, two contracts were signed to that end in Brussels, with UNICEF and the World Food Programme respectively.

ESO: Background information: Syrian refugee crisis: EU Trust Fund launches first response programmes for €40 million, helping up to 400,000 people in Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan and Iraq http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-syrian-refugee-crisis-eu-trust-fund-launches-first-response-programmes-for-e40-million-helping-up-to-400000-people-in-lebanon-turkey-jordan-and-iraq/

ESO: Information Guide: European Migration Challenges http://www.europeansources.info/record/information-guide-european-migration-challenges/

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