Press Release: European Commission allocates €5 million for urgent humanitarian aid in Kyrgyzstan

The Commission has decided to provide emergency funding of €5 million to assist the vulnerable victims of the serious violence involving the Kyrgyz and Uzbek communities in Kyrgyzstan which erupted on 10 June 2010. The allocated funding will be used to provide emergency medical support, food, water, shelter, non-food items, protection and psychosocial assistance to the victims.