Monday, November 14, 2011

EU Report: European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection


''HORN OF AFRICA DROUGHT COVERING KENYA, ETHIOPIA, SOMALIA AND DJIBOUTI''

The European Union is one of the world's largest humanitarian donors, having provided to date more than €705 million to the area. This represents nearly one third of the total assistance to the Horn of Africa in 2011. The European Commission alone has so far allocated nearly €160 million in humanitarian aid for the Horn of Africa in 2011 and is mobilising an additional €24 million to assist vulnerable people threatened by famine and the effects of drought in the Horn of Africa. Of this amount, more than 70% will be committed to respond to the drought crisis.

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