VIDEO: EU Regional Trust Fund for Syria – mobilising more aid in response to crisis A new video highlighting the role of the EU Regional Trust Fund recently launched by the European Commission and Italy in response to the Syrian crisis, has been released by the EU Neighbourhood Info Centre’s partner ANSA, and is available in English and Arabic. The first ever EU Regional Trust Fund is a new strategic financing tool to mobilise more aid in response to the Syrian crisis. The start-up funding provided amounts to €20 million from the EU budget and €3 million from Italy as the first founding donor. Additional funding is foreseen for 2015. The EU Trust Fund will initially focus on support to refugees and host communities in Syrias neighbouring countries. This EU Trust Fund will address the massive and increasing resilience and stabilisation needs in Syrias neighbouring countries, in particular Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt, as well as inside Syria itself. This funding comes in addition to the special 2014 aid package of €180 million for Syria, Lebanon and Jordan adopted by the Commission on 4 December. The EU Trust Fund will as of next year be able to reinforce these ongoing programmes with additional funds, in particular as regards the urgent schooling needs of millions of Syrian refugee children. To watch the video, visit: youtu.be/FtJggxkhRgQ For more information, visit: enpi-info.eu/mainmed.php?id_type=1&id=39711&lang_id=450
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 07:23:26 +0000
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