EU-Syria: €180 million to deal with crisis and spill-over in Lebanon and Jordan

EU News 485/2014

Brussels, 04 December 2014
IP/14/2364

The European Commission today adopted a package worth €180 million to deal with the effects of the Syrian crisis in the country itself, as well as in Lebanon and Jordan, who are currently hosting around 1.1 million and 630,000 refugees respectively. This package deals with the longer-term development needs of the refugees and internally displaced persons. It addresses in particular the education of children and young adults, in line with the UNICEF-sponsored “No Lost Generation” Initiative as well as measures to improve the resilience of the refugees as well as the communities hosting them through economic development activities.

Source and additional information:
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-14-2364_en.htm?locale=en

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