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EU allocates €6 million for Palestinian and Syrian drought victims

Global Arab Network - - Maha Karim

Tuesday, 16 June 2009 20:56

The European Commission has launched an emergency decision for €6 million to provide food assistance to victims of the drought in the occupied Palestinian territory and Syria, according to a press release. The funding will be channelled via the Commission's Humanitarian Aid department through non-governmental and international organisations including United Nations agencies.

Louis Michel, Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, said "The Middle East is experiencing one of the worst droughts in recent times, adding to the hardships of the region. Both the occupied Palestinian territory and Syria have been severely affected particularly among rural communities. Whether the suffering is man-made or because of natural disasters, Europe is once again showing its solidarity with vulnerable populations and is responding to this critical situation with emergency water supplies."

The targeted populations in both in the occupied Palestinian territory and Syria are rural dwellers, in particular, the Bedouin communities and livestock herders in isolated areas of the West Bank. A um of €2 million has been allocated to Syria to cover the governorates of the Badia region in the east of the country. The €4 million provided to assist Palestinians will complement already mobilized support of €58 million in the 2009 humanitarian global plan, €3 million in emergency aid following the recent conflict in Gaza, and €7.4 million in food assistance announced at the end of 2008.

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