EU adopts new €100 million assistance package to benefit refugees and local communities in Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq
The EU – via the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis – adopted a €100 million new assistance package to support the resilience of refugees, internally displaced person (IDP) host communities in Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq. This will be done through the strengthening of public service delivery systems, improved access to higher education, and improved child protection services.
With this new package €1.6 billion out of a total of €1.8 billion mobilised by the EU Trust Fund have now been turned into financing concrete actions helping refugees and host countries alike.
https://ec.europa.eu/trustfund-syria-region/content/home_en
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-19-3391_en.htm