EU announces €25 mln in humanitarian aid for Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, January 22, 2016 (FBC) – The European Union (EU) has yesterday announced a €77 million in humanitarian aid for the Horn of Africa region in 2016.
EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Christos Stylianides, made the announcement during his visit to Kenya yesterday, where he visited the Dadaab refugee camp, the largest in the world, hosting over 350, 000 people.

Around one third of the funding (€25 million) will go to Ethiopia, where over 10 million people are in need of emergency assistance, with Somalia receiving the largest share of the funding – €29 million.

Some €17 million will go towards life-saving and emergency aid in Kenya – which is one of the main recipient countries for refugees in the region and in Africa.

Aid will include food, health care, water, sanitation and hygiene, shelter, protection and education in emergencies.

EU humanitarian aid will help respond to the most pressing needs of the displaced populations, in the areas of nutrition, health, water and sanitation, shelter and protection.

It will also help improve disaster preparedness and resilience.

Funds will be distributed as follows:

Somalia 29, 000 000

Ethiopia 25, 000 000

Kenya 17,000 000

Uganda 5, 000 000

Djibouti 500 000

Disaster Risk Reduction (regional) 500 000

Last month, the EU announced €79 million in assistance for the Greater Horn of Africa, including Kenya, to help deal specifically with the consequences caused by El Niño.

Source: European Union