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Emergency Trust Fund for Africa
  • News article
  • 20 June 2018
  • 1 min read

World Refugee Day belongs to the most vulnerable – the EU stands with them

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In 2017 every 2 seconds one person was forced to flee their home due to war, persecution or violence. With millions of people in need on a record high the European Union continues its work with partners around the world to address the humanitarian challenges and to provide long-term support. Last year, €2 billion of the EU's humanitarian budget was allocated to help displaced people and host communities in 49 countries. And EU Member States have granted protection to more than 538 000 people.

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Publication date
20 June 2018
Region and Country
  • Cross-window
Thematic
  • Strengthening resilience of communities

Programmes in the region

Technical Cooperation Facility

The overall objective is to increase the efficiency of the Trust Fund, through gender-and-rights-responsive technical assistance for the identification, formulation, evaluation, monitoring of and communication on trust fund interventions, including audits, evaluations/communication actions for this...

Erasmus+ in West Africa and the Horn of Africa

The overall objective of the action is to promote sustainable development and ultimately contribute to poverty reduction by increasing the availability of trained and qualified high-level professional manpower in West Africa and the Horn of Africa.

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