{"id":62371,"date":"2016-01-21T12:29:31","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T10:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/eu-announces-e77-million-in-humanitarian-aid-for-the-horn-of-africa-for-2016\/"},"modified":"2016-01-21T12:29:31","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T10:29:31","slug":"eu-announces-e77-million-in-humanitarian-aid-for-the-horn-of-africa-for-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/eu-announces-e77-million-in-humanitarian-aid-for-the-horn-of-africa-for-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"EU announces \u20ac77 million in humanitarian aid for the Horn of Africa for 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

BRUSSELS, Belgium, January 21, 2016\/APO (African Press Organization)\/ — <\/span><\/p>\n

With the Horn of Africa continuing to face a multitude of crises from recurrent cycles of\u00a0conflict to natural disasters, affecting millions of people, the EU has announced \u20ac77\u00a0million in humanitarian aid for the region in 2016.<\/p>\n

The Horn of Africa region is hosting some 1.7 million refugees. More than half a million\u00a0live in Kenya.<\/p>\n

EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Christos Stylianides,\u00a0made the announcement during his visit to Kenya today, where he visited the Dadaab\u00a0refugee camp, the largest in the world, hosting over 350 000 people.<\/p>\n

“Today I travelled to Dadaab, where the first Somali refugees found shelter from conflict\u00a0and hunger 25 years ago. I witnessed the immense needs of families whose lives have\u00a0been changed forever. These people rely on our humanitarian assistance. I was also\u00a0touched by the hospitality shown by the Kenyan people. No country can cope alone with\u00a0the provision of essential services to so many refugees. We need to strengthen the\u00a0resilience of both forcibly displaced populations and host communities”<\/p>\n

Out of the \u20ac77 million announced today, \u20ac17 million will go towards life-saving and\u00a0emergency aid for the most vulnerable in Kenya. This will include food, health care,\u00a0water, sanitation and hygiene, shelter, protection and education in emergencies.<\/p>\n

Background<\/p>\n

A significant number of people in the Horn of Africa are affected either by forced\u00a0displacement, or by food insecurity and malnutrition \u2013 or in many cases, both. The region\u00a0is also home to some 1.7 million refugees, mostly from South Sudan and Somalia.<\/p>\n

The \u20ac77 million in EU humanitarian aid announced today for 2016 will help respond to the\u00a0most pressing needs of the displaced populations, in the areas of nutrition, health, water\u00a0and sanitation, shelter and protection. It will also help improve disaster preparedness and\u00a0resilience.<\/p>\n

With \u20ac29 million, Somalia will be the main aid recipient, followed by Ethiopia (\u20ac25 million)\u00a0and Kenya (\u20ac17 million).<\/p>\n

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Kenya is one of the main recipient countries for refugees in the region and in Africa. It\u00a0hosts close to 600 000 refugees. 183 000 of these have sought refuge in Kakuma,\u00a0located in the northwest of the country. The majority come from neighbouring South\u00a0Sudan and Somalia. Refugees in Kenya predominantly depend on humanitarian\u00a0assistance, as they are not allowed to work for a living.<\/p>\n

In addition, over 1 million people, mostly in arid regions, are food insecure. The situation\u00a0is expected to worsen following the extreme weather phenomenon \u2018El Ni\u00f1o\u2019 currently\u00a0affecting the region.<\/p>\n

Last month, the EU announced \u20ac79 million in assistance for the Greater Horn of Africa,\u00a0including Kenya, to help deal specifically with the consequences caused by El Ni\u00f1o.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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