(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM))
BRUSSELS, 21st July, 2017 (WAM) -- The European Commission has announced an additional EUR10 million in humanitarian aid for the needy in Libya, as violence and instability continue to affect vulnerable populations.
This is part of the European Union's, EU's, broader support for Libya to address the ongoing crisis in the country, which includes funding of EUR220 million allocated through various support programmes, such as the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa.
"The European Commission is stepping up support for Libya owing to the worrying humanitarian situation there. Our new funding aims to help humanitarian organisations respond to urgent needs, especially in terms of access to emergency health services and essential medicines. We urge all parties to the conflict to ensure immediate, safe and unrestricted humanitarian access, so the needy receive life-saving assistance. We stand by all those suffering in the conflict and are committed to pursuing our impartial and neutral humanitarian response to help those that need it the most," said Christos Stylianides, Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management.
With the latest funding, the Commission's humanitarian assistance to the Libyan people reached EUR30 million, since the current crisis started and will also help boost food assistance, protection, water and sanitation, and shelter. As with all the EU's humanitarian aid, funding will only be provided to humanitarian organisations.
It is currently estimated that 1.3 million people some one fifth of the country's population are in need of humanitarian assistance. Those particularly affected are the internally displaced persons, refugees and migrants.
WAM/Tariq alfaham
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