European Commission Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) - Supporting the most vulnerable Palestinians
EU contribution: € 476 million
Objective: alleviate the suffering of the most vulnerable populations, in cooperation with NGOs and United Nations agencies.
Example of actions:
- Finance humanitarian programs that benefit Palestinian refugees living in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria
- Provide food aid to around 500,000 refugees in the Gaza Strip
- Provide food aid to around 188,000 non-refugees in the Palestinian Territories
- Supply 70,000 vulnerable individuals with fresh vegetables
- Allocate over € 6.1 million for food security projects that benefit a further 100,000 Palestinians
- Provide emergency healthcare to vulnerable populations during crisis periods
- Support the operation of clinics
- Provide essential medicines
- Finance ophthalmic care services
- Finance programs that assist the disabled
- Finance training programs for medical staff
- Provide 180,000 Palestinians with clean water through water trucking operations and the construction of cisterns
- Fund the delivery of emergency drinking water to the Gaza Strip
- Provide psychosocial support to 74,000 pre-school and school-age children to help them overcome the stress and anxiety of their violent and insecure environment
- Assist families forced to abandon their homes due to house demolitions, eviction orders and economic difficulties
- Provide vulnerable individuals with short-term employment and a temporary income: allocation of € 11.5 million for cash-for-work programs that benefit over 43,000 individuals and their families
- Provide the Bedouins with some relief in the form of shelter, water and fodder for livestock (€ 2.5 million)
- 6 million Euros allocated for emergency procedures to the victims of drought in the Palestinian Territories and Syria: the funds target rural populations, namely Bedouin communities as well as farmers in remote areas (starting from June 2009).
For further information
- Project fact sheet
www.delwbg.ec.europa.eu/en/cooperatio_development/pdf_sec/echo.pdf - ECHO website describing the EU response to Israeli offensive on Gaza:
ec.europa.eu/echo/aid/north_africa_mid_east/palestinian_en.htm
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I would like to be brief and thank Europa Jaratona program for its achievments in Jordan.
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It is good to hear that there is someone who really cares about our historical monuments. While reading the article, I was hoping to find so many Tunisian names to make sure that, also, in our country there are people who are hell-bent on preserving what is left of a glorious history. Tunisia, thanks to its location, welcomed many civilizations whose leaders built huge and glorious buildings. Not only in cities near the shores, but also in the far west cities like Sbitla, Kasserin...
I believe that in order to save the surviving monuments, there should be a campaign to make Tunisians aware of the significance of such a loss if those buildings become ruins.
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I have read this article with cautious and i was not happy of the approaches being written due i guess to lack of real understanding of current environmental issues we are facing. The problem of pollution will not be tackled only through fundings bec most of the money used is not appropriately used and if ever used we seek the traditional methods the old fashion way. We need to look at alternatives , less costs , better and more sustainable output. Waste problems are derived from mass consumerism and lack of understanding of what our lives should mean to us as far as human values and choices we should take in life. Building waste water treatment is needed but what is more needed is eduation and awereness and return to ethics and values. We can keep dumping money on projects but who would assure me that our resources are being well taken care of and not depleted in a fast way? Where is the concept of sustainibility?
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