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Migrants and refugees must not be left behind while the rest of the world recovers: none of us are safe until all of us are safe
By Birgitte Bischoff Ebbesen, Europe director at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
After a brutal year dominated by the coronavirus, 2021 at last promises hope.
When mass vaccination campaigns roll out, it will mark a critical turning point in the pandemic.
However, vulnerable communities – especially migrants and refugees – run the risk of being left behind again.
Met dank overgenomen van Europese Commissie (EC), gepubliceerd op woensdag 23 december 2020.
The European Commission has extended two humanitarian flagship programmes in Turkey until early 2022. These programmes help over 1.8 million refugees meet their basic needs and will help over 700,000 children to continue their education.
Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez
“The humanitarian needs of refugees in Turkey persist and are even further exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. The EU is fully committed to support those in need, as we have done for the past years. I am glad that our flagship programmes help thousands of refugee families have some normality in their daily lives. This is a true demonstration of European solidarity.”
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EU Extends Support For Refugees In Turkey To Early 2022
Humanitarian programs for refugees in Turkey extended, European Commission announces. The EU on Wednesday announced that humanitarian support for refugees in Turkey will be extended until early 2022. These programmes help over 1.8 million refugees meet their basic needs and will help over 700,000 children to continue their education, said a European Commission statement.
The commission said included in this extension are the Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN), which provide cash assistance to refugees in partnership with the Turkish Red Crescent (Kizilay), and the Conditional Cash Transfers for Education (CCTE), which provide support to families whose children attend school regularly.
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Turkey: EU extends humanitarian support for refugees
The European Commission has extended two humanitarian flagship programmes in Turkey until early 2022. These programmes help over 1.8 million refugees meet their basic needs and will help over 700,000 children to continue their education.
Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez
Lenarčič, said: The humanitarian needs of refugees in Turkey persist and are even further exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. The EU is fully committed to support those in need, as we have done for the past years. I am glad that our flagship programmes help thousands of refugee families have some normality in their daily lives. This is a true demonstration of European solidarity.