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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10044

19 December 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/humanitarian aid
Commission allocates €50 million in humanitarian aid for drought-affected people

Brussels, 18/12/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 17 December, the European Commission decided to allocate €50 million in humanitarian aid to the most vulnerable drought-affected people in Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda. Commenting on this decision, Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Karel De Gucht of Belgium underlined the fact that the “disastrous situation in the Horn of Africa … underlines why it is so important to reach agreement in Copenhagen”. Out of the €50 million, €25...

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