Brussels, 19/04/2011 (Agence Europe) - The scale of the humanitarian crisis in Côte d'Ivoire has led to the European Commission increasing its emergency humanitarian aid by an additional €30 million. This amount was raised to assist displaced persons in the country (more than a million) and the 150,000 refugees in neighbouring countries, mainly Liberia, which has taken in 130,000. The amount now stands at €60 million.
The decision was announced on Tuesday 19 April by the European...