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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10670
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EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) humanitarian aid

EU signs new food assistance convention

Brussels, 03/08/2012 (Agence Europe) - On 1 August, Kristalina Georgieva, the Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response signed the new Food Assistance Convention. This new international agreement defines the global rules governing food aid provided by major donors, in line with the principles governing international humanitarian law. The aim of the new Convention is to focus on the most vulnerable populations in an efficient and effective way using a...