On Tuesday 31 March, the European Commission announced a new package of almost EUR 240 million to help Syrian refugees and vulnerable people in Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon.
Of these funds, EUR 168 million will go to Lebanon. EUR 100 million will help strengthen the resilience of vulnerable local households and Syrian refugees and build sustainable social safety nets. EUR 57.5 million will go to strengthen the public education system, and EUR 10.5 million will support quality and sustainable child protection systems, policies, and services for boys, girls, and women.
EUR 60.5 million is for Jordan: EUR 27.5 million to provide “inclusive, equitable and quality” education for Syrians in refugee camps, EUR 22 million to improve the public health system, and EUR 11 million to empower local and refugee women and to improve their access to livelihoods.
Finally, EUR 10 million will help Iraq improve the living and housing conditions of vulnerable returnees and support peace building in the western region of Ninewa.
With this new package, the EU Regional Trust Fund has committed more than EUR 2 billion for concrete actions in the region since 2015 in response to the Syrian crisis. (Original version in French by Camille-Cerise Gessant)