21/12/2021 (Agence Europe) – The EU is mobilising €13.1 million in additional emergency aid for the Upper Nile region of Africa to alleviate the consequences of the food crisis for those suffering from it in Sudan and for refugees in Uganda, the European Commission announced on 21 December. Of this amount, €10.1 million is allocated to Sudan. The remaining €3 million is intended to fill the current funding gap, which has led the World Food Programme to reduce food rations to refugees in Uganda, which hosts more than 1.5 million refugees and asylum seekers. “Political instability in Sudan has deepened the food crisis in the country. In Uganda, the country’s generous refugee policy has been put under increasing strain due to the Covid-19 pandemic”, commented the Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič. (AN)