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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8102

30 November 2001
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/humanitarian aid
Aid to displaced persons in Sri Lanka

Brussels, 29/11/2001 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission freed, on Thursday, an aid of EUR 700,000 in favour of 900,000 displaced persons and relocated to the Jaffna peninsula in Sri Lanka, following the civil war in the country. The aid, which will be funnelled through ECHO, the Community humanitarian aid office, will be used to hire a ship to transport medicinal products and basic necessities. The boat is the only way of communication possible between Jaffna and the outside world; it...

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