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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8463

16 May 2003
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/humanitarian aid
In 2002, Echo responded to new needs and concentrated aid in Asia and Africa - Poul Nielson calls for international humanitarian law to be respected

Brussels, 15/05/2003 (Agence Europe) - In 2002, Echo, the Community's humanitarian aid office, granted 538 million Euros' worth of aid in over sixty countries, benefiting over 40 million vulnerable people. Above and beyond figures detailing the breakdown of aid per country (ACP countries 39%, Asia: 4%, Middle-East, North Africa: 12%, Balkans: 8%, independent new states: 8%, Latin America: 4%), Echo's activity report for 2002 includes testimonials of experience on the ground. Its title,...

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