Brussels, 06/02/2008 (Agence Europe) - With fighting between rebel forces and Chadian government troops intensifying, the European Commission has decided to allocate €2 million to fund emergency humanitarian aid for victims of this deadly conflict - the civilian population first and foremost.
The emergency procedure to release ECHO (the Commission's humanitarian aid department) funding within 72 hours has been put in motion. This provisional emergency aid will be used to support relief...