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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/food aid

Commission allocates €160 million to help combat world hunger

Brussels, 05/03/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 4 March, the European Commission decided to allocate additional food aid of €160 million for regions such as sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, the Caucasus, the Middle East and North Africa. This funding decision, the largest ever announced by the Commission's Humanitarian Aid department, aims to meet the needs of the most vulnerable people facing food shortages due to natural catastrophes, economic and political crises, and armed conflicts. It is...

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