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08/10/2015
Additional Irish Aid Funding Announced For Humanitarian Crisis
A total of €3m in additional Irish Aid funding has been announced for the escalating humanitarian crisis in South Sudan, Nigeria and Burundi.
The funding will comprise of:
• €1 million to the International Committee of the Red Cross/Red Crescent (ICRC) for its humanitarian operations in South Sudan. €500,000 for the ICRC's operations in Nigeria.
• €1 million to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) for its South Sudan regional refugee response. €500,000 for the UNHCR's Burundi regional refugee response.
Minister of State Seán Sherlock said: "I am concerned that election-related violence in Burundi since the Spring of this year has caused over 192,000 refugees to flee into neighbouring countries, many to existing refugee camps in Tanzania.
"The additional €500,000 in funding to the UNHCR's operations in the Burundian region which we are announcing today will help to alleviate the dire conditions in which the refugees find themselves."
(CD/JP)
The funding will comprise of:
• €1 million to the International Committee of the Red Cross/Red Crescent (ICRC) for its humanitarian operations in South Sudan. €500,000 for the ICRC's operations in Nigeria.
• €1 million to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) for its South Sudan regional refugee response. €500,000 for the UNHCR's Burundi regional refugee response.
Minister of State Seán Sherlock said: "I am concerned that election-related violence in Burundi since the Spring of this year has caused over 192,000 refugees to flee into neighbouring countries, many to existing refugee camps in Tanzania.
"The additional €500,000 in funding to the UNHCR's operations in the Burundian region which we are announcing today will help to alleviate the dire conditions in which the refugees find themselves."
(CD/JP)
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