EU humanitarian aid for the repatriation of Angolan refugees from Zambia

The European Commission has approved € 3.5 million in humanitarian aid to support transport and logistics for the repatriation of up to 35,000 Angolan refugees from Zambia. The aid will be channelled through the Commission's Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) under the responsibility of Commissioner Louis Michel, and implemented by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). This decision will directly address the crucial transport, logistical, food and health needs of up to 35,000 Angolan refugees returning from Zambia. Children, who make up 56% of the refugee camp population, will be major beneficiaries of interventions funded under these decisions. ECHO has provided more than €11 million to fund transport and logistics for refugees repatriating from Zambia and Namibia since 2003, in addition to substantial aid for returning refugees in Angola including primary health care, emergency food security, essential relief items, HIV/AIDS prevention and awareness activities and humanitarian demining and mine awareness activities.

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