BRUSSELS, 9 Mar. () –
The European Commission has announced this Thursday an additional 50 million in humanitarian aid for the South-East Africa region, which will be used to combat food insecurity and malnutrition, improve access to basic services, improve disaster preparedness and promote education. in emergencies throughout the region.
Half of all funds will go to Mozambique, which will benefit from 25 million, while Madagascar will receive 13.3 million, 7.4 million will go to Zimbabwe and 4.3 million will be distributed in Lesotho, Malawi and African regional projects. .
The announcement took place in Madagascar, where the Crisis Management Commissioner, Janez Lenarcic, has traveled, where he has reaffirmed solidarity with the island located in an area “increasingly affected by the effects of climate change and environmental degradation atmosphere”.
“We are intensifying our commitment to help the people of Madagascar and the rest of the Southern Africa and Indian Ocean region by supporting increased disaster preparedness and response to weather-related emergencies,” he said.
