EU allocates €201 million in humanitarian aid for Sahel and Africa’s Lake Chad countries

The European Commission is providing €201 million in EU humanitarian funding to address the needs of the most vulnerable people affected by the humanitarian crisis in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Nigeria.

The announcement comes on the occasion of the Senior Officials Meeting on Sahel and Lake Chad, attended today by Commissioner Janez Lenarčič in Brussels.

The funding will support food security and assistance for malnutrition, health care and protection, water, sanitation and hygiene, shelter and education activities, as well as the transportation of humanitarian workers and supplies to remote and inaccessible locations. The EU humanitarian aid response will continue to focus on the countries and areas directly affected by ongoing insecurity and conflict.

Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, said, “The EU is doing its part by increasing its pledge for 2024 to over 200 million euros across the 2 regions. I urge the rest of the international community to play it part.”