IP/07/1224
Brussels, 8 August 2007. The European
Commission has allocated €10 million in humanitarian aid for the Sahrawi
population living in camps near Tindouf, western Algeria. The funds will
help to meet the refugees' basic needs for food aid, healthcare, clean
water and proper sanitation as well as providing tents and basic household
items. The funds are channelled through ECHO, the European Commission's
Humanitarian Aid department, under the responsibility of Commissioner Louis
Michel.
The Sahrawi refugees have been living