Chechnya: Commission approves additional humanitarian aid worth euro 5 million
The European Commission has approved additional
humanitarian aid worth euro 5 million for civilian victims of the conflict
in Chechnya as a response to the gravity of the crisis there. Given the
security difficulties in the region, the aid will be delivered by local
staff of the International Federation of Red Cross and Crescent Societies
and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, managed by 'remote
control'. The European Commission Humanitarian Office (ECHO) will identify
partners and projects. This funding brings the total made available for
programmes in this crisis since August 1999 to euro 7.4 million.