The Commissioner for Crisis Management within the European Commission says that €17 million in humanitarian aid is being donated to address the needs of the Caribbean’s most vulnerable, which have been worsened by the pandemic.
“The EU continues to provide life-saving humanitarian aid support directly to the most vulnerable population. In Haiti as well as in the rest of the Caribbean, recurrent natural hazards further increase vulnerabilities, which are exacerbated by the coronavirus. In this challenging time, the EU is stepping up its long-standing humanitarian assistance to those most in need,” said the commissioner, in a statement yesterday.
From the amount donated, Haiti will receive €14 million to address extreme food insecurity, provide protection for migrants and victims of gang violence and increase resilience to disasters.
The EU estimates that 4.4 million people or 40 percent of the Haitian population will need humanitarian assistance in 2021.
