The European Commission has approved €61.5m in funding for programmes offering migration support in Northern Africa. The five programmes, which will receive funding through the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa, are designed to support refugees, vulnerable migrants and host communities in the North of Africa; particularly in Libya, where conflict and destabilisation have contributed to a high level of displaced populations. The EU continues to push for the ultimate closure of [migrant] detention centres and is working to provide assistance and protection to people in need. Hahn added: “Our new programmes under the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa will help to protect vulnerable people, stabilise communities, and reduce hardship for migrants, refugees and local people in areas most affected by migratory flows. With these new programmes, we continue to support our neighbours in North Africa to respond together to migration-related challenges in ways that safeguard security, rights and dignity of migrants and refugees, in the mutual interest of Europeans and our neighbours.”

Source: The North Africa Journal July 04, 2019 11:37 UTC