Press Release: Africa: Commission adopts humanitarian packages worth more than EUR80 million

The European Commission on 21 January 2005 adopted a series of humanitarian packages for the victims of protracted crises in Africa. These include Coastal West Africa (€31.3 million), Uganda (€20.62 million), Burundi (€20.99 million), and Tanzania (€13.5 million). Projects were to be implemented by humanitarian agencies operating in the target regions. The funds were managed by the European Commission's humanitarian department (ECHO) under the responsibility of Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel.