Press Release: European Commission commits to increase financing for education in humanitarian emergencies

On 07 July 2015, the European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides announced his objective to dedicate 4% of the EU humanitarian aid budget to education for children in emergency situations.

The announcement was made at the Oslo Summit on Education for Development, organised by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in cooperation with the United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown.

ESO: Background information: The European year for development: Education http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-european-year-for-development-education/

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