Press Release: Crises in Myanmar: Commission provides a further €40.5 million in humanitarian

The European Commission adopted two new funding decisions to ease the suffering of people affected by crises in Myanmar. A further €22 million has been allocated to meet the continuing needs of cyclone-hit communities in and around the Irrawaddy delta and €18.5 million is being provided for a 2009 programme targeting other highly vulnerable populations inside Myanmar, as well Burmese refugees in Thailand.