Two and a half years in to its creation, the EU Trust Fund has already proved its added-value beyond economy of scale and the pooling of financial instruments. It has offered a new tool to the EU's response to the Syrian crisis, allowing for a more coordinated and coherent EU response. This year, the EU Trust Fund has crossed the billion-euro goal, set by EU Commission President Juncker in September 2015.

Today, the EU Trust Fund provides support to more than 1.5 million Syrian refugees and their overstretched host communities in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, the Western Balkans, and Armenia. Easing access to education, livelihoods and socio-economic opportunities, health care, water and hygiene as well as providing more opportunities for a sustainable income for refugees and host country nationals alike is at the heart of the Trust Fund mandate. The EU Trust Fund also contributes to a stronger yet cohesive society, with a particular focus on women and girls.

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€ 1.3 billion signed contribution certificates