Three and a half years in to its creation, and with EUR 1.4 billion of approved projects, the EU Trust Fund has amply porven its added value beyong its economy of scale and the pooling of contributions from 23 donors and different EU financial instruments. It also offers a new approach in Europe's response to the Syrian crisis, improving coordination and coherence and addresssing longer-term needs of both refugees and local communities.

Today, the EU Trust Fund provides support to more than 2 million Syrian refugees and local communities in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, the Western Balkans, and Armenia. Easing access to education, livelihoods and socio-economic opportunities, healthcare, water and hygiene as well as providing more opportunities for a sustainable income for refugees and country nationals are at the heart of the Trust Fund mandate. The EU Trust Fund also contributes to a stronger and cohesive society, with a particular focus on women and girls.

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