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Addressing the Coronavirus pandemic

As part of the EU global response to the coronavirus outbreak, the Trust Fund mobilised €55 million to provide critical, targeted and quick support in the key areas of health as well as water, sanitation and hygiene in Jordan and Lebanon, the two countries that host the highest number of refugees per capita in the world.

date:  04/07/2018

In addition, the Trust Fund has been reorienting ongoing interventions in key sectors in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Since the beginning of the outbreak and thanks to the Trust Fund’s flexibility, the EU and contributing countries have been able to provide personal protective equipment, hygiene kits, infection prevention trainings, health education and awareness campaigns, and essential protection services to women facing gender based violence.