EU boosts humanitarian aid for Ivory Coast

The European Union is to boost humanitarian aid to Ivory Coast fivefold to 30 million euros (42 million dollars) to assist victims of a worsening conflict, the bloc's top aid official said Thursday.buy rosetta stone french level 3 .

Ivory Coast was plunged into violence when President Laurent Gbagbo refused to cede power to Alassane Ouattara, who was declared the winner by the United Nations in the elections that took place in November.

'In just a few weeks, buy the rosetta stone english the number of refugees has doubled and the number of displaced people has increased fivefold,' EU Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva said in a statement. 'There are at present an estimated 380,000 displaced persons and refugees.

'Today's increase will allow us to provide immediate relief to these people, many of whom have fled unspeakable violence,' the rosetta stone japanese she added.

Last week, the United Nations' World Food Programme announced a 16-million-dollar plan to assist 125,000 displaced people inside the Ivory Coast as well as some 80,000 who have poured into neighbouring Liberia.

Par 112111473 le vendredi 18 mars 2011

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