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According to a press statement, the European Union has granted a new financial assistance package of €240 Million Euros to support refugees from Syria in Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon.

The new support is “particularly relevant” in the context of the current coronavirus pandemic and will provide additional help for the most vulnerable persons in the region and assist host countries to better face public health challenges, among others.

The newly adopted assistance package will be dedicated to provide inclusive, equitable and quality education, to improve the public health system and to empower local and refugee women.

High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell said: “The European Union continues to stand by the Syrian refugees and neighbouring countries hosting them. Not only to face the most immediate challenges, including the coronavirus pandemic, but also to build up their future.”

According to the statement, this approved assistance package is part of already ongoing efforts to support Syrian refugees and Syria's neighbouring countries, pledged and provided through the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis since 2014.

It was adopted by the Operational Board of the trust fund, which brings together the European Commission, EU Member States, the United Kingdom and Turkey. Observers of the Operational Board include Members of the European Parliament, representatives from Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, the World Bank and the Syria Recovery Trust Fund.