KATHMANDU: The European Union (EU) has endorsed Rs 288 million in humanitarian aid for Nepal to help people affected by the recent earthquake.
The EU has approved the aid package of Euro 2 million for shelter, access to clean water and sanitation and healthcare, among other services in the areas affected by the recent earthquake with epicentre in Jajrkot district, according to the EU Delegation to Nepal.
The support package includes Euro 600,000 to support the work of humanitarian partners that have already been providing assistance in the affected areas while Euro 200,000 have been allocated to the Nepal Red Cross Society via the Disaster Response Emergency Fund of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the EU delegation added.
It is said complementing the financial contribution, the EU will mobilise in-kind assistance from its European Humanitarian Response Capacity worth Euro 1.2 million.
