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Saturday, October 02, 2010
EU doubles Pakistan flood aid to 150 million eurosBRUSSELS: The European Commission has decided to more than double its flood aid to 150 million euros ($205 million), the European Union’s humanitarian aid chief said on Friday. The EU’s executive arm has already provided 70 million euros in aid and will now distribute another 80 million euros to its partner organisations, European humanitarian aid commissioner Kristalina Georgieva told a news conference. “Our own staff in Pakistan confirms that more financial resources will translate into more lives saved and more people helped. ... For that reason we have decided ... to more than double our humanitarian support to Pakistan,” she added. afp
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