Exclusive: EU transfers €500m Turkey aid project to IFRC – but mulls exit strategy

Date published
24 Oct 2019
Publisher
The New Humanitarian
Type
Blogs
Keywords
Comms, media & information, Development & humanitarian aid
Link
https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2019/10/24/EU-%E2%82%AC500m-Turkey-cash-…

The European Commission has picked a new partner to run the most valuable humanitarian aid contract in the world. Out goes the UN World Food Programme, in comes the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, which will handle €500 million allocated for cash allowances for refugees in Turkey.