AID PLEDGE Theresa May announces ?30million aid package for refugees ? those heading to Europe to be urged to head to Asia and Latin America instead
THERESA May has announced a package of more than ?30m in UK aid to protect refugees from trafficking, violence and exploitation.
The Prime Minister revealed the news on her trip to the EU council summit in Malta ? which is focusing on efforts to tackle the migration crisis
The new measures will include assistance to refugees and migrants across Greece, the Balkans, Libya, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria and Sudan.
It will mean that refugees heading to the continent will be encouraged to settle in other countries instead of attempting dangerous crossings into Europe.
The UK has also set up a special protection fund to help take care of vulnerable women and girls who are risk of trafficking.
The sum will bring the total UK aid given to the migrant crisis to more than ?100 million since October 2015.
The money will also be used to offer assistance to countries in Asia and Latin America ? in return for those states taking on refugees.
It will be delivered overseas by partners such as the UN?s refugee agency, the International Organisation for Migration, and the Start NGO network.
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