Faced with unprecedented development and humanitarian challenges, the European Union has established several trust funds to address the root causes of crisis — most notably the Syria Trust Fund and the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa.
How can member states, European institutions and other international actors coordinate their efforts to respond more efficiently to multiple crises? Can such funds be characterized as an emerging trend? And how will the European Commission ensure coherence with other EU initiatives in those regions?
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Alexandre Polack, European Commission spokesperson for International Cooperation, Development, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, spoke with Devex associate editor Richard Jones in Brussels to discuss what these coordinated efforts look like in practice.
Watch the video to learn more about the EU’s response to the Syria crisis and how it is helping tackle the root causes of the refugee crisis and the forced displacement of people.
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