What's the story behind the EU's additional 3.5 million euros to help Bosnia and Herzegovina cope with the fire in refugee camps?

At a time when thousands of refugees in Bosnia and Herzegovina are facing a humanitarian crisis due to the fire in refugee camps, the European Union announced on the 4th that it will provide Bosnia and Herzegovina with another 3.5 million euros of aid to help them survive the cold winter. 65438, on the eve of Christmas on February 23, 2020, Lipa refugee camp in Unasana, northwest Bosnia and Herzegovina was closed by the local government for lack of cold-proof facilities. Some disgruntled refugees immediately set fire to the refugee camp and burned it completely, which triggered a refugee fire and attracted the attention of the international community.

According to the announcement of novel coronavirus Committee 202114, there are still about 900 refugees in the destroyed refugee camps. About 800 refugees, including women and children, camped around the refugee camp. About 1700 refugees face frostbite, hypothermia and new coronary pneumonia. To this end, novel coronavirus mainly provides 3.5 million pieces of winter clothes, blankets and food. For refugees, medical care, mental health consultation and social psychological support will also be provided.

The high level of current foreign relations and security policies of EU countries means that borell said in a public notice that the situation of Lipa refugee camp is unacceptable, and the support provided by EU countries is only urgent. In the future, long-term measures need to be taken, including rebuilding permanent residence in the abandoned area of the base, to prevent expatriates from living on the streets in the cold winter, or failing to get all the assistance in dealing with the pneumonia epidemic. According to the previous notice of the International Hong Kong Immigration Bureau, Lipa refugee camp was built early last year to solve the crowded situation in other refugee camps in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 65438+closed on February 23, and the refugee camp blocked the hydropower project, and was not equipped with heat preservation equipment such as stoves and heat preservation materials; After the base was damaged, many expatriates went to Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to avoid the disaster, which worried the international Hong Kong immigration agencies or further aggravated the problem of Bosnian expatriates.

In addition to Lipa refugee camp, a fire broke out in Moria refugee camp, the largest refugee camp in Greece at that time, last September. 80% of the houses in the refugee camp were burned to ashes, and more than 65,438+2,000 refugees were homeless. Afterwards, the EU not only provided emergency assistance to Greece, but also promised to help Greece rebuild refugee camps.