The E.U. Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) has allocated approximately 1.6 million U.S. Dollars for strengthening humanitarian response in Libya’s education and child protection sectors, and COVID-19 vaccination-related medical waste management,” the UNICEF announced on Sunday.
According to UNICEF, the program will be carried out through reinforcing and strengthening sector coordination and investing in sectoral capacity through dedicated resources.
A total of 1,343,192 people, of whom 122,000 are children aged between 5-9, will benefit from the project, the statement said.
UNICEF confirmed that it has scaled up its emergency preparedness and response in Libya since 2012, focusing on support to basic service provision, in health, nutrition, education and water, sanitation, and hygiene.