EU unlocks humanitarian aid for crises worldwide
EU allocates majority of aid to sub-Saharan Africa to fund actions related to migration, conflict and food insecurity.
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EU allocates majority of aid to sub-Saharan Africa to fund actions related to migration, conflict and food insecurity.
![European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives ahead of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, September 22 [Stefan Jeremiah/AP]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AP26265454261348-1790464759.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)


![People sit inside a chapel while waiting for a meal distribution, as soup kitchens, barter clubs and families taking out short-term loans for groceries are exposing the social strains emerging under Argentine President Javier Milei's austerity program, barely a year before Argentina's next presidential election, in Buenos Aires' Villa 31 neighborhood, Argentina, August 28, 2026 [Agustin Marcarian/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-24T111706Z_92623523_RC2R7NAS0BJF_RTRMADP_3_ARGENTINA-ECONOMY-MILEI-1790290200.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)



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