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EU Aims to Assist 1Mln Refugees in Turkey Over Next 6 Months - UN

© AP Photo / Lefteris PitarakisSyrian refugees, including children, work at a clothes workshop in Gaziantep, southeastern Turkey (File)
Syrian refugees, including children, work at a clothes workshop in Gaziantep, southeastern Turkey (File) - Sputnik International
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The Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN), a leading relief program in the European Union, hopes to register one million refugees in Turkey by mid-2017 and to have each person registered covered with the cash program, providing money for basic and essential needs, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said Wednesday.

File photo taken from the Turkish side of the border between Turkey and Syria, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, Syrian refugees burst into Turkey after breaking the border fence and crossing from Syria cross into Turkey - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) According to WFP, the ESSN has already provided thousands of refugees with cash cards to help cover necessities such as food, rent, medicine, and warm clothing. The first group of refugees received their cards in December, and each card will be loaded with 100 Turkish Lira ($29.24) each month.

The ESSN will be partnered with the European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO), Turkish Red Crescent, Turkish government, and the WFP in an effort to reach their goal, the WFP added.

"With the EU’s generous support, we all came together to reaffirm our commitment to the families, children and individuals struggling to get by and to the Turkish Government, whose hospitality continues to stand as an example to the whole world," WFP representative in Turkey Jean-Yves Lequime said in a statement.

With an estimated three million refugees, Turkey has the highest refugee population in the world, according to the WFP. The majority of refugees hails from Syria, and lives in refugee camps, cities, and villages across Turkey.

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