The EU has announced an emergency humanitarian package worth €700,000 (approximately $816,000) to assist civilians caught in the recent conflict along the Cambodia-Thailand border.
According to the EU, the funding will help provide multipurpose cash assistance, mental health and psychosocial support, and displacement tracking for affected communities over a six-month period.
The cross-border clashes forced many families to flee their homes, creating urgent humanitarian needs.
“This assistance is designed to reach those most directly impacted by the displacement and insecurity,” the EU said in a statement, stressing that its interventions follow thorough needs assessments and uphold the humanitarian principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality and independence.
The aid package is part of a broader European humanitarian response in Asia.
Earlier this year, the EU allocated €76 million to support people affected by major crises across South and Southeast Asia, including vulnerable populations in conflict zones and areas prone to natural disasters.
EU officials underlined that the latest support will complement ongoing humanitarian operations carried out through international and local partners already working in border provinces.
The conflict along the Cambodian-Thai frontier has disrupted livelihoods and left thousands in urgent need of shelter, food and psychosocial support.
The EU’s intervention aims to help stabilise communities as monitoring and relief efforts continue.
