Migrant crisis: France announces emergency funding

As the refugee crisis leaves a scar on Europe, France has announced a 10 million euro ($11.16 million) emergency fund for housing, health and education of the refugees trying to escape the war in Syria and Iraq.

The fund also includes another 15 million euros ($16.7 million) intended to help Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq deal with the millions of people displaced by war.

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The announcement came at the conclusion of an international conference intended to address the victims of religious and ethnic violence in the Mideast.

The one-day meeting Tuesday drew representatives from more than four dozen countries, plus religious leaders and international organizations.

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