European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced almost €710 million in new global support for displaced people on September 26, as the 81st UN General Assembly High-Level Week drew to a close in New York EU Commission. The package includes €380 million in additional migration-related financing in 2026 for Sub-Saharan Africa, of which €240 million is earmarked for the Migrant Protection, Return, and Reintegration programme, and €140 million covers migration management, protection and durable solutions for displaced populations and host communities split between Eastern Mauritania and Kenya EU Commission.
Mauritanian outlet Cridem reported the announcement but noted that the Commission has not specified how much of the €140 million will reach Mauritania specifically, since the funding also covers refugee and host-community support, as well as training and employment programmes, in Kenya Cridem. As Cridem put it, the Commission did not clarify the share allocated to each country, so the €140 million cannot be described as financing specifically earmarked for Mauritania Cridem.
UNHCR data shows Mauritania hosts over 305,000 registered and estimated refugees and asylum-seekers, the vast majority from Mali, most of them in the arid Hodh Chargui region, home to Mbera camp, as well as in Nouakchott and Nouadhibou UNHCR. Refugees now make up roughly 35% of the Hodh Chargui region's population, according to UNHCR figures [UNHCR Hodh Chargui Factsheet]. No implementing-partner breakdown or disbursement timeline for this tranche has been published by the Commission; earlier 2026 EU tranches for Mauritania were delivered through partners including UNHCR, WFP, Action Contre la Faim, Save the Children and Terre des Hommes, though whether the same partners will implement this particular €140 million tranche has not been confirmed.