German NGO SOS Humanity to receive 790k from Berlin

(ANSA) - ROME, 23 SET - Berlin has earmarked 790,000 euros for German non-governmental organisation (NGO) Sos Humanity in support of rescue operations for migrants and refugees in distress in the central Mediterranean, the organisation's "land-sea" communication coordinator Lukas Kaldenhoff told ANSA on Saturday.
    Kaldenhoff described the sum as "meagre" with respect to resources available at European level, and said it was sufficient to cover just a quarter of SOS Humanity's annual requirements. On Friday Rome voiced "astonishment" at reports that Germany would fund work with migrants on Italian territory and not just at sea and demanded clarification, saying financing migrant work in Italy would be a grave anomaly. (ANSA).