The European Commission is mobilising an additional €10 million in humanitarian assistance for the many still dealing with the consequences of the two unprecedented tropical cyclones that hit Mozambique in 2019. The new humanitarian aid package announced today will increase funding for: Emergency food aid and nutritional support. Health care: EU funds will help the […]
Humanitarian aid: over €34 million in African Great Lakes region
The European Commission has announced €34.275 million in humanitarian funding to help the most vulnerable people in the Great Lakes region in Africa. The aid will mainly help address urgent humanitarian needs in the Democratic Republic of Congo and provide continued support to Burundian refugees in the region. The bulk of the funding announced supports […]
EU supports recovery and resilience in Nigeria with additional €50 million
In the margins of the 7th Tokyo International Conference on Africa Development (TICAD) , Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Neven Mimica signed a new €50 million package to enhance efforts in North East Nigeria. On this occasion, Commissioner Mimica said: “The agreement signed today increases our bilateral cooperation with Nigeria by €50 million, bringing the […]
EU announces record €550 million contribution to save 16 million lives from AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria
The EU announced a commitment of 550 million euros to the Global Fund during the G7 summit in Biarritz. The Fund is an international partnership to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria worldwide. Its work has already saved 27 million lives since its creation in 2002. European Commission President Juncker said on this occasion: “The EU […]
World Humanitarian Day: what the EU is doing to help
World Humanitarian Day was commemorated on 19 August. The EU and its Member States are among the main humanitarian donors. Together they provide aid worth billions of euros each year. This supports people affected by man-made natural disasters such as armed conflicts, droughts, earthquakes, tsunamis or hurricanes. The EU and its Member States are among […]
Humanitarian Aid: an additional €27 million for Latin America, the Caribbean and Asia
The European Union has assigned €18.5 million in humanitarian aid for parts of Latin America and the Caribbean and €8.5 million for regions most affected by natural disasters in South and Southeast Asia. Latin America and the Caribbean As numerous natural disasters threaten vulnerable communities in the Latin American and Caribbean region, the Commission has […]
EU Facility for Refugees in Turkey: €5.6 billion out of €6 billion now allocated in support of refugees
The European Commission today adopted a new set of assistance measures worth €1.41 billion, ensuring continued European Union support to refugees and host communities in Turkey. The programmes will focus on the areas of health, protection, socio-economic support and municipal infrastructure. The new measures are part of the second tranche of the Facility for Refugees […]
EU mobilises €21 million to support Palestine refugees via the UN Relief and Works Agency
The European Commission will mobilise additional €21 million for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) on top of €82 million already paid into the programme budget this year to support vulnerable Palestine Refugees in the Middle East. The announcement was made at the UNRWA annual pledging conference which took place in New York on […]
South Sudan: €48.5 million in additional EU humanitarian aid
Despite a recent peace deal, humanitarian needs remain high in South Sudan with nearly two million people internally displaced and almost seven million in need of emergency food aid. To help the most vulnerable in the country, the European Commission today announces €48.5 million in humanitarian assistance. This comes on top of last week’s €1 […]