Le Conseil des Ministres de ce 21 décembre 2012 a validé un financement à hauteur de 3.750.000 EUR au bénéfice des victimes des violences perpétrées à l’Est de la RDC.

Cette aide sera dédiée au projet du PAM (Programme alimentaire mondial) visant à apporter une aide alimentaire ciblée en faveur des victimes du conflit armé et des autres groupes vulnérables à l’Est de la RDC.

Pour le Ministre de la Coopération au développement, il était fondamental que la Belgique pose un acte concret à l’égard de ces victimes.

The European Union and the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium are joining forces to make this year's third contribution to the Palestinian Authority's quarterly payment of social allowances to poor Palestinian families in the West Bank and Gaza. The contribution, channelled through PEGASE[1], amounts to €9.8 million, including €9 million from the Government of Belgium and €0.8 million from the European Union.

Le Vice-Premier Ministre et Ministre des Affaires étrangères Didier Reynders est particulièrement satisfait d'avoir porté la déterioration de la situation sécuritaire et humanitaire dans l'Est du Congo à l'attention du Conseil Affaires Etrangères de l'Union Européenne, en réunion ce lundi à Luxembourg.

Catherine Ashton, Haute Représentante pour la Politique étrangère de l'UE, a reconnu dans son introduction l'extrême importance de la question. Des conclusions formelles ont été adoptées.

Le jeudi 5 avril 2012 s'est tenue à Kampala la 3e Commission mixte belgo-ougandaise sur la coopération bilatérale au développement.

Après le succès rencontré par la mise en œuvre des deux premiers programmes de coopération (2005-2008 et 2008-2012), la Belgique libère un nouveau budget de 74 millions d'euros (ventilé en 64 millions alloués à l'appui budgétaire sectoriel et aux projets, ainsi qu'une tranche additionnelle maximale de 10 millions) pour les 4 prochaines années (2012-2016).

The Council of Ministers approved the provision of EUR 2 million in support for the countries of the Sahel region today, Friday 27 April, to help them in their fight against the imminent food crisis. In the words of Minister for Development Cooperation Paul Magnette: “Urgent action must be taken to combat the food insecurity that threatens more than 10 million people (according to UN-OCHA 2012 figures) in the Sahel.

Following the explosion of a munitions depot in Brazzaville, resulting in numerous victims, and at the request of the Republic of the Congo, Belgium has decided today to send emergency aid to the country.

Yesterday, the B-Fast planning committee convened to investigate what sort of aid could be offered as well as to draw up a preparatory schedule once the Republic of the Congo made their request for emergency aid.

The Belgian Development Cooperation has granted EUR 49,500 to assist the Tanzanian Red Cross in bringing emergency aid to the victims of the floods that are affecting the country. Flooding in the city of Dar Es Salaam has caused 20 deaths. Over 200 people have been injured and some 10,000 others, i.e. 2,000 families, have had to be evacuated.

Belgian Development Cooperation has set aside 20,000 euros to help the Red Cross in DR Congo to organise around 100 first-aid teams in 11 provinces of the country. These teams of volunteers will assist victims of the civil unrest that has broken out in the aftermath of the presidential and parliamentary elections of 28 November 2011.

On Sunday 23 October 2011, eastern Turkey was struck by an earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale, with devastating consequences for the cities of Ercis and Van.

The moment that the official request for help was sent to Belgium, a 14-person B-FAST team was sent to the affected area. This team set up a tent camp that offered shelter to approximately 2,000 victims. Once the mission was complete, this tent camp was handed over to the Turkish Red Crescent.