Today, the Commission signed an agreement with Türkiye on a €400 million grant from the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) to finance post-disaster recovery operations after the devastating...
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Humanitarian Implementation Plan (HIP) Syria Regional Crisis (ECHO/SYR/BUD/2024/91000) Version 1
The activities proposed hereafter are still subject to the adoption of the financing decision ECHO/WWD/ BUD/2024/01000 AMOUNT: EUR 215 000 000 The present Humanitarian Implementation Plan (HIP) was...
UNDP and EU commence construction work to restore war-damaged schools
Institutions across 11 regions scheduled for restoration under the build-back better approach ZHYTOMYR, Ukraine, 7 September 2023 – Since the start of the war in Ukraine in 2014, thousands of...
World + 7 more
Humanitarian Action in Urban Crises (Last updated: 28/06/2023)
What is it? Disasters can have dramatic consequences for cities and urban populations. As the world is urbanising rapidly, natural hazards and displacement crises increase in high-density urban...
Türkiye + 1 more
EU and international donors' pledge €7 billion in support of the people in Türkiye and Syria following the recent devastating earthquakes
Today, a total of€7 billion were pledged by the international community at the ‘Together for the people of Türkiye and Syria’ International Donors’ Conference, co-hosted by the President of the...
Women’s voices from post-earthquake Syria
International Women's Day, commemorated every year on the 8th of March, marks women's achievements and spurs us all to focus more on women's rights and gender equality. But across northwest Syria,...
Mexico + 5 more
ECHO Central America and Mexico Factsheet (13/02/2023)
Introduction In Central America and Mexico, droughts, hurricanes, COVID-19, violence, displacement, political instability and the impact of the war on Ukraine have exacerbated the humanitarian...
Türkiye + 1 more
European Commission and Swedish Presidency of the Council will organise a Donors' Conference for the people of Türkiye and Syria affected by the earthquake
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson, have today announced their intention to host a Donors' Conference, in coordination...
With EU support, UNDP will repair more than 50 schools in Ukraine [EN/UK]
Around 21,000 students will be able to attend classes in schools repaired by UNDP in line with health, safety and environmental standards Kyiv, 7 February 2023 – The United Nations Development...
European Union brings relief to the victims of tropical storm Nalgae in the Philippines
In response to the severe tropical storm Nalgae, locally known as Paeng, which struck the Philippines in late October, the European Union is providing €200,000 (over 11 million Philippine pesos) in...
EU and Ukraine sign €100 million for the rehabilitation of war-damaged schools [EN/UK]
Exactly three months after President von der Leyen's announcement in her 2022 State of the Union Address, the European Commission and the Government of Ukraine have signed a €100 million support...
EU donates €31.5 million (1,7 Billion ETB) to UNICEF to restore essential health services in conflict-affected areas in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, 10 November 2022 - The European Union (EU), through its partnership with UNICEF, has granted €31.5 million (nearly 1.7 billion Ethiopian Birr) to restore and strengthen health services...
New life in the village: easing water scarcity in Northwest Syria
Conflict is what drove Syrians from their homes. Scarcity is what prevents them from rebuilding their lives. In Idlib and northern Aleppo, water is a scarce commodity and a daily challenge for the...
In Gaza, cash grants can change a child’s life
Imagine a strip of land - 41 km long, 6 to 12 km wide - with more than 2 million inhabitants and where half of the population are children. Imagine that a land closure coupled with an air and sea...
Sustainable development strategies to transform Iraq’s tomato and poultry sectors [EN/AR]
(Baghdad,7 July 2022) H. E. Mohammed Kareem Al Khafaji, Minister of Agriculture, officially launched, on behalf of the Government of Iraq, the country’s Poultry and Tomato Sustainable Development...
Mexico + 5 more
ECHO Central America and Mexico Factsheet (as of 1 July 2022)
Introduction In Central America and Mexico, climate change, droughts, storms, COVID-19, criminality, and political instability have exacerbated food insecurity especially. According to the Global...
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ECHO Factsheet - Iraq (Last updated: 10/05/2022)
Introduction The dire socio-economic situation, further worsened by COVID-19, has disrupted education, livelihoods and access to food for vulnerable Iraqis. Having fled during the conflict with the...
Lebanon + 2 more
ECHO Factsheet - Lebanon (Last updated: 10/05/2022)
Introduction Lebanon’s financial meltdown since October 2019 has sent prices skyrocketing and left 80% of the population living under the poverty line. Some 2.2 million Lebanese, 208,000 Palestinian...
Ukraine + 2 more
EU preparedness to welcome those fleeing the war in Ukraine (23 March 2022)
Some 3.5 million people have now fled Ukraine following the Russian invasion. The EU is supporting Member States to ensure their protection and full access to their rights. Temporary Protection and...
Ensuring access to safe water in the aftermath of a natural disaster
When dealing with a large-scale natural disaster, access to safe water is critical in order to avoid the spread of waterborne diseases and fulfil basic hygiene needs. The devastating earthquake that...