Revision of the EU Civil Protection legislation: towards more effective disaster management

20/12/2011 - The European Commission today presents a legislative proposal to strengthen European cooperation in civil protection which will provide for more efficient, effective and rapid response to disasters (...)

Commissioner welcomes UN resolution on security of humanitarian aid workers

15/12/2011 - Commissioner Georgieva welcomes the annual resolution of the United Nation's ‘Safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of the United Nations personnel’. (...)

Commissioner Georgieva in Geneva for launch of United Nations Humanitarian Appeal 2012.

14/12/2011 - Commissioner Georgieva will join Valerie Amos, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Co-ordinator, at the Palais des Nations to launch the annual Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP). The CAP is used by aid organisations to jointly plan, implement and monitor their activities. (...)

Commissioner Georgieva and other global development leaders to speak at European Development Days

13/12/2011 - Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva will participate in this year's European Development Days in Warsaw, Poland. Organised by the European Commission and the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, European Development Days is Europe’s premier forum on international affairs and development cooperation. (...)

Worsening humanitarian situation in Yemen triggers a boost in European assistances

12/12/2011 - Concerned about the effects of persistent instability, drought and poverty on hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people in Yemen, the European Commission is today increasing its humanitarian funding with an additional €5 million. (...)