[ Dernières nouvelles ]Tropical Cyclone Mahasen: Experts arriving in Bangladesh
16/05/2013 - As Tropical Cyclone Mahasen begins to lash the coast of Bangladesh and Myanmar with fierce winds and heavy rain, three humanitarian experts from the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) are due to arrive in Bangladesh on Thursday morning. The team will provide additional assistance to the ECHO office based in Dhaka, and will be on hand to monitor and assess the situation once the cyclone makes landfall. ..
The new Emergency Response Centre: Ready to respond when disaster strikes
15/05/2013 - Natural and man-made disasters continue to increase in number and intensity since many years: in 1975 there were 78 recorded disasters worldwide; since the year 2000, the number has consistently been between 310 and 432 per year, including in Europe. This is why we need to scale up our efforts to provide a coordinated European disaster response in solidarity with the affected countries and populations to save lives and help the most vulnerable...
The European Union allocates an extra €12 million in humanitarian aid for Mali
15/05/2013 - The European Union will allocate an extra €12 million in humanitarian aid for Mali. This was announced today by ECHO´s commissioner Kristalina Georgieva during the international donor conference for the development of Mali, organised in Brussels jointly by the European Union, France and Mali...
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