09/03/2017
On 9 March 2017, senior officials from the European Union and the International Organization for Migration (IOM - the United Nations Migration Agency) met in Brussels to further strengthen their joint cooperation on addressing the challenges and...
08/03/2017
The EU is at the forefront of mainstreaming gender policies in humanitarian aid allocation and programming. On March 7th, Monique Pariat, the Director General of the European Commission's European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations,...
07/03/2017
The European Commission is scaling up its response to the humanitarian crisis in Iraq with a new aid package in 2017 worth €42.5 million. The funding was announced today by the Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos...
03/03/2017
The EU is backing a special education programme that has helped 2500 refugee and migrant children get back to school in Greece. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) provides transportation and the bus escorts who accompany migrant and...
24/02/2017
The European Commission has announced additional assistance for the Lake Chad region in 2017 as humanitarian needs grow.The European Commission has already allocated €55 million of humanitarian support to populations in the Lake Chad region in...
21/02/2017
Today the European Commission announced an emergency aid package worth €82 million as famine is declared in South Sudan for the first time since the country gained independence in 2011.One hundred thousand people are facing starvation in parts of...
20/02/2017
Today Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides announced additional funding for people affected by the conflict in eastern Ukraine during his visit to the country."The recent escalation of violence in eastern...
17/02/2017
Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides praises Iraqi authorities and military forces, and renews calls for humanitarian access to all active conflict areas in Iraq.The military operations in Mosul have so far...
14/02/2017
In recent weeks, Chile has experienced devastating fires that razed several regions of the country. The fires were the worst in the past 50 years and caused multiple casualties and widespread damage, particularly in central and southern areas of...
08/02/2017
The European Commission will strengthen its support to Haiti with an additional contribution of €35 million for the year 2017, composed of €16 million of humanitarian aid and €19 million of development assistance.This additional support will...
