23/04/2021
As humanitarian needs increase in the Horn of Africa, the Commission has announced today new funding of €149 million in aid for the wider region in 2021.
Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, said: “During the past year, the Greater...
22/04/2021
Commissioner Lenarčič, who is currently in South Sudan, has announced today new funding of €43.5 million in humanitarian aid in the country. The funds will be used, among others, to help those most in need, including with protection and food...
20/04/2021
Today, Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, will visit the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in Addis Ababa. This visit marks the start of the implementation of the EU's new humanitarian initiative in...
19/04/2021
The EU has announced today new funding of €53.7 million in humanitarian aid for the most vulnerable people in Ethiopia, including those affected by the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region.
Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, who...
16/04/2021
Today, the EU has stepped up its response to assist those in need in Myanmar in the context of the recent military coup, with the allocation of an additional €9 million in emergency humanitarian aid to support the most vulnerable.
The critical...
15/04/2021
Janez Lenarčič, Commissioner for Crisis Management, has issued the following statement:
“The EU is following with deep concern the recurrent violent attacks by non-state armed groups against the people of the town of Damasak, Northeast Nigeria....
13/04/2021
The EU announced today new funding of €54.5 million in humanitarian aid for life-saving assistance to the most vulnerable people affected by human-made or natural hazards, epidemics, and displacement in the Great Lakes region of Africa.
The aid...
09/04/2021
The EU announced today new funding of €24.5 million in humanitarian aid for the Southern Africa and Indian Ocean region.
EU humanitarian aid to the region seeks to provide a response to the humanitarian consequences of the conflict in northern...
08/04/2021
One year ago today, the European Commission and the High Representative set out plans for a targeted EU response to support partner countries' efforts in tackling the Coronavirus pandemic combining resources from the EU, its Member States and...
30/03/2021
At the fifth Brussels Conference on 'Supporting the future of Syria and the Region' co-chaired today by the European Union and the United Nations, the international community pledged €5.3 billion for 2021 and beyond for Syria and the neighbouring...