Aid, Development cooperation, Fundamental rights

See how the EU provides humanitarian and development aid around the world and promotes fundamental rights such as dignity, equality and solidarity. Find details on aid sectors, regions, specific initiatives, funding and partners.  

Your rights in the EU

Your rights in the EU

  • Know your rights
  • EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
  • How to report a breach of your rights
    • Human rights in non-EU countries

    Human rights in non-EU countries

  • EU action by topic
  • Tools monitoring breaches of human rights
  • International agreements
    • Recipients and results of EU aid

    Recipients and results of EU aid

    Recipients, processes, and results of EU international aid.

    How we provide aid

    How we provide aid

  • Planning and prioritising development aid
  • Emergency response
  • Budget support
  • Types of aid
    • Ensuring aid effectiveness

    Ensuring aid effectiveness

  • Aid transparency
  • Joint programming of development cooperation
  • In fragile and conflict-affected countries
  • Evaluation
    • Where we work

    Where we work

    The European Commission delivers humanitarian assistance and international aid all around the world.

    Who we work with

    Who we work with

  • Multilateral dialogue with informal groupings (G8, G20)
  • Collaboration networks
  • How we work with our partners (framework agreements)
    • Get involved

    Get involved

  • Volunteer
  • Become a sending/hosting organisation for aid volunteers
  • Become a humanitarian partner
  • Jobs
  • Events
  • Online discussion groups
  • Awards and prizes
    • News and blogs related to aid and fundamental rights

    News and blogs related to aid and fundamental rights

    See all news and field blogs of the Commission on aid, fundamental rights and development.

    Departments
    European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid OperationsInternational Cooperation and DevelopmentJustice and Consumers
    Topics
    Humanitarian aid and civil protectionInternational cooperation and developmentJustice and fundamental rights