The EU has announced its humanitarian budget for 2025, revealing an amount of €1.9 billion, which has been based on the estimation that more than 300 million people will need humanitarian assistance in 2025. 

€375 million will be allocated to the wider Middle Eastern region, which is still dealing with fragile humanitarian situations in Gaza and Syria. €95 million is allocated to North Africa and Yemen, a region that continues to face multiple crises, including ongoing conflict, economic insecurity, widespread malnutrition and a fragile healthcare system. Over €500 million will be provided to West and Central Africa, the Sahel, the Lake Chad basin, North-West Nigeria, the Central Africa, the Great Lakes region and the Greater Horn of Africa.

Ukraine will receive €140 million. This is mostly targeted towards emergency assistance, including food, shelter, clean water, healthcare, and winter protection. The most heavily war impacted regions in eastern and southern Ukraine will be given priority. An additional €8 million is allocated to humanitarian projects aiding Ukrainian refugees in the neighboring country Moldova.

€113 million for the Latin America and Caribbean region is directed at addressing the domestic and regional impact of the humanitarian crises Venezuela, Colombia and Haiti, the latter where, according to the latest figures released by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), more than a million people are now internally displaced.

Around €182 million will be allocated to humanitarian assistance in Asia. In particular, it is addressed at the armed resistance movement in Myanmar and its impact in Bangladesh, as well as for the crisis in Afghanistan, where millions of Afghans continue to be affected by food insecurity, inadequate access to health services, lack of basic shelter and limited livelihood opportunities. 

Lastly, close to €300 million is reserved for sudden-onset emergencies and unforeseen humanitarian crises that may arise throughout the year across the globe. €110 million is reserved for horizontal activities, referring to innovative projects and policy initiatives to address humanitarian challenges. 

The European Commission has been providing humanitarian aid since 1992 in over 110 countries, reaching millions of people across the globe each year. Its assistance is delivered through humanitarian partner organisations, such as European humanitarian non-governmental organisations, international organisations (including UN agencies), and specialised agencies in the Member States.

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