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September 21
2023
EU Extends Aid Package to Flood-Hit Regions in Libya as Situation Worsen
The EU has recently announced a substantial increase in aid to assist areas in Libya that have been severely impacted by recent flooding. This new funding amounts to €5.2...
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September 26
2022
EU announces funding through Global Gateway strategy
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has concluded an intense week of discussions with world leaders and international partners at the UN General...
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August 16
2022
EU assistance to Ukraine
The EU has coordinated the delivery of 66,224 tonnes of in-kind assistance to Ukraine from 30 countries via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. The assistance delivered includes...
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June 10
2022
EU announces additional €205 million to Ukraine
The EU is allocating another €205 million in humanitarian assistance for Ukraine, as Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, visited Ukraine to meet...
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January 27
2022
EU to assist West and Central Africa will €175 million
The EU is reaffirming its solidarity with vulnerable people in countries in West and Central Africa through a humanitarian budget of €175 million in 2022. The funding will be...
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December 07
2021
EU pledges €2.5 billion to fight malnutrition
At the Nutrition for Growth Summit, yesterday in Tokyo, the Commission announced a new pledge of €2.5 billion for 2021-2024 to reduce all forms of malnutrition. This...
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November 04
2021
EU contributes €2 million to South Sudan in emergency humanitarian funding for victims of floods
The European Commission has allocated emergency humanitarian funding of €2 million for those affected by recent unprecedented floods in South Sudan. To date, an estimated 40...
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October 12
2021
Commission announces €1 billion support package for Afghanistan and neighbouring countries
As anticipated by the European Commission, President von der Leyen will announce in Rome during the special G20 summit on Afghanistan a support package worth around €1 billion...
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October 04
2021
EU Humanitarian Air Bridge delivers medical aid to Afghanistan
Last Friday, 2 October, an EU Humanitarian Air Bridge flight delivered over 25 metric tonnes of life-saving medical cargo to Kabul to address the dire humanitarian...
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September 22
2021
EU allocates €119 million more for humanitarian crisis in Yemen
Today, the Commission announced an additional €119 million in humanitarian and development aid to alleviate vulnerable Yemenis' suffering from over 6 years of conflict. Yemen is...
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August 27
2021
EU Humanitarian Air Bridge to deliver emergency aid to Haiti
An EU Humanitarian Air Bridge operation consisting of two flights is delivering more than 125 tonnes of life-saving materials to humanitarian organisations active in Haiti, as...
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The Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF) approved eight financial top-ups to ongoing programmes which the Fund finances in the Horn of Africa. Together they will: support the...
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