Financing decisions are legal acts adopted by the European Commission in order to authorise its Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO) to spend from the EU budget and grant funding for humanitarian actions. They identify, among others, the region of implementation, the humanitarian crisis, the objectives, the available funds and potential partners for EU humanitarian assistance. Decisions are taken on the basis of needs assessments.
Since 2012, the European Commission adopts yearly a 'Worldwide Decision' which covers all humanitarian aid actions which the European Commission anticipates to fund during a given period, as explained in ECHO's Annual Strategy. In the context of this Decision, ECHO prepares and publishes 'Humanitarian Implementation Plans (HIPs)' which provide more detailed information on the operational priorities identified.
Besides the HIPs, the European Commission can also allocate funds following emergency or ad-hoc decisions. Read more about the funding.
To apply for EU humanitarian funding, organisations need to sign a partnership agreement with the European Commission. Read more on becoming a partner.
Consultations with partners are organised during the year to invite partners to contribute to the financing decisions. See consultations with partners on financing decisions.
The table below presents the current financing decisions and HIPs:
| Country/Region | Code | Date last update | Date publication | Amount (EUR) |
| Global decisions | ||||
| Worldwideen - fr Annexes -en - fr | ECHO/WWD/BUD/2015/01000 | 05/01/2015 | 05/01/2015 | 699,381,000 |
| Worldwide - modification - en - fr Annexes -en - fr | ECHO/WWD/BUD/2015/01000 | 15/06/2015 | 15/06/2015 | 837,508,301 |
| Humanitarian Implementation Plans (HIPs) | ||||
| A | ||||
| Afghanistan/Pakistan - version 6 en Technical Annex - version 7en | ECHO/-AS/BUD/2015/91000 | 30/11/2015 | 22/12/2015 | 66,307,000 |
| B | ||||
| C | ||||
| Caribbean, Central America and Mexico - version 3 en Technical annex - version 3en | ECHO/-CM/BUD/2015/91000 | 30/11/2015 30/11/2015 | 09/12/2015 | 24,582,000 |
| Central African Republic, Chad, Cameroon - version 7 en - version 7 fr Technical annex - version 7fr | ECHO/-AF/BUD/2015/92000 | 21/12/2015 | 03/03/2016 | 70,103,460 |
| D | ||||
| Democratic Republic of Congo and Great Lakes region - version 4 en - fr Technical annex - version 4 - fr | ECHO/COD/BUD/2015/91000 | 10/12/2015 | 17/12/2015 | 61,500,000 |
| E | ||||
| ECHO Flight - version 2 en | ECHO/FLI/BUD/2015/91000 | 16/03/2015 | 23/03/2015 | 12,000,000 |
| Enhanced Response Capacity Funding - version 1 en Technical annex - version 1 - en | ECHO/ERC/BUD/2015/91000 | 22/09/2014 11/09/2014 | 04/11/2014 | 15,000,000 |
Emergency Toolbox - version 4 en | ECHO/DRF/BUD/2015/91000 | 20/10/2015 20/10/2015 | 11/11/2015 | 14,000,000 |
| EU Children of Peace - version 2 en Technical annex - version 2 - en - Change: EXTENDED DATE 13/03/2015 | ECHO/CHD/BUD/2015/91000 | 17/02/2015 17/02/2015 | 26/02/2015 | 11,000,000 |
| H | ||||
| Horn of Africa - version 5 en Technical annex - version 5 - en | ECHO/-HF/BUD/2015/91000 | 16/12/2015 | 18/12/2015 | 93,000,000 |
| I | ||||
| Iraq -version 3 en Technical annex - version 3 - en | ECHO/IRQ/BUD/2015/91000 | 02/10/2015 | 12/10/2015 | 76,550,000 |
| M | ||||
| N | ||||
| North Africa - version 3 en Technical Annex - version 3 en | ECHO/-NF/BUD/2015/91000 | 01/07/2015 01/07/2015 | 16/07/2015 | 16,000,000 |
| O | ||||
| P | ||||
| Palestine - version 1 en Technical Annex - version 1en | ECHO/PSE/BUD/2015/91000 | 09/09/2014 20/10/2014 | 10/11/2014 | 25,000,000 |
| Policy support - version 1 en Technical annex - version 1en | ECHO/POS/BUD/2015/91000 | 05/09/2014 05/09/2014 | 13/11/2014 | 2,450,000 |
| Public Awareness, Information and Communication actions - version 2 en Technical annex - version 2 en | ECHO/INF/BUD/2015/91000 | 09/10/2015 | 27/10/2015 | 2,000,000 |
| R | ||||
| S | ||||
| South America - version 3 en Technical Annex - version 1en | ECHO/-SM/BUD/2015/91000 | 30/11/2015 21/09/2015 | 18/12/2015 | 25,000,000 |
| South Asia - version 9 en Technical Annex - version 10en | ECHO/-SA/BUD/2015/91000 | 14/10/2015 14/10/2015 | 13/11/2015 | 37,150,000 |
| South East Asia and the Pacific - version 5 en Technical Annex - version 5en | ECHO/-XA/BUD/2015/91000 | 21/12/2015 | 22/12/2015 | 26,152,483.83 |
| Sudan and South Sudan - version 5 en Technical Annex - version 5en | ECHO/-AF/BUD/2015/91000 | 18/12/2015 18/12/2015 | 21/12/2015 | 159,000,000 |
| Syria - version 4 en Technical Annex - version 4 en | ECHO/SYR/BUD/2015/91000 | 15/12/2015 15/12/2015 | 09/10/2015 | 377,000,000 |
| U | ||||
| Ukraine - version 5 en Technical Annex - version 5 en | ECHO/WWD/BUD/2015/01000 | 08/02/2016 08/02/2016 | 19/02/2016 | 30,000,000 |
| W | ||||
| West Africa - version 8 en - version 4: fr Technical Annex -version 8 fr | ECHO/-WF/BUD/2015/91000 | 22/12/2015 22/12/2015 | 19/01/2015 | 129,713,578 |
| Y | ||||
| Yemen - version 3 en Technical Annex - version 3en | ECHO/YEM/BUD/2015/91000 | 15/12/2015 15/12/2015 | 22/12/2015 | 50,000,000 |
| Z | ||||
| Country/Region | Code | Date | Amount (EUR) |
| Emergency decisions | |||
| Central America en | ECHO/-CM/BUD/2015/01000 | 16/02/2015 | 4,000,000 |
| Lybia en | ECHO/LBY/BUD/2014/01000 | 22/12/2014 | 2,000,000 |
| Southern Africa en | ECHO/-SF/BUD/2015/01000 | 03/02/2015 | 3,000,000 |
| Western Balkans | ECHO/-BA/BUD/2015/01000 | 14/09/2015 | 1,500,000 |
| Country/Region | Code | Date | Amount (EUR) |
| Ad hoc decisions | |||
| Cameroon - en - Supporting document - en | ECHO/-CF/EDF/2015/02000 | 18/12/2015 | 3,000,000 |
| Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic (linked to the El Niño phenomenon) - en - Supporting document - en | ECHO/-CF/EDF/2015/01000 | 02/12/2015 | 20,000,000 |
| Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic (linked to the El Niño phenomenon) - Modification en - fr - Supporting document: en | ECHO/-CF/EDF/2015/01000 | 19/05/2016 | 35,000,000 |
| Caribbean (linked to the El Niño phenomenon) - modification 2 - en - fr- Supporting document - en | ECHO/-CR/EDF/2015/01000 | 15/12/2016 | 12,000,000 |
| Chad fr | ECHO/TCD/EDF/2015/01000 | 20/05/2015 | 6,500,000 |
| Greater Horn of Africa (linked to the El Niño phenomenon) en - Supporting document en | ECHO/-HF/EDF/2015/01000 | 02/12/2015 | 78,000,000 |
| Greater Horn of Africa (linked to the El Niño phenomenon) - Modification en - Supporting document: en | ECHO/-HF/EDF/2015/01000 | 19/05/2016 | 193,000,000 |
| Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique enfr | ECHO/-SF/BUD/2015/02000 | 13/05/2015 | 5,000,000 |
| Mali (and neighbouring countries Burkina Faso and Mauritania) - en - Supporting document - en | ECHO/-WF/EDF/2015/02000 | 18/12/2015 | 5,000,000 |
| Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon and Chad- en - fr - version 1 | ECHO/-AF/EDF/2015/01000 | 09/06/2015 | 21,000,000 |
| Sahel enfr | ECHO/-WF/EDF/2015/01000 | 20/05/2015 | 27,500,000 |
| Southern Africa (linked to the El Niño phenomenon) - en - Supporting document - en | ECHO/-SF/EDF/2015/01000 | 02/12/2015 | 12,000,000 |
Southern Africa (linked to the El Niño phenomenon) - Modification | ECHO/-SF/EDF/2015/01000 | 19/05/2016 | 52,000,000 |
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