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 | ||||
| Worldwide en - fr Annexes - en - fr | ECHO/WWD /BUD/2017/01000 | 03/01/2017 | 03/01/2017 | 810,670,000 |
| Worldwide Modification en - fr Annexes - en - fr | ECHO/WWD /BUD/2017/01000 | 28/07/2017 | 28/07/2017 | 1,828,512,589 |
| Humanitarian Implementation Plans (HIPs) | ||||
| A | ||||
| Afghanistan, Central Asia, Iran and Pakistan - version 3 en Technical annex - version 3 -en | ECHO/-AS/BUD/2017/91000 | 27/09/2017 27/09/2017 | 07/11/2017 | 49,450,000 |
| C | ||||
| Central Africa - version 6 en Technical annex - version 6 -en | ECHO/-AF/BUD/2017/92000 | 13/07/2017 | 20/07/2017 | 86,767,000 |
| E | ||||
| Eastern Neighbourhood and Western Balkans- version 1 en Technical annex - version 1 -en | ECHO/-EN/BUD/2017/91000 | 26/10/16 | 1,800,000 | |
| ECHO Flight - version 1 en | ECHO/FLI/BUD/2017/91000 | 19/01/2017 | 13,000,000 | |
| Enhanced Response Capacity Funding - version 1 en Technical annex - version 2 - en | ECHO/ERC/BUD/2017/91000 | 5/10/2016 | 4,675,000 | |
Emergency Toolbox - version 8 en | ECHO/DRF/BUD/2016/91000 | 06/10/2017 | 19/10/2017 | 11,500,000 |
Emergency Toolbox 2017 - version 2 en | ECHO/DRF/BUD/2017/91000 | 18/10/2017 | 27/10/2017 | 8,000,000 |
| G | ||||
| Great Lakes region – version 3 en Technical annex – version 3 en | ECHO/COD/BUD/2017/91000 | 11/12/2017 | 18/12/2017 | 57,000,000 |
| H | ||||
| Horn of Africa – version 3 en Technical annex – version 3en | ECHO/-HF/BUD/2017/91000 | 29/06/2017 | 29/06/2017 | 212,250,000 |
| I | ||||
| Iraq - version 3 en Technical annex - version 3en | ECHO/IRQ/BUD/2017/91000 | 01/10/2017 | 12/10/2017 | 82,500,000 |
| L | ||||
| Latin America and the Caribbean - version 5 en Technical annex - version 5en | ECHO/-AM/BUD/2017/91000 | 08/12/2017 | 20/12/2017 | 22,099,000 |
| N | ||||
| Network on Humanitarian Action (NOHA)- version 2 en Technical Annex - version 2 en | ECHO/NOH/BUD/2017/91000 | 22/11/2016 | 700,000 | |
| North Africa - modification 2 - version 3 en Technical annex - modification 2 - version 3 -en | ECHO/-NF /BUD/2017/91000 | 13/07/2017 | 25/07/2017 | 20,000,000 |
| P | ||||
| Policy Support - version 1 en Technical Annex - en | ECHO/POS/BUD/2017/91000 | 05/10/2016 | 1,600,000 | |
| Public Awareness, Information and Communication actions in the Humanitarian Aid field- version 1 en | ECHO/INF/BUD/2017/91000 | 13/12/2016 | 2,500,000 | |
| S | ||||
| South East Asia and the Pacific - version 6 en Technical Annex - version 6 en | ECHO/-XA/BUD/2017/91000 | 27/12/2017 | 28/12/2017 | 45,095,000 |
| Southern Africa and Indian Ocean – version 2 en Technical annex – version 2 en | ECHO/-SF/BUD/2017/91000 | 12/04/2017 | 15,000,000 | |
Sudan and South Sudan - version 2 en | ECHO/-AF/BUD/2017/91000 | 28/06/2017 | 28/06/2017 | 70,000,000 |
| Syria regional crisis - version 2 en Technical annex - version 2en | ECHO/SYR/BUD/2017/91000 | 11/05/2017 | 234,400,000 | |
| T | ||||
| Turkey – version 2 en Technical annex – version 2 en | ECHO/TUR/BUD/2017/91000 | 13/11/2017 | 17/11/2017 | 782,357,929 |
| U | ||||
| Ukraine – version 2 en Technical annex – version 2 en | ECHO/UKR/BUD/2017/91000 | 15/03/2017 | 16,000,000 | |
| Y | ||||
| Yemen – version 4 en Technical annex – version 4 en | ECHO/YEM/BUD/2017/91000 | 23/11/2017 | 23/11/2017 | 76,000,000 |
| Country/Region | Code | Date | Amount (EUR) |
| Emergency decisions | |||
| Country/Region | Code | Date | Amount (EUR) |
| Ad hoc decisions | |||
| ECHO/-CR/EDF/2017/01000 | 09/02/2017 | 16,000,000 | |
Caribbean (Dominica, Cuba, Saint Kitts and Nevis) - en | ECHO/-CR/EDF/2017/02000 | 28/11/2017 | 5,000,000 |
| ECHO/-AF/EDF/2017/01000 | 02/05/2017 04/08/2017 | 120,000,000 |
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