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European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations

Financing decisions (HIPs) 2018

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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/2018/01000

03/01/2018

03/01/2018 842 200 000

Worldwide modification en - fr
Annexes en - fr

ECHO/WWD
/BUD/2018/01000
07/06/2018 07/06/2018 1 037 600 000

Worldwide modification 2 en - fr
Annexes en - fr

ECHO/WWD
/BUD/2018/01000

09/10/2018

09/10/2018

1 212 600 000

Worldwide modification 3 en - fr
Annexes en - fr

ECHO/WWD
/BUD/2018/01000

13/12/2018

13/12/2018

1 388 774 635.17

Humanitarian Implementation Plans (HIPs)
A

Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and Central Asia - version 2 - en
Technical annex - version 2 - en

ECHO/-AS/BUD/2018/91000

16/03/2018

17/04/2018

36,500,000

C

Central Africa - version 7 - en
Technical annex - version 7 - en

ECHO/-AF/BUD/2018/92000

28/11/2018

30/11/2018

105,300,000

E

ECHO Flight - version 2 - en

ECHO/FLI/BUD/2018/91000 09/04/2018 30/05/2018 14,800,000

Emergency toolbox - version 2 - en
Technical annex - version 3 - en

ECHO/DRF/BUD/2018/91000

11/06/2018
29/05/2018

21/06/2018
21/06/2018

18,000,000

Enhanced Response Capacity Funding - version 1 - en
Technical annex - version 1 - en
ECHO/ERC/BUD/2018/91000

24/11/2017
24/11/2017

13/12/2017
18/01/2018

3,500,000
G

Great Lakes region - version 1 - en
Technical annex - version 1 - en

ECHO/COD/BUD/2018/91000

13/11/2017
25/10/2017

21/11/2017

33,000,000

H

Horn Of Africa - version 4 - en
Technical annex - version 4 - en

ECHO/-HF/BUD/2018/91000

08/11/2018

16/11/2018

199,500,000
I

Iraq - version 1 - en
Technical annex - version 1 - en

ECHO/IRQ/BUD/2018/91000

20/11/2017

01/12/2017

40,000,000

L

Latin and America and the Caribbean - version 7 - en
Technical annex - version 7 - en

ECHO/-AM/BUD/2018/91000

28/01/2019
20/12/2018

04/02/2019
01/02/2019

68,995,000

N

Network on Humanitarian Action (NOHA) - version 1 - en
Technical annex - version 1 - en

ECHO/NOH/BUD/2018/91000

14/09/2017

28/11/2017

700,000

North Africa - version 3 - en
Technical annex - version 3 - en

ECHO/-NF/BUD/2018/91000

26/03/2018

23/04/2018

19,000,000
P

Palestine - version 2 - en
Technical annex - version 2 - en

ECHO/PSE/BUD/2018/91000

04/2018

17/05/2018

24,000,000

S

South, East, South-East Asia and the Pacific - version 7 - en
Technical annex - version 7 - en

ECHO/-XA/BUD/2018/91000

09/11/2018

21/11/2018

59,000,000

Southern Africa and Indian Ocean - version 1 - en
Technical annex - version 1 - en

ECHO/-SF/BUD/2018/91000

13/11/2017

24/11/2017

9,000,000

Sudan and South Sudan - version 3 - en
Tecnical annex - version 3 - en

ECHO/-AF/BUD/2018/91000

19/11/2018

29/11/2018

86,000,000

Syria regional crisis - version 2 - en
Technical annex - version 2 - en

ECHO/SYR/BUD/2018/91000

16/05/2018

05/06/2018

260,000,000

T

Turkey - version 2 - en
Technical annex - version 2 - en

ECHO/TUR/BUD/2018/91000

16/07/2018

06/08/2018

50,000,000

U

Ukraine and eastern neighbourhood - version 4 - en
Technical annex - version 4 - en

ECHO/UKR/BUD/2018/91000

03/08/2018

09/08/2018

26,000,000

W

West Africa - version 9 - en
Technical annex - version 9 - fr

ECHO/-WF/BUD/2018/91000

27/11/2018

04/12/2018

185,574,635

Y

Yemen - version 4 - en
Technical annex - version 4 - en

ECHO/YEM/BUD/2018/91000

18/12/2018

03/01/2019

127,595,000
Country/Region Code Date Amount (EUR)
Emergency decisions
Country/Region Code Date Amount (EUR)
Emergency support operational priorities (ESOPs)

Emergency Support Operational Priorities - en

ECHO/-EU/BUD/2018/01000

23/11/2017

200,000,000

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