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European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations

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The EU has immediately mobilised 13 power generators from the Commission's own strategic reserve, rescEU, hosted in Poland. 4 power generators offered by Denmark via the Mechanism will also soon reach Ireland and help provide electricity on the ground.

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Media trip to Ethiopia

Express your interest by 13 February if you're a journalist interested in visiting EU-funded humanitarian aid projects and speak to beneficiaries in Ethiopia

EU solidarity in action

5 years of European civil protection and humanitarian aid

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The EU Civil Protection Mechanism can be activated to request assistance for consular support during evacuation operations.
Food assistance
Through its humanitarian food assistance, the EU aims to ensure access to safe and nutritious food for the most hungry and vulnerable people in crises.
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The European Commission has set up an operational system to channel in-kind donations from third countries and the private sector to Ukraine, Moldova, and neighbouring EU countries.

Protection
Humanitarian protection addresses violence, coercion, deliberate deprivation and abuse for persons, groups, and communities in humanitarian crises

Calls for proposals

  • Call status: Open

The objective of the action is to upgrade and/or repair response capacities to a state of readiness and availability that makes them deployable as part of the European Civil Protection Pool (ECPP), under the EU Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM).

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