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RSSUkraine: private donations of generators channelled via rescEU energy hub
A delivery of emergency energy support coordinated via the EU’s private donation scheme has arrived in Ukraine. Some 169 generators donated by the Minderoo Foundation in Australia have been transported to Ukraine via the rescEU’s energy hub in Poland.
EU Humanitarian Air Bridge delivers 140 tonnes of essential supplies to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Due to the drastic deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the EU has set up a Humanitarian Air Bridge with life-saving supplies, including medicines, nutritional materials, and equipment to Goma.
rescEU: supporting the development of new emergency shelter reserves with €116 million
To further strengthen emergency response, the EU is developing its own shelter reserves that can be deployed in the context of crises or disasters that overwhelm national response capacities.
Burundi: EU allocates €9 million to refugee crisis
The EU has allocated €9 million to assist Burundian refugees in neighbouring countries and those who voluntarily returned home.
Lebanon: €60 million in humanitarian aid for the most vulnerable
On a visit to Lebanon today, Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič, announced €60 million in humanitarian aid for the most vulnerable people in the country, including Syrian refugees and Lebanese people in need.
Greater Horn of Africa: EU allocates €331 million in humanitarian aid
The Greater Horn of Africa region is facing multiple and overlapping humanitarian crises with more than 50 million people in urgent need of food assistance.
Ukraine: 2,000 Ukrainian patients transferred to European hospitals since the start of the war
To ease the burden on Ukrainian hospitals, the EU has been coordinating regular medical evacuations of Ukrainian patients, be they chronically ill or injured by the war, for more than a year.
Commissioner Lenarčič launches the first edition of the European Prize for Humanitarian Innovation
The Innovaid prize will be awarded to the actors that have developed the most innovative solutions to enhance the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of humanitarian actors to deliver assistance to the most vulnerable
Education in emergencies: EU and UNICEF call for increased commitments to invest in safe and quality education for children in crisis
Growing levels of displacement and protracted conflicts are having a severe impact on children and youth worldwide, with an estimated 222 million school-aged children and adolescents in need of education.
European Humanitarian Forum: Commission and Swedish Presidency set the goals for EU's humanitarian action
The second edition of the European Humanitarian Forum put forward innovative solutions to address the global challenges of the humanitarian sector.