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The funding announced today will help the most vulnerable people, particularly those internally displaced and living outside camps in informal settings in Iraq, to meet their basic needs.
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The new funding aims to address the most urgent humanitarian needs of the affected population, targeting in particular the areas of Catatumbo, Arauca and Buenaventura.
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The European Commission and the Government of Ukraine have signed a €100 million support package for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of schooling facilities damaged in Russia's full-scale war
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At a time when temperatures across Ukraine have dropped to below 0, Russian attacks have left millions without reliable access to electricity, central heating and water.
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On Monday, Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič attends, on behalf of the European Commission, the opening of the roundtable of investors and development partners of Niger.
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The outflow of refugees and migrants from Venezuela is currently one of the world’s largest displacement crises, with more than 7.1 million people having fled or left their country.
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The Commission has allocated €2.25 million in emergency humanitarian aid to Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon, to help these countries address the consequences of the major floods affecting the region this year.
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According to the scientific and ethical recommendations given to the Commission in Strasbourg, the Union has to improve how it prepares for and responds to crises.
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As a full member of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, Albania will not only be able to receive immediate support but can also send assistance to countries struck by a disaster through the Mechanism.
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The European Commission is coordinating a new aid delivery of over 1,800 tonnes in emergency assistance this month.