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The new funding aims to strengthen the response to the food assistance needs of the forcibly displaced, supporting our humanitarian partners World Food Programme (WFP) and Action Contre la Faim (ACF) and providing logistical support to reach them, through the UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS).

The reserves are part of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism’s rescEU medical stocks funded by the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA).

Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič is attending today the 6th National Humanitarian Conference of France (CNH), where the French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Catherine Colonna, is presenting the new Humanitarian Strategy of the French Republic (2023-2027).

The funding comes from the EU’s Emergency Toolbox to respond to sudden onset crises. It adds on to the EU humanitarian aid allocated to Sudan this year, to contribute to the response to the cholera epidemic that has been claiming lives in the country since September 2023.

Over the 3-day forum, the EU will reaffirm its support to address major displacement crises and areas linked to refugee support and protection.

The focus of the event is on ‘People at the Center of Humanitarian Action in the Context of the Climate Crisis'. There, Commissioner Lenarčič will reiterate the call for broadening the donor base and ensuring respect of international humanitarian law.

As the humanitarian situation continues to worsen in the Middle East, the Commission will provide €125 million in humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people in 2024.

The Commission continues to scale up humanitarian assistance to respond to the ongoing crisis in the Middle East.

At COP28, Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, will endorse on behalf of the EU 2 new flagship initiatives to address the human impact of the climate crisis and emphasizing the interconnectedness of climate change, conflicts, and growing humanitarian needs.