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In a year of shrinking global aid, the EU is choosing solidarity, delivering life-saving aid and standing by international humanitarian law. Part of this aid will also bolster disaster preparedness and response, given the region's high exposure to natural hazards.
The European Commission has allocated €63 million in humanitarian aid to help populations affected by the ongoing conflict in Myanmar, as well as to support Rohingya refugees living in neighbouring countries, in particular in Bangladesh.
The European Commission is announcing €153 million in emergency aid to Ukraine and refugee-hosting Moldova, as millions Ukrainians face freezing temperatures without power under sustained Russian bombardment of energy infrastructure.
The European Commission is today deploying 447 emergency generators from EU strategic reserves to restore power to hospitals, shelters and critical services. The generators - mobilised from rescEU strategic reserves hosted in Poland - will be distributed to the most affected communities.
At a time when 239 million people need assistance and major donors are cutting funding. Commissioner Hadja Lahbib brings this commitment to Davos today, seeking to mobilise private sector finance and innovative solutions that can complement public funding and reach people in need.
The EU is committed to continuing its political and financial support to UNRWA. UNRWA's functioning contributes to maintaining conditions conducive to peace and security, and any disruption of its work has significant humanitarian, , political, and socio-economic repercussions.
Commissioner for Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib is participating today in the official national commemoration honouring the victims of the Crans Montana fire and expressing solidarity with the injured, their families and the communities affected.
We call on Israel to allow international NGOs to operate and deliver life-saving aid to civilians in need in Palestine. Without these international NGOs, humanitarian aid cannot be delivered at the scale needed to prevent further loss of life in Gaza.
The EU's Emergency Response Coordination Centre has immediately dispatched 2 liason officers to oversee the medical evacuation operation and liaise with the Swiss national authorities on the spot. The ERCC remains also in close contact, ready to coordinate other evacuations in the upcoming days.
The European Commission has successfully relocated a full thermal power plant from Lithuania to Ukraine, completing its largest-ever coordinated logistical operation to date.