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The European Commission launches today two initiatives under its Preparedness Union agenda: an EU Stockpiling Strategy and a Medical Countermeasures Strategy. Both are designed to improve access to essential goods for European citizens and societies, businesses and economies.

Since April 2025, internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in North Darfur, Sudan, have come under severe attack, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of civilians, displacing hundreds of thousands of the camp populations across various locations in North and Central Darfur states.

As wildfires begin to affect multiple countries across Europe, the EU’s prepositioned fire firefighters have already begun to battle the flames on the ground.

The EU Joint Research Centre published a new report ‘Analysis of Risks Europe is facing’ about the complex and evolving risk landscape in Europe, shaped by climate change, geopolitical tensions and technological advances.

The European Commission will deliver €20 million in humanitarian aid to support vulnerable refugees living in Türkiye.

On World Refugee Day, we commemorate the strength and resilience of refugees, who have left their homes not by choice, but due to conflict, violence, persecution or human rights violations.

Several EU Member States have activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) to assist the departure of citizens due to the airspace closures in the Middle East.

As the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan remains amongst the most severe in the world, the European Commission will provide €161 million in humanitarian aid to help the most vulnerable Afghans in the country and in the broader region.

Today 17 patients from Gaza were evacuated to Italy in an operation organised by Italy with the support of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM). The patients – accompanied by 53 people – will be transported by 3 planes to various hospitals around Italy.