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The high frequency and intensity of wildfires during prolonged fire seasons pose new challenges to firefighting services across Europe and globally. In response these challenges, the EU has recently strengthened its collective readiness by doubling the rescEU aerial fleet and pooling resources.

The support will be delivered as cash assistance, so vulnerable household can meet immediate needs and start rebuilding their lives.

Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness, and Crisis Management, Hadja Lahbib, is in Egypt from 27 to 29 November to work with the Egyptian authorities and humanitarian partners on the ground on increasing the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza.

The emergency funding will support food assistance, water and sanitation, access to healthcare, and help the most vulnerable communities meet their basic needs.

The EU will reaffirm its commitment to combining emergency response with investments in resilience, sustainable development and social cohesion.

The European Union is tomorrow, 15 November, organising the 9th edition of the ‘Day of Dialogue', which will be held for the first time in the Syrian capital, Damascus.

The new humanitarian funding will prioritise the provision of water, hygiene and sanitation services, but also emergency shelter to the people fleeing El Fasher.

The funding will help partners provide essential assistance such as food, healthcare, protection and emergency relief to those most in need.

On 6 October 2025, the EU and Denmark co-organised a Senior officials meeting (SOM) on the Sahel and Lake Chad. The objective of the meeting, which was held in hybrid format from Dakar (Senegal) and hosted 164 participants.