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This funding aims to support the relief efforts carried out by humanitarian partners in the country.

Last night a devastating earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale struck central Morocco, affecting notably Marrakesh (77 km north-east the epicentre) and causing hundreds of casualties according to initial reports.

Every child has the right to education. Every child should feel safe in and around school.

To tackle the biggest wildfires ever recorded in the EU, the Commission’s Emergency Response Coordination Centre has mobilised 11 firefighting planes and 1 helicopter from the rescEU reserve, stationed in 6 Member States.

In the aftermath of Saturday's deadly explosions at a liquefied petroleum gas station in Crevedia near Bucharest, Romania has requested EU assistance for the treatment of severe burn victims.

The EU has launched a new Humanitarian Air Bridge operation for the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), transporting essential supplies to the city of Goma. They will be used to scale-up the humanitarian response in the eastern part of the country.

As new devastating wildfires burn in different areas of Greece, the EU is swiftly mobilising additional firefighting resources to aid the ongoing efforts of Greek firefighters.

As new wildfires broke in the region of Alexandroupolis-Feres in Greece, the EU is deploying 2 rescEU firefighting planes based in Cyprus and 1 firefighting team from Romania via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.

Around the world, more and more people are being pushed deeper into humanitarian crises due to new and ongoing conflicts and the consequences of the climate and ecological emergency.