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RSSEconomics for Disaster Prevention and Preparedness
According to the European Environmental Agency, between 1980 and 2020, disasters caused by natural hazards affected nearly 50 million people in the European Union. These resulted in an economic loss of, on average, €12 billion per year.
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Ecuador: supporting Colombians leaving war and abuse
After years of abuse and living in the reality of one of the world's longest conflicts, Sandra* had the courage to take the first step and leave Colombia to save herself and her children's future.
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El Salvador: how the EU assists people surviving the horrors of gang violence
The EU works with several humanitarian partners throughout the north of Central America, where gang violence is so blind and widespread that it resembles a conflict.
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Empowering displaced communities in Myanmar’s Northeast
With EU humanitarian support, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) provides aid to those affected by conflict in the country’s northeast, ranging from life-saving assistance to resilience-building projects.
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Empowering the vulnerable: EU supports senior Ukrainians affected by war
“We’ve lost everything. But one day, we will return home.” These words are most often heard in conversations with senior Ukrainians who have been suffering from the Russian invasion since February 2022.
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Empowering women and girls in Bangladesh’s largest refugee camp
Bangladesh’s southern district of Cox’s Bazar hosts hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar.
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Empowering women to fight gender-based violence
Born into a low-income family in a village in Bangladesh’s southern Cox’s Bazar district, Sumaiya got married when she was only 15 years old.
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Ensuring access to safe water in the aftermath of an earthquake
When dealing with a large-scale natural disaster, access to safe water is critical in order to avoid the spread of waterborne diseases and fulfil basic hygiene needs.
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Ethiopia: helping people in a dire humanitarian situation
Since November 2020, the conflict in northern Ethiopia has caused massive displacement not only in Tigray, but also in the neighbouring regions of Afar and Amhara.
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Ethiopia: the worst drought in a generation
The Horn of Africa is caught in the grip of the most severe drought in decades, with more than 13 million people already affected.
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EU assists displaced Syrians during winter
As the Syrian crisis enters its 12th year, millions of displaced Syrians endure another brutal winter.
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EU helps Spain bring EU citizens home
When countries closed their borders in a bid to limit the spread of COVID-19, thousands of EU citizens remained stranded abroad. The EU’s emergency response coordination centre addressed their call for help, organising support from across Europe. Spain responded by flying 1,100 of them back home.
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EU Humanitarian Air Bridge: setting up a lifeline in the sky
What exactly is the Humanitarian Air Bridge, and how is it making a difference? We met the people behind these operations to learn about their organisation and the impact they're having on the lives of those in need.
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EU response to the earthquakes in Türkiye
“I opened the front door and I heard screaming, and everything in my apartment started to fall from the shelves,” says Jonathan, who has been working with EU humanitarian aid in Gaziantep, Türkiye, for almost 5 years.
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EU solidarity to combat wildfires across the continent
In pictures, see how the EU is responding to forest fires across Europe.
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EU solidarity with France: fighting forest fires together
In August, several devastating fires have burned large areas of forest and forced people to flee their homes. Following a request for assistance by France, the EU launched one of its largest emergency operations in the country.
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EU solidarity with Ukraine: how the EU is providing emergency assistance
The EU, together with its partners, supports Ukraine with emergency assistance, both humanitarian aid and civil protection.
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EU supports COVID-19 vaccinations in Sierra Leone and Liberia
The EU is supporting the COVID-19 vaccination in Sierra Leone and Liberia, including the most isolated areas.
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Facilitating access to education for indigenous people in the "green hell" of South America
The Chaco is the westernmost department of Paraguay, a vast region almost the size of Greece and Portugal together.
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Fighting nutritional crises in the Sahel
Poverty, remoteness, insecurity, climate change and COVID-19 make the nutritional crises in the Sahel worse.
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