Témoignages

Imagine a network for civil protection and disaster risk management experts in Europe. What if that network allowed policymakers and researchers to share knowledge, experiences and good practices to better cope with future disasters?

Princesa Diana, 17 years old, made her journey from Venezuela to Brazil in 2018, looking for a better future.

Faced with huge destruction to civilian infrastructure, the UN’s Refugee Agency (UNHCR), with EU humanitarian aid support, carries out repairs to family homes in Ukraine where the impact goes far beyond bricks and mortar.

Ihor lives in the village of Pervomaiske, roughly 400km south of Kyiv. Following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he found himself at the centre of intense fighting. In 2022 the frontline dissected his neighbourhood, with fighting in the streets.

The carcasses of even the hardiest animals such as camels are bleaching in the blazing sun across the Horn of Africa.

The use of innovative technology, including drones, can help address the repercussions of natural hazards and save lives.

With the reality of the climate crisis making natural hazards more frequent and intense, Europe must be prepared for longer and more challenging wildfire seasons in the coming years. Here are 3 ways the EU is preparing for this year’s wildfires season.

In the early hours of Monday, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck near the city of Gaziantep in Türkiye. The quake has taken the lives of thousands, while many people are still stuck under the rubble. The EU is deploying rescue and medical teams, as well as vital assistance in Türkiye and Syria.

Together with our partners, we’ve worked round the clock to respond to emergencies and deliver humanitarian aid.

Since the collapse of the regime in Khartoum in April 2023, Chad has been faced with a massive influx of Sudanese refugees.
Every day, up to 1,000 refugees cross into the eastern part of the country, fleeing the atrocities of constant militia fighting in neighbouring Darfur and beyond.

In the middle of April 2023, violent armed clashes broke out in Khartoum, capital city of Sudan, between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

It was a race against time where a lot could go wrong, but Hungary managed to accomplish it with the support of the EU’s Emergency Response Coordination Centre.

More than 4 years after the war against Islamic State ended, half a million displaced Iraqis still live in informal settlements.

Imagine a strip of land - 41 km long, 6 to 12 km wide - with more than 2 million inhabitants and where half of the population are children.

As soon as the fires broke out, the stand-by firefighters from Bulgaria, Malta, and Romania started battling the flames side by side with their Greek colleagues.

We embarked on a journey alongside these firefighters, documenting their tireless efforts and capturing this EU solidarity in action. In photos, learn more about their essential work.

An EU-funded programme has helped the twins recover, but much more needs to be done to prevent millions of other stories having a different ending.

“My dream is to finish my studies and join the navy so I can travel the world,” says Harold, 15, leafing through the pages of an atlas he received as part of an EU-funded project in Guaviare, Colombia.

A blockade and recurring violence have put relentless pressure on the health system in the Gaza Strip.