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Crisis Management
Brussels pledges €1 million to help children affected by Ebola
Est. 5minThe European Commission will make €1 million available to help provide education and psychosocial support for children affected and left orphaned by Ebola. EURACTIV Spain reports.
Greek ‘No’ inflicts heavy blow on EU
Est. 6minEU leaders will have a lot of soul searching to do today, following the victory by the "No" camp in the Greek referendum on Sunday (5 July), which rejected their proposed rescue package.
NGO criticises German government’s ad hoc crisis response
Est. 5minAid organisations are pleased with a growing willingness amongst Germans to donate. But NGO medico international sees the trend as proof of a dramatic increase in crises like Ebola and in Syria, putting partial blame on the Merkel government. EURACTIV Germany reports.
EU increases aid to earthquake-stricken Nepal
Est. 3minThe European Commission approved more financial support to assist Nepal on Monday (4 May), after the devastating earthquake that hit the country last week.
EU announces €3m emergency aid for Nepal
Est. 2minThe European Commission on Sunday (26 April) released three million euros in emergency aid for Nepal, where over 2,500 people died in a massive earthquake the previous day.
Russia starts supplying gas to eastern Ukraine ‘as humanitarian aid’
Est. 2minRussia started supplying gas to rebel-held eastern Ukraine today (19 February) after Kyiv suspended supplies because of damage to the networks from heavy fighting, which is continuing despite a ceasefire.
Response to Humanitarian Crisis in Ukraine
Since the beginning of the conflict in Eastern Ukraine, some 600,000 people have fled to neighbouring countries. There are currently almost 1,000,000 internally displaced people across Ukraine and 5.2 million are living in the conflict area. The needs of these people are immense. This infographic shows how Caritas has responded to the crisis and helped over 41,000 of the poorest victims.
Bid to appoint Andrew Lansley as UN relief head angers aid organisations
Est. 3minEfforts by David Cameron to parachute his former health secretary, Andrew Lansley, into a plum United Nations role have met with furious opposition from numerous of the world’s leading international disaster-relief organisations.
Five years after the earthquake, poverty and political uncertainty reign in Haiti
Est. 4minFive years after the catastrophic earthquake which ravaged Haiti in 2010, killing over 200,000 people and leaving 1.5 million homeless, despite a massive international humanitarian and cooperation effort, the country remains the poorest of the Western hemisphere, and is prey to political instability.
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Germany says it misses ‘EU humanitarian flag’ in Syria crisis
Est. 5minGermany is accusing the EU of putting millions of refugee lives on the line in the Middle East, saying Brussels should allocate a “special one billion” to prevent mass mortalities this winter. EURACTIV Germany reports.
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Aid programmes hit hard by EU budget woes
Est. 5minThe European Union's humanitarian aid and development aid programmes are being compromised by EU debts, and budget cuts forecast for 2015. EURACTIV France reports.
Stylianides exits confirmation hearing a star
Est. 4minCypriot Commissioner-designate Christostos Stylianides, assigned the portfolio of Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management by President-elect Jean-Claude Juncker, made an excellent impression at his hearing yesterday (30 September) thanks to his commitment, and remarkable resemblance to movie star Omar Sharif.
![Protesters occupy Berlin's Pariser Platz in front of the Brandenburg Gate, calling for Germany to accept more refugees. Berlin 2013 [Fraktion DIE LINKE im Bundestag/Flickr]](https://www.euractiv.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/10289500065-fee79a91a6-h.jpeg)
Upsurge in refugees may cause Germany to ‘push its limits’
Est. 4minAmid a growing number of asylum seekers and appeals for immediate EU action, German politicians are weighing various figures to decide the fate of refugees from northern Iraq. EURACTIV Germany reports.
![A camp in Jordan hosts thousands of Syrian cross-border refugees. Al Mafraq, Jordan 2012 [United Nations Photo/Flickr]](https://www.euractiv.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/08/syria.jpeg)
NGO warns Germany against cuts to Syria aid
Est. 4minThe German aid organisation World Vision fears that newly-escalating conflicts threaten to overshadow growing need in Syria, following German government plans to spend less on humanitarian aid in the region. EURACTIV Germany reports.
EU aid operations hit by shock €400 million funding gap
Est. 6minEXCLUSIVE / A funding shortfall of around half of the EU’s annual humanitarian aid budget will axe life-saving NGO projects and trigger global job losses in July, unless urgent action is taken by politicians of the 28-country bloc, senior officials have told EURACTIV.
EU mobilises extra aid for typhoon-striken Philippines
Est. 4minThe European Commission earmarked €10 million yesterday (12 November) to support the Philippines' reconstruction, adding to the €3 million announced on Sunday, after perhaps the largest storm in a century killed thousands and caused widespread destruction.
Georgieva reaches out to the ‘country that the world forgot’
Est. 3minThe Central African Republic is a “country that the world forgot” and could become “a second Somalia” without additional support, EU Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva said, pledging 15% of her budget to overlooked crises.
EU’s overseas aid corps faces its own budget hurdle
Est. 4minA plan to deploy European volunteers to respond to global humanitarian and natural disasters became a victim itself when EU leaders slashed funding for the foreign aid corps, but Lithuania wants to press ahead with a programme it sees as a priority of its EU presidency.
EU-backed air service delivers aid where no one else dares to fly
Est. 5minIt has no regular airline schedule, no first-class lounge and flies only to isolated areas prone to conflict or natural disaster. Backed by EU financing, a special United Nations aviation service flies only to the frontline of humanitarian need. EURACTIV reports from the Paris Air Show.
EU ministers seek tougher sanctions on Syrian regime
Est. 3minEU foreign ministers seek to impose tougher sanctions on the Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad as soon as next month, acknowledging that the actions taken so far have had little effect on the regime.
Brussels launches ‘EU peace corps’ pilot
Est. 4minThe European Commission has launched a pilot programme, the 'European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps' (EVHAC), which will see just under 100 young people serve in various projects to help vulnerable and disaster-struck parts of the world. The experiences will help determine a formal EU proposal next year to create a permanent humanitarian volunteer programme.
Libya crisis to hit poor worldwide, EU warns
Est. 4minLibya's humanitarian crisis is starting to affect vulnerable people across the world, Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva said yesterday (28 February), warning that the effects of rising oil prices were already being felt in the food sector and threatening to push millions into hunger.
Georgieva draws lessons one year after Haiti quake
Est. 3minDespite the slow pace of reconstruction in disaster-stricken Haiti, the international community must continue to help build up its institutions rather than take over, EU Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva told EURACTIV in an interview.
Report denounces humanitarian aid ‘politicisation’, lauds EU
Est. 4minHumanitarian aid coming from EU member states is becoming increasingly driven by politics, making multilateral donors such as the EU more apt at addressing recipients' needs, according to a report presented by a UN official on Tuesday (7 December).