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No place is immune to disaster - but the most vulnerable bear the heaviest toll.
Join experts at @unicomplutense for a conversation on disaster preparedness in Latin America and the Caribbean. 🌎
📅 28 Oct | 🕑 11:00
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Every day, millions of Afghan children are denied the chance to go to school.
With EU funding, @people_in_need and its partner SADA established 150 Community-Based Education classes, serving 5,250 children.
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Sudan is at risk of famine.
19.5 million people face acute food insecurity.
The EU, along with other key donors, urges all parties to allow safe, unimpeded humanitarian access and the international community to scale up funding.
No time to lose.
More: link.europa.eu/bpTkt9
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When disaster strikes, the EU is there to help.
For 25 years, the #EUCivilProtectionMechanism has brought together first responders, experts, and aid from across Europe to protect lives when every second counted.
A quarter-century of protection, preparedness, and solidarity.
ALT A rescue team member wearing a yellow jacket and helmet stands in the foreground, speaking into a walkie-talkie. Behind him, there is a white car with its door wide open. In the background, mountains rise beneath a cloudy sky. Smoke billows from a forest fire, while a fire helicopter flies overhead. The words ‘THANK YOU’ appear in bold capital letters across the sky in the background. There is a white EU logo at the bottom right corner.
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Yemen is one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises.
22 million people need assistance, 5.2 million are displaced, and over 2.2 million children under five suffer from acute malnutrition. The EU is stepping up with €22.5 million in new humanitarian funding.
25 years ago, the #EUCivilProtection Mechanism began bringing countries together to coordinate help when disasters strike.
Join us in celebrating at the European Civil Protection Forum and see how far we’ve come, then and now!
Read more: link.europa.eu/rgFNrw.
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‘Disasters don’t give a warning before they strike.’
That’s why preparedness matters.
With EU support, @WHO helps health workers in Nepal test their response through realistic simulations.
If being prepared saves even one life, every effort is worth it.
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First meeting in Geneva of the UN OCHA Donor Support Group during the 🇪🇺@eu_echo chairship. We discussed OCHA’s work on the new Strategic Plan, its critical coordination mandate and the Humanitarian Reset. Safeguarding principled humanitarian action is a key EU priority.
Leaving home under fire means taking only what you can carry and not knowing what comes next.
At transit centres, EU-funded @WFPUkraine food kits offer immediate support to evacuees from frontline areas.
In September alone, 13,700 people received ready-to-eat food.
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Access to medicines and healthcare is essential to protect lives. 🩺
Via the #EUCivilProtection Mechanism, another patient and 5 companions arrived in Belgium 🇧🇪, with the support of Slovakia 🇸🇰, @MSF and @WHO, joining 1833 persons evacuated previously from Gaza.
In Tapachula, Mexico, thousands of displaced people are stuck in administrative limbo.
The EU and @SaveChildrenMx are on the ground providing shelter, legal aid and psychosocial support for the most vulnerable.
Read the full story ➡️ bit.ly/3VOrBKe
Severe flooding is hitting eastern Spain, particularly in Valencia and Alicante, following exceptional rainfall from Storm Adam. 🇪🇸
@CopernicusEMS mapping has been activated to support the response. The EU is monitoring the situation closely and stands ready to assist. 🇪🇺
Effective rehabilitation starts with understanding each person’s needs.
With EU support, Momentum Wheels for Humanity trained 14 specialists from 8 communities to assess needs, set goals with patients and plan appropriate care, strengthening local rehabilitation services. 🇪🇺🇺🇦
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🌊 #EMSR935 #Floods in #ComunidadValenciana, #Spain🇪🇸
Our #MappingTeam has been activated after heavy rain from #danaADAM led to up to 500 rescues in 12 hours
Delineation and Grading products for 2 Areas of Interest are expected in the next hours
🔗 mapping.emergency.copernicus…
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🌎 On 9 October, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck inland Panama.
The EU’s @CopernicusEMS has mapped areas of interest to support damage assessment of built-up areas and transport infrastructure.
🛰️ Explore the maps: shorturl.at/bMUSZ
Behind every #EUCivilProtection Mechanism operation, there is a person. 🇪🇺
On 23 October, the UCPM turns 25. Behind this milestone are the many people who made it possible - responders, experts, volunteers, coordinators working through the night.
Thank you. 👏
36.3 million people in Nigeria, almost 1 in 7, face crisis-level food insecurity or worse.
See how EU humanitarian aid is helping families through the lean season, from safe water to treatment to new ways of earning a living. 🇪🇺🇳🇬
Full story: bit.ly/4z3VXas
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🚨 9,600 people affected by floods and landslides in #Myanmar’s Tanintharyi region will receive emergency aid, including cash support, shelter and clean water.
🇪🇺 The EU is providing €225,000 via @IFRC_DREF to support the response and reach affected families.
🚒 Emergency responder Arwin Van De Zande knows that crises do not stop at borders.
💬 "We do not focus on national borders, but on helping affected citizens as quickly as possible."
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#EUCivilProtection #ProtectWhatMatters