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🦺 Brussels is getting ready for the 9th European Civil Protection Forum - and so is Zinneke Pis! 🐶
Next week, the civil protection community gathers in Brussels to strengthen cooperation and build a more prepared, resilient Europe.
Preparing today, ready for tomorrow. 🇪🇺
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Find out more about the #CPF2026 here ⬇️
link.europa.eu/MCDWwk
Find out more about the #CPF2026 here ⬇️
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Still responding to Panama’s 9 October earthquake: from EU storage to families in need.
EU humanitarian aid is underway: hygiene kits, water tanks, filters and purification tablets.
In Gaza, access to specialized mental health care is critical.
With EU humanitarian funding, @IMC_Worldwide operates Gaza’s only Acute Psychiatric Stabilisation Unit, providing 18 inpatient beds and emergency care for people experiencing acute mental health crises.
⏳ Disaster preparedness saves lives. Tomorrow, join EU and LAC experts to explore search & rescue training, early warning systems, contingency planning and emergency supplies.
📅 28 Oct | 🕚 11:00 | 💻 Online
🇬🇧 EN: bit.ly/4iaJwSV
🇪🇸 ES: bit.ly/4hT3Xnk
16 families. 16 different circumstances. Support adapted to what each home needed most.
In the Sumy region 🇺🇦, EU-funded assistance from @DRCinUA helped displaced families repair roofs, insulate attics and replace doors ahead of winter.
Support that truly means a lifeline.
Ever wondered how a firefighting plane works? Then meet Glen! 👋
He’s a Swedish pilot who was deployed to Belgium to help fight the High Fens wildfires through the #EUCivilProtection Mechanism🔥
🎥 Hear from him about his experience.
Some friendships make the world a better place💙
Ours is built on shared values, solidarity and a commitment to helping people when they need it most.
Happy #UNDay to our friends and partners at the United Nations! 🇪🇺🤝🇺🇳
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This United Nations Day, we reaffirm the importance of working together to tackle global challenges that no single nation can solve alone.
We remain committed to working with the @UN towards a more peaceful, just and sustainable world.
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ALT Graphic of a textured white background displaying the text "Multilateralism is essential for a better future," with the words "better future" highlighted in blue. At the bottom right corner, the United Nations emblem and logo are shown alongside the European Union flag icon.
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
🇬🇧 bit.ly/4iaJwSV
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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.
#CPF2026
‘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.
