Providing access to safe drinking water is essential in crises.

Basic sanitation and hygiene education are also important for a healthy living environment.

EU humanitarian aid ensures access to sufficient and safe water services for vulnerable Syrians.

#SeeSyria
#SyriaConf2024

In the darkest times, the true brightness of humanity shines through.

Elena and Svitlana's story is a testament to this. Brought together by the war, they support each other unwaveringly.

Read how the EU and World Food Programme provide them with much-needed aid. ↓

Access to agricultural land and irrigation is critical for supporting sustainable access to food in Syria.
 
In Afamia, rural Hama, I met with local farmers and saw how a communal pumping station rehabilitated by EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 and World Food Programme has brought positive change for the community.

The arrival of the first EU aid shipment to the new US pier in Gaza via the Maritime Corridor is excellent news.

Romanian food supplies were channeled through #EUCivilProtection Mechanism.

It shows the way forward.

We'll keep providing humanitarian aid to Palestinians in need.

Fabulous football this afternoon at the #EuropeDay final games in the under-18 boys’ & girls’ tournament in Nairobi. Great team effort by European Union In Kenya, EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺, EU member states & the Kenyan business community. #TeamEurope

The first shipment of EU assistance through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism has departed from Larnaca to Gaza via the Cyprus maritime corridor.

Over 88,000 cans of food from Romania are on their way to support Palestinians in need.

More. ↓

I welcome the logistical support of 🇨🇾 and the readiness of 🇷🇴 to participate with is supplies in this first shipment of 🇪🇺 aid to #Gaza via the new US pier.

The EU will continue to do its utmost to alleviate the suffering of civilians in Gaza.

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Today and every day, we stand with the LGBTIQ+ community. 🏳️‍🌈

Leaving no one behind is at the core of the EU humanitarian aid action.

The principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence guide our mission and ensure that all those in need receive support without discrimination.

#IDAHOT2024 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺

Latin America and the Caribbean rank second globally in disasters. Over the past twenty years, 53% of climate losses have occurred here.

The EU and regional disaster risk management organizations enhance cooperation for preparedness and resilience.

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Before → after.

In the past weeks, the devastating floods in Brazil have affected 90% of the territory of Rio Grande do Sul.

The EU has allocated €1.2 million, including through IFRC-DREF, to support the emergency response.

Copernicus EMS

Children’s right to quality education does not stop in times of humanitarian emergencies.

The EU helps Syrian children caught in the ongoing crisis to go back to and stay in school through formal and non-formal education pathways.

#SeeSyria
#SyriaConf2024

'We're doing this to survive,' says 76-year-old Hryhorii, who, despite having retired, turned to cabbage farming to make ends meet.

With IOM Ukraine and EU humanitarian support, he can now use a cultivator, reducing his work time from days to hours.

The EU is allocating €1 million of emergency funding to assist the most affected communities in response to the devastating #floods in #Brazil , which in the past weeks have impacted 90% of the territory of #RioGrandedoSul .

#EUSolidarity UE no Brasil

The newly announced EU humanitarian funding of €130 million for Latin American and the Caribbean will help:

🔹 address the needs of vulnerable people caught in the main ongoing emergencies
🔹 respond to the devastating floods in Brazil
🔹 boost disaster preparedness

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I strongly condemn the vile attack on Prime Minister Robert Fico.

Such acts of violence have no place in our society and undermine democracy, our most precious common good.

My thoughts are with PM Fico and his family.

Today, the EU and World Bank published 3 new reports on:

☑️ smart investments in disaster resilience
☑️ the cost of adaptation strategies
☑️ the financial impact of wildfires and droughts

Read them here. ↓

Medical staff are not part of the fight.

🚑 Let them through.

Great to see how EU's support to #DisasterPreparedness in the #Caribbean pays off.

Today I visited an early warning system for #floods in #TrinidadAndTobago that helps keeping communities safe along the Maraval River's banks in Port of Spain.

#EUSolidarity #ClimateAction

Another summer, another wildfire season, another set of EU emergency firefighting tools.

We are in this together. Because wildfires preparedness and EU solidarity save lives.

Find out more. ↓

#rescEU #EUCivilProtection