At the request of Mozambique, the EU Civil Protection Mechanism has been activated to help those affected by the devastating impact of Cyclone Idai. Humanitarian Aid and Crisis...
The European Commission's proposal to strengthen the EU's collective response to natural disasters, known as rescEU, has entered into force. Numerous disasters have affected all regions of...
Severe flooding and tropical cyclone Idai have caused large numbers of casualties and damage to homes and infrastructure in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe. To help those...
As millions of people continue to suffer in Yemen, the European Commission has announced its intention to provide €161.5 million in humanitarian aid for 2019. This...
MEPs have approved plans to improve disaster response by updating the EU’s civil defence mechanism and creating additional reserve capacity. On 12 February, MEPs voted in...
The European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to adopt rescEU, an initiative of the Commission to strengthen European capacities to respond to natural disasters like forest fires, floods, earthquakes and...
Extreme weather conditions have stretched member states’ ability to help each other ©AP images/European Union-EP An upgrade of the EU’s civil defence mechanism, tested to its...