The European Humanitarian Forum is an opportunity for the international community to come together and discuss ways to better respond to global crises.
Today, the EU and its member states did just that by pledging €8.4 billion in humanitarian aid for 2023. 🙏
#EHF2023 🇪🇺🤝🌍
RT @JanezLenarcic: Being there for the most vulnerable must be a 🌍 shared responsibility.
I'm proud to say that with €8.4 billion pledged at the #EHF2023 today to humanitarian aid in 2023, th…
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RT @FilippoGrandi: A lesson from the humanitarian response in Ukraine is one of equity. The issue is not that Ukrainians receive too much — the needs are dramatic! — but that there is too little to respond to other crises. #EHF2023 is a valuable opportunity to discuss this and other urgent issues.
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#EHF2023 | Which session are you going to join? 👇
📺 https://europeanhumanitarianforum.eu/live-20-march/
We're back live at 15:45!
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❌ We need more than aid and sanctions - we need justice and accountability. ❌
@M_Sawyed opened the session with a strong statement.
Join us online and learn more about putting International Humanitarian Law at the heart of external action 👉 https://europeanhumanitarianforum.eu/live-20-march/
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RT @VOICEeu_: Despite repeated urgent calls for action, global progress against hunger has stagnated and even reversed in recent years!
📢The EU and MS must step up their efforts to tackle the underlying causes of food insecurity worldwide.
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🤔 How do we avert the global food crisis?
Follow this session on 'Responding to an unprecedented global food crisis and averting famine.'
Experts will discuss solutions to address the global food crisis and ensure food security for all
👉 https://europeanhumanitarianforum.eu/live-20-march/
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I am pleased that at the opening of 2nd European Humanitarian Forum, next to the leaders of the global humanitarian community, we have many 🇪🇺 MFAs with us, especially since we meet at a time of historic challenges.
Read my #EHF2023 opening remarks👇 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/SPEECH_23_1762
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‘The war in #Ukraine has generated the largest displacement that we’ve seen for decades, if not ever. And here I would like to thank European countries for having hosted such large numbers of people in such an exemplary manner.'
@FilippoGrandi at the #EHF2023.
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RT @JanezLenarcic: If all the people in need of humanitarian aid right now constituted a country, it would be the third-largest country on earth.
This is a huge challenge – and we must rise to it together.
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🎙️ @StefanishynaO:
'We were supported by our partners, and we survived the winter.
I'm really grateful to everyone who stood with us to make sure Ukrainians would feel safe and protected.'
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The devastating earthquakes have sent shockwaves through Türkiye and Syria.
On 20 March we will co-host a Donors’ Conference with @sweden2023eu, open to international partners, to raise resources for relief, recovery and rehabilitation.
#TogetherForSyria #TogetherForTurkiye
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RT @JosepBorrellF: Participated in the opening of European Humanitarian Forum. Humanitarian needs are at historic high, aggravated by Russia’s aggression in Ukraine
We need to expand donor base, ensure respect for IHL & strengthen triple nexus - humanitarian assistance, development & peacebuilding
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“We owe to the many millions of people in need to ensure that the humanitarian system can keep delivering. Change is not only needed, it is also necessary.”
- @JohanForssell, Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade @SweMFA
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RT @care_eu: Messages at the Opening of @EU_ECHO & @sweden2023eu #EHF2023 highlight:
🔸️The need to expand the funding
🔸️Triple nexus & #resilience building are key
🔸️#EU and Member States will continue to show #Solidarity w/ people in need
We look forward to share more about the how.
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As @JohanForssell says, there are 3⃣ areas we need to change today regarding humanitarian aid:
🔹 Increase donor funding
🔹 Enhance efficiency and effectiveness
🔹 Strengthen people’s resilience.
Tune in now to the #EHF2023
📺 https://europeanhumanitarianforum.eu/live-20-march/
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We're live! 🎙️
🗨️ Commissioner @JanezLenarcic at the European Humanitarian Forum 2023:
'We need solidarity in the face of growing dangers. Being there for the most vulnerable must be a globally shared responsibility.'
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The European Humanitarian Forum 2023 starts today! 🇪🇺
We're looking forward to thought-provoking discussions and collaborative solutions to address global humanitarian challenges. 💬
Join the conversation online using the hashtag #EHF2023.
🔗👉https://europeanhumanitarianforum.eu/live-20-march/
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RT @RESCUE_EU: With humanitarian needs reaching unprecedented levels, the opportunity for the international community, the EU and its member states to come together to shape humanitarian action has never been more important.
IRC will be there at #EHF2023.
Details ⬇️ https://eu.rescue.org/european-humanitarian-forum-2023
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Did you know that tropical cyclone #Freddy traversed the southern Indian Ocean for more than a month❓
To support hard hit Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique, we mobilised emergency funding of €2.5 million in humanitarian aid.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eu_echo/status/1637537214568574976
Did you know that in 2022, five tropical storms hit #Madagascar? 🌀🌧️
To ensure that local communities received the support they needed, the EU and France worked together to respond.
Read more about how we can stay #TogetherOneStepAhead of disasters 👉 http://europa.eu/!BDW4dq
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