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Joined Apr 2022
The #EUCivilProtection Mechanism plays a key role in coordinating international response to disasters across the 🌍.
Here's an overview of the activations between 2018 and 2022. 👇
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eu_echo/status/1654424641803366400
RT @ECHO_LatAm: The Indigenous Guard is a non-violent self-protection organisation tasked with protecting the lives and territory of #indigenous people.
Being the first responders to emergencies, EU🇪🇺 and @AxSolidaridadCO are strengthening their disaster preparedness in southwest #Colombia. https://t.co/7FnsA1GtFp
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eu_echo/status/1654423412738072578
RT @FSIN_News: 🔴In 2022, over 258 million people experienced acute food insecurity across 58 countries and territories.
This is the highest number in the seven-year history of the Global Report on Food Crises.
Find out more about the latest #GRFC
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https://www.fsinplatform.org/global-report-food-crises-2023
#FightFoodCrises https://t.co/GopNoAsUto
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eu_echo/status/1654423207875624960
They planned safe passageways, hopped on 🚁, cut through thick forests and carried portable water pumps.
In February, more than 250 firefighters, medics and coordination experts sent via the EU supported Chile in their battle against 🔥.
#FirefightersDay #ThrowbackThursday
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eu_echo/status/1654171528957939712
Fighting 🔥 takes more than just physical strength. Firefighting teams need data and analysis to assess fire behaviour and make the right decisions.
This is where the forest fires assessment and advisory team (FAST) steps in. 👇
#FirefightersDay #ThrowbackThursday
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eu_echo/status/1654156932796809216
@vigilidelfuoco @ProteccaoCivil @proteccioncivil @eu_modex @euromodex @SecCivileFrance @DPCgov @BBK_Bund @FeuerwehrDFV @UMEgob Better preparation = better international teamwork = more lives and infrastructure saved.
Special thanks to @euromodex for organising, and to @ProteccaoCivil for hosting the exercise!
#FirefightersDay #EUCivilProtection
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eu_echo/status/1654148124221358082
This week, 240 firefighters from Portugal, Spain, Germany, France and Italy are training together in Abrantes 🇵🇹 to be better prepared for future wildfires emergencies.
This EU-funded simulation exercise involves 76 firefighting vehicles 🚒, 2 helicopters 🚁 and an airplane 🛩️.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eu_echo/status/1654119848530812937
RT @echo_Europe: Today, we mark International Firefighters' Day.
We honour and thank those who risk their lives every day to save others.
Andriy is one of them. Read his story of fighting fire and fear in war-affected Ukraine here 👉 https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories/stories/meet-ukrainian-firefighter-battling-flame-and-fear_en https://t.co/wEF3U8RVH7
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eu_echo/status/1654116649157668865
RT @unwomengeneva: Thanks to @EU_ECHO for keeping women & girls needs at the center of humanitarian responses.
Women & girls are often bearing the brunt of conflicts and crises so we need to ensure that their voices are heard, may it be in Sudan, Afghanistan or Ukraine.
#FundingGenderEquality https://t.co/7cnc6AiIWR
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eu_echo/status/1654116325130919936
What do you do in case of fire? You call the fire service.
But what if the fire truck 🚒 cannot reach the affected area?
That was one of the problems these firefighters in Nepal used to face. We worked with @UNDPNepal to help them find a solution.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eu_echo/status/1654108408667312128
Commissioner @JanezLenarcic is in Sweden today to discuss civil protection support for Ukraine and the EU's disaster resilience. 👇
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eu_echo/status/1654104282654711809
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On #FirefightersDay, we honour and thank all firefighters who risk their lives to save others.
Firefighters are at the heart of our #EUCivilProtectionMechanism, helping out other 👨🚒 teams when they are overwhelmed with an emergency.
Thank you for your devotion and solidarity!
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/JanezLenarcic/status/1654070391038525440
The voting starts now! 🏆🙌
We are in the running for an @EUombudsman 2023 Good Administration Award with... 👇
2⃣2⃣ Fighting wildfires in Europe
2⃣3⃣ Providing lifesaving support to the people of Ukraine
3⃣0⃣ Showing how EU humanitarian aid is helping the Ukrainian people
RT @EUombudsman: We have published the list of 57 nominees for our 🇪🇺 Award for Good Administration 2023!
🗳️ In addition to the overall #EOAward 🥇 and category prizes, we are inviting the public…
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eu_echo/status/1654048545081573376
"The war with Russia will end someday. But the war with fire will always continue."
On #FirefightersDay, we honour and thank all 👨🚒 who risk their lives to save others.
Andriy is one of them. Read his story of fighting fire and fear in war-affected Ukraine. 👇
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eu_echo/status/1654044887094902787
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To all the firefighters who protect our lives and fight wildfires heroically, thank you.
On #InternationalFirefightersDay, we honour the service of the over 365 thousand professionals and 3.5 million volunteers whose work protect us, our properties, and the environment.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1654031859985305601
RT @UNDRR: ⛈️☀️ 56.8 million people in 12 countries suffered from acute food insecurity because of extreme weather conditions in 2022 – compared to 23.5m people in 8 countries in 2021.
The latest @FSIN_News 's Global Report on Food Crisis is out ➡️ https://www.fsinplatform.org/report/global-report-food-crises-2023/ https://t.co/lFqqLooQKn
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eu_echo/status/1654044344129667072
RT @CopernicusEMS: #InternationalFirefightersDay
Today our thoughts are with the firemen & firewomen community!👨🚒
It brings us immense pride to have contributed to 6⃣5⃣9⃣ #RapidMapping operations worldwide🌍since 2012 in support of emergency management activities
#rescEU https://t.co/giMhAq2uJ9
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eu_echo/status/1654044272700583938
RT @UNOCHA: 🆕 The number of people facing acute food insecurity rose to 258 million in 58 countries in 2022, according to a new report by @fightfoodcrises & @FSIN_News.
Achieving the #GlobalGoal of ending hunger by 2030 is predicted to be more challenging than ever.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eu_echo/status/1654036872530624513
Last year, wildfires hit Europe hard.
To help fight the blaze, our emergency response coordination centre mobilised:
✈️ 33 planes
🚁 8 helicopters
👩🚒 350 firefighters
🇧🇬🇭🇷🇫🇮🇫🇷🇩🇪🇬🇷🇮🇹🇷🇴🇪🇸🇸🇪🇸🇰🇵🇱 - thank you for your contribution!
#FirefightersDay #ThrowbackThursday
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eu_echo/status/1654030909119537153
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Social media policy: https://commission.europa.eu/about-european-commission/get-involved/social-media-connect-european-commission_en#data-protection-on-social-media
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