EU Civil Protection & Humanita @EU_ECHO@respublicae.eu

Climate change leads to more frequent and severe disasters, which disproportionately affect vulnerable communities globally.​
Last year, in
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23Mauritania
, torrential rains wiped entire villages off the map.
See how the EU supported those most affected 👇
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23COP28

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/eu_echo/status/1732429693226512490#m

[2023-12-06 16:00 UTC]

R to @EU_ECHO: These latest flights will transport shelter supplies, hygiene items and medical equipment, among others.

A big thank you to our humanitarian partners as well as 🇦🇹, 🇧🇪, 🇮🇪, 🇮🇹, 🇩🇪, 🇬🇷, 🇱🇺, 🇵🇱, 🇵🇹, 🇸🇰, 🇪🇸 and 🇸🇪.

Read more 👉 http://europa.eu/!yHRGJy

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/eu_echo/status/1732451250787013025#m

[2023-12-06 17:25 UTC]

📍 Nepal
To provide shelter to victims of the latest earthquake, the EU donated tents, stoves and winter kits.
In a big logistics effort, 7 flights are bringing the material from EU stocks in Kuala Lumpur to Kathmandu.
Then trucks will deliver it to affected towns in the west.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/eu_echo/status/1732367839997170052#m

[2023-12-06 11:54 UTC]

📍 Nepal
To provide shelter to victims of the latest earthquake, the EU donated tents, stoves and winter kits.
In a big logistics effort, 7 flights are bringing the material from EU stocks in Kuala Lumpur to Kathmandu.
Then trucks will deliver it to affected towns in the east.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/eu_echo/status/1732356267484529037#m

[2023-12-06 11:08 UTC]

Due to the conflict in
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23Gaza
, overcrowding and unsanitary conditions are leading to a significant spread of diseases.
With EU humanitarian support,
https://nitter.cz/UNRWA
is providing health care services, including post-natal and high-risk pregnancy monitoring, to those who need it most.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/eu_echo/status/1732290409622114763#m

[2023-12-06 06:46 UTC]

Thank you
https://nitter.cz/UNFPA
for helping us provide life-saving health services to refugee women from Ukraine in Moldova. 🙏
We continue to
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23StandWithUkraine
and its people for as long as it takes.
<p>
https://nitter.cz/UNFPAMoldova/status/1732051878140113093#m
</p>

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/eu_echo/status/1732305607720386732#m

[2023-12-06 07:46 UTC]

At
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23COP28
, Commissioner
https://nitter.cz/JanezLenarcic
announced the EU's endorsement of the Charter 'Getting Ahead of Disasters'.
The need to promote anticipatory action and sustained disaster risk financing is critical.
Helping people be better prepared to respond to disasters is a priority.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/eu_echo/status/1732076568426533131#m

[2023-12-05 16:36 UTC]

Are you a journalist interested in humanitarian affairs❓
We are organising a media trip to Türkiye, from 29/01 to 02/02, to visit the region affected by the devastating earthquakes in February 2023.
Apply here before 14 December 👉
http://europa.eu/!kMjDdR
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23EUHumanitarianAid

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/eu_echo/status/1731993305934651408#m

[2023-12-05 11:05 UTC]

The EU wants to succeed in tackling the humanitarian impacts of climate change.
That’s why we support the Climate Charter, also financially.
Collective work across the humanitarian sector and beyond is needed - it's time to move from commitments to action!
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23EUatCOP28
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23COP28

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/eu_echo/status/1731675349858086950#m

[2023-12-04 14:02 UTC]

To protect our families, homes and countries, we must work together.
Curious how the EU strengthens preparedness and coordinates response activities?
Find out how we can stay
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23TogetherOneStepAhead
of disasters 👇
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23COP28

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/eu_echo/status/1731627935604367764#m

[2023-12-04 10:54 UTC]

How can disaster preparedness save lives in the Latin America and the Caribbean?
In June, we joined a drill in 🇵🇦.
Over 1,400 rescuers, firefighters and first responders from 18 countries gathered to train and share expertise.
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23COP28

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/eu_echo/status/1731342533823959339#m

[2023-12-03 16:00 UTC]

Muna lost her leg at the age of 3.
After the war in Syria, her family left for Türkiye so she could get a prosthetic leg.
Now, at 23 years old, she works as a physiotherapist at 🇪🇺 funded
https://nitter.cz/ReliefIntl
centre where she received her artificial limb.
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23IDPD
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23DisabilityDay

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/eu_echo/status/1731267039359008995#m

[2023-12-03 11:00 UTC]

Today, Commissioner for Crisis Management
https://nitter.cz/JanezLenarcic
is at
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23COP28
to endorse two new initiatives to address the human impact of the climate crisis:
🔹 Better use of finance to manage risks
🔹 Declaration on climate, relief, recovery and peace
Read more 👇
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23EUatCOP28

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/eu_echo/status/1731277484627279874#m

[2023-12-03 11:41 UTC]

Hello from
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23COP28
!
Don’t miss our side event on scaling up anticipatory actions across the humanitarian, development and climate sectors.
⏰ Today, 13:00 - 14:30 CET
Find our more👉
https://www.cop28eusideevents.eu/e/programme?session=1837437
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23EUatCOP28

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/eu_echo/status/1731221732336279752#m

[2023-12-03 08:00 UTC]

“We are climate activists!”
“We are ready to fight disasters!”​
It is the rallying call of the Biriiri high school's disaster risk reduction club, funded by
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23EUHumanitarianAid
.
Discover how youth action can tackle climate change:
https://europa.eu/!3xC3VH
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23COP28

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/eu_echo/status/1730897093357879592#m

[2023-12-02 10:30 UTC]

''Tents became our new homes. Since we stay in tents, our clothes get dirty quickly. We need hygiene materials,'' says Mehmet.
https://nitter.cz/SaveChildrenTR
and
https://nitter.cz/pikolodernegi
are distributing EU-funded hygiene and dignity kits to support earthquake survivors in
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23Türkiye
.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/eu_echo/status/1730850284857950685#m

[2023-12-02 07:24 UTC]

Two days to go!
On Sunday we are discussing the potentials of scaling up anticipatory actions together with our partners and representatives of countries affected by climate change.
Be part of the discussion and join our session. 👇
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23EUatCOP28

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/eu_echo/status/1730640403303723154#m

[2023-12-01 17:30 UTC]

Cholera outbreak in
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23Zimbabwe
🇿🇼 has claimed at least 200 lives.
In response, the EU is allocating €1 million in emergency humanitarian aid funding.
This will help our partners provide water, health and sanitation services to the people affected. 👇
https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories/news/zimbabwe-eu-allocates-eu1-million-support-humanitarian-response-cholera-outbreak-2023-12-01_en

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/eu_echo/status/1730610731836494260#m

[2023-12-01 15:32 UTC]

Humanitarian workers in
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23Gaza
are working relentlessly and under dire circumstances to bring relief to human suffering.
EU partners such as
https://nitter.cz/HI_MiddleEast
continue their crucial work, providing vital support to forcibly displaced children.
We commend their resilience. 🙏

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/eu_echo/status/1730512069995417884#m

[2023-12-01 09:00 UTC]

Were you aware that 75% of the Central Asia region is highly exposed to natural hazards? 🤔
Landslides, earthquakes, or avalanches, we help communities at risk be better prepared - for example through emergency drills and exercises.
https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23PreparednessSavesLives

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/eu_echo/status/1730469525924069831#m

[2023-12-01 06:11 UTC]