Janez Lenarčič @JanezLenarcic@respublicae.eu
Unofficial automated mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ European Commissioner for Crisis Management, in charge of European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid. European Emergency Response Coordinator. 🇪🇺
Joined Apr 2022
Terrifié par le meutre de 2 travailleurs humanitaires de @MSF au #BurkinaFaso. Toutes mes pensées vont à leurs familles et collègues.
Le droit international humanitaire doit être respecté par toutes les parties au conflit.
Les humanitaires ne peuvent pas être une cible.
RT @MSF_france: #MSF condamne avec la plus grande fermeté l’assassinat de deux de ses employés dans la Boucle du Mouhoun, dans le nord-ouest du #BurkinaFaso. #MSF suspend ses activités médicales …
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Syria requested the activation of the #EUCivPro Mechanism.
The EU is the primary donor of humanitarian aid for Syria and in no way the EU sanctions imposed on the Syrian's regime's violent repression affect the delivery of humanitarian aid.
Commissioner @JanezLenarcic ↓
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1623299355334656001
More on the latest EU emergency response to assist people affected by the earthquakes in 🇹🇷 and 🇸🇾👇
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_701
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/JanezLenarcic/status/1623326641672921089
🆕️#earthquake: We are providing additional 🇪🇺 emergency support to 🇹🇷and 🇸🇾 through the #EUCivilProtectionMechanism and humanitarian funding of €6.5 million.
23 countries from Europe offered 31 rescue and 5 medical teams.
1500 rescuers & 100 search dogs have been mobilised.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/JanezLenarcic/status/1623326638996848640
The following 5 🇪🇺 disaster resilience goals will help authorities across Europe make better-informed decisions and protect citizens, livelihoods and the environment.👇
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/JanezLenarcic/status/1623292636541878275
By implementing the 🆕️ @EU_Commission's Recommendation outlining 🇪🇺 goals, the EU & its MS will be better placed to respond to, prevent and prepare for consequences of major disasters.
To save more lives, livelihoods and the environment.
#EUCivilProtectionMechanism #preparEU
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/JanezLenarcic/status/1623290793422192640
Natural and man-made disasters are becoming more frequent, intense, and complex, with increasingly cross-sectorial and transboundary impacts.
Today, we are proposing 5 🇪🇺 goals to boost disaster resilience in civil protection across Europe.
Read more:
🔗https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_599?s=09
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/JanezLenarcic/status/1623290785322917891
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More and more European teams mobilised through the #EUCivilProtection Mechanism are joining search and rescue efforts in Türkiye following the #earthquake.
Mulțumim României! 🇷🇴🙏 @IGSU_URGENTE_RO
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eu_echo/status/1622972531450716161
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Following their deployment via the #EUCivilProtection Mechanism, the 🇦🇱 search and rescue team is already on the ground in Malatya and has spent today working with local first responders to save lives and support those affected by the #earthquake.
Thank you for your solidarity!
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eu_echo/status/1622971793698070529
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This search & rescue team from Bulgaria is already operating on the ground in Adana, Türkiye. 🇹🇷
Благодаря 🇧🇬 for your rapid response. 🙏
The earthquake’s destruction is unimaginable, but we continue providing assistance via the #EUCivilProtetcion Mechanism. 🇪🇺
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eu_echo/status/1622962386733830146
Via the #EUCivilProtectionMechanism we have mobilised 28 rescue & medical teams from 21 European countries, together sending 1185 rescuers and 79 rescue dogs to 🇹🇷; 11 of these teams have already arrived.
I thank 🇦🇹🇧🇬🇭🇷🇨🇿🇪🇪🇫🇷🇬🇷🇭🇺🇮🇹🇲🇹🇳🇱🇵🇱🇷🇴🇸🇰🇪🇸🇵🇹🇩🇪🇸🇮🇨🇾🇦🇱🇲🇪 for their swift offers.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/JanezLenarcic/status/1622928947494195201
With 🇧🇪 Minister for Development Cooperation @carogennez about the explosion of humanitarian needs 🌍. The need to break silos between humanitarian, development & peace efforts has never been greater, for sustainable solutions in support of most vulnerable people & communities.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/JanezLenarcic/status/1622911289554083842
West and Central Africa continue to face protracted crises driven by conflict. Increasingly these are worsened by climate change, now also coupled with the 🌍 spike in food prices. Our new humanitarian funding will help the most vulnerable in the region.👇
https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories/news/west-and-central-africa-eu-allocates-eu1815-million-humanitarian-aid-2023-2023-02-06_en?s=09
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/JanezLenarcic/status/1622905138720415746
Good exchange with the PR of @ecowas_cedeao Commission Omar Alieu Touray today in Brussels on humanitarian situation in the region of West Africa and possible further options to work together there to help alleviate the suffering of the most vulnerable.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/JanezLenarcic/status/1622903571674017792
So far, we've mobilised 27 search & rescue and medical teams from 19 European countries via the #EUCivilProtectionMechanism to help 🇹🇷 after the earthquake, together over 1150 rescuers and 70 rescue dogs.
I thank 🇧🇬🇭🇷🇨🇿🇫🇷🇬🇷🇳🇱🇵🇱🇷🇴🇮🇹🇭🇺🇦🇹🇩🇪🇪🇪🇪🇸🇲🇹🇸🇰🇵🇹🇲🇪🇦🇱. #EUsolidarity at its best!
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/JanezLenarcic/status/1622855419604475908
The 1st rescue teams, coordinated via the #EUCivilProtectionMechanism, arrived to the earthquake affected areas in 🇹🇷 already this afternoon; from #Romania, #Bulgaria & #Hungary.
In 🇸🇾, we are working closely with our humanitarian partners now also undertaking rescue operations.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/JanezLenarcic/status/1622673579618836487
As just discussed with @amanpour, when it comes to search&rescue in the areas hit by the deadly #earthquake in Türkiye and Syria, speed is of essence and so is international coordination.
Through our #EUCivilProtectionMechanism, 17 European countries are providing rescue teams.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/JanezLenarcic/status/1622668746358759434
RT @amanpour: “Speed is of the essence, because so many people are… still trapped under the rubble” in Turkey & Syria, EU Commissioner for Crisis Management @JanezLenarcic says. “The rescue teams will continue to work as long as necessary,” but he fears casualties will rise for days to come.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/JanezLenarcic/status/1622663544054456329
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Thank you Greece for swiftly deploying a search and rescue team, via the the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, to support those affected by the catastrophic #earthquake in #Türkiye.
This is European solidarity at its finest - ευχαριστούμε! 🇪🇺🇬🇷🤝🇹🇷
📸 @GSCP_GR
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eu_echo/status/1622644463582445586
RT @CopernicusEMS: #EMSR648 #Earthquake in #Türkiye🇹🇷
A destructive magnitude 7⃣.8⃣ earthquake has struck with the epicentre located near #Gaziantep, close to the border with #Syria🇸🇾
Our #RapidMappingTeam has been activated to monitor its impact
Updates ASAP
More at👇
https://emergency.copernicus.eu/mapping/list-of-components/EMSR648
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/JanezLenarcic/status/1622575218412724224
Unofficial automated mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ European Commissioner for Crisis Management, in charge of European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid. European Emergency Response Coordinator. 🇪🇺
Joined Apr 2022
