Category: Human Rights

Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič is in Geneva today to participate in the launch of the UN’s 2024 Global Humanitarian Overview. The focus of the event is on ‘People at the Center of Humanitarian Action in the Context of the Climate Crisis’. There, Commissioner Lenarčič will reiterate the call for broadening the donor base and ensuring respect of […]

Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič and Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson will participate in the upcoming Global Refugee Forum in Geneva between 13 and 15 December. Over the 3-day forum, the EU will reaffirm its support to address major displacement crises and areas linked to refugee support and protection, providing a high-quality asylum […]

The EU announced today new funding of €800,000 to Sudan, to contribute to the response to the cholera epidemic that has been claiming lives in the country since September 2023. The funding comes from the EU’s Emergency Toolbox to respond to sudden onset crises. It adds on to the EU humanitarian aid allocated to Sudan […]

Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič is attending today the 6th National Humanitarian Conference of France (CNH), where the French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Catherine Colonna, is presenting the new Humanitarian Strategy of the French Republic (2023-2027).  During his visit to Paris Commissioner Lenarčič will also meet bilaterally with Minister Colonna, to discuss common areas of interest, […]

The Commission is allocating today around €690 million to Czechia, Finland, France, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal and Romania to further develop the rescEU strategic reserves of medical and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) items. The reserves are part of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism’s rescEU medical stocks funded by the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response […]

The EU is releasing additional humanitarian funding of €2.6 million to address the urgent needs in Mauritania due to the intensified influx of people arriving from Mali. Over the recent months, the several blockades imposed by non-state armed groups, the counteroffensive of the Malian armed forces and the withdrawal of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization […]

High Representative Josep Borrell and Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, have issued the following statement: “We are deeply shocked by the results of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) assessment for Gaza released on Thursday. According to the IPC, 100% of people in Gaza are estimated to be acutely food insecure, while a quarter […]

The EU is mobilising a further 500 power generators from its strategic rescEU reserves to strengthen Ukraine’s energy resilience. Continued brutal attacks by Russia have left Ukrainian energy infrastructure fragile. Despite the efforts by local authorities, it is impossible to restore all the destroyed power grids within a year. Deployed from the EU’s emergency rescEU […]

In response to the possible spill-over of Sudan’s cholera epidemic, the EU announced today new funding of €600,000 to South Sudan, to contribute to the preparedness and to the response of a possible cholera outbreak in South Sudan. The funding comes from the EU’s Emergency Toolbox, one instrument to assist in sudden-onset crises specifically dedicated […]

High Representative Josep Borrell and Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, have issued the following statement: “We are deeply saddened by the loss of life and destruction caused by the most recent earthquake that hit Japan and yesterday’s related tragic plane collision. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families and all those affected by the […]