EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺

We are @EU_Commission Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid. We help save lives in crises across the globe.
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[EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 @eu_echo]

🔥 Weekly wildfire update in Europe

Since the beginning of the year:
📍1,083 fires
🌍167,326 ha burnt
🌫️7.01 Mt CO₂ emitted

Fire danger forecast for the next 7 days ⬇️

We are monitoring closely and stand ready to assist.

#EUCivilProtection

More: https://t.co/blKGf6swVu

[EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 @eu_echo]

Over 48 tonnes of essential aid reached 🇻🇪 last night via 🇪🇺 Humanitarian Air Bridge.

Medical & shelter items will support those affected by the earthquake.

Together with our partners, EU solidarity continues.

[Hadja Lahbib @hadjalahbib]

In 🇻🇪, I visited a Spanish field hospital treating trauma emergencies & providing healthcare, deployed via our 🇪🇺 Civil Protection Mechanism.

In response to the 🇻🇪 earthquakes, over 100 medical staff from 🇪🇺 countries have treated more than 2.000 patients.

Thank you #TeamEurope

[Hadja Lahbib @hadjalahbib]

In La Guaira, I visited a camp funded by the EU through our partners.

2000 people. Health care. Hot meals. Shelter. A place for kids to play.

Solidarity with the Venezuelan people in action.

[EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 @eu_echo]

Forced to flee her home, Mariia now faces an uncertain daily reality in the Zaporizhzhia region.

To bring stability back to frontline areas, the EU and @WFPUkraine provide monthly cash assistance to 150,000 people, ensuring they can buy food, medicine, and other essentials 🇺🇦.

[Hadja Lahbib @hadjalahbib]

Rumbo a Venezuela 🇻🇪

Since the earthquakes struck, the EU has stood by Venezuela: search & rescue teams, medical aid, Humanitarian Air Bridges.

So far, we've released €25M in emergency response.

[EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 @eu_echo]

🗺️ Mapped: Venezuela | 7.5 M and 7.2 M earthquakes and EU response update ⬇️

[EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 @eu_echo]

As attacks on Ukraine's healthcare system continue, the 🇪🇺 and @UNFPAUkraine are delivering lifesaving support where it's needed most.

Since June 2025, 30,000 people have accessed essential health services, GBV support and psychosocial care across 🇺🇦 through this partnership.

[EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 @eu_echo]

🔥 Did you know that last year more than 1 million hectares of land burned across the EU?

But how much do Europeans really know about wildfires?
What causes them?
How does the EU help?
And what can we do to stay safe?

Think you know the answers? Test your knowledge 👀

[EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 @eu_echo]

We wish good luck to the Dutch firefighters now deployed in Spain via the #EUCivilProtection Mechanism. 🇳🇱🇪🇸

Part of the EU's 2026 wildfire strategy to pre-position teams across high-risk areas before fires strike.

Dank u wel! 🙏

[EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 @eu_echo]

The EU is stepping up support for Venezuela. 🇻🇪

€10 million in new humanitarian funding - adding to the €5 million approved in June.

750 responders from 18 countries on the ground.
2 Air Bridge flights.
Nearly 80 tonnes of supplies delivered.

More: https://t.co/rRtw5vlGgf

[EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 @eu_echo]

5 years since the devastating floods in Western Europe. 39 lives lost in Belgium alone.

Rivers don't stop at borders - and neither should crisis preparedness.

EU-funded cooperation is helping the Meuse-Rhine region prepare better for future floods.

👉https://t.co/JhX1RLF4OA

[EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 @eu_echo]

Are you a journalist interested in EU civil protection? 🔥

Join our media trip to Greece from 1 - 3 September!

Visit firefighters pre-positioned via the #EUCivilProtection Mechanism and see Europe's wildfire response up close.

📩 Apply by 21 July 👉 https://t.co/JV5FgjBiHr

[EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 @eu_echo]

Five years ago, floods devastated Belgium. 🇧🇪

On the EU Day for Victims of the Global Climate Crisis, we remember - and we look at what has changed.

Because remembering means preparing. 🇪🇺

Watch the video ⬇️

[EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 @eu_echo]

These are some of the people who have recovered from Ebola at @ALIMA_ORG's EU-funded treatment centre in DR Congo.

As the country faces its 17th Ebola outbreak alongside an ongoing humanitarian crisis, timely access to healthcare can mean the difference between life and death.⬇️

[Hasičský záchranný sbor ČR @hasici_cr]

Čeští hasiči vyrazili do Řecka! 🇬🇷 V oblasti kolem Patry, která patří k velmi ohroženým územím, budou – v rámci #EUPrepositioning – připraveni zasáhnout, kdyby došlo k rozsáhlým lesním požárům. 🔥 S sebou si vezou 10 ks mobilní techniky, včetně tří cisteren nebo čtyřkolky. 🚒

[EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 @eu_echo]

In Gaza, violence persists, diseases spread, vital services are targeted, 1M+ need shelter.

In the West Bank, settler violence & demolitions increase.

Needs remain huge.

Humanitarian partners like @UNRWA must stay at the table. Supporting them is key to helping those in need.

[EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 @eu_echo]

Climate change is hitting farmers hard.

In Malawi, unpredictable weather - from dry spells to severe flooding - is wiping out crops. 🌾

EU-funded weather stations provide real-time data, turned into practical advice for local farmers.

Hear from our colleague Hanna 👇

[EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 @eu_echo]

Another EU Humanitarian Air Bridge flight has landed in Venezuela. 🇻🇪

Around 29 tonnes of shelter and water, sanitation and hygiene supplies - including EU donations from our Panama stockpile to @UNmigration, Irish donations to @GOAL_Global, and material from @UNICEF. 🇪🇺

[EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 @eu_echo]

In Syria, 15 years of conflict left the country on a difficult path to recovery.

Essential services, such as healthcare, are severely impacted – yet Syrians must continue to access them.

The EU & partners, such as @IMC_Worldwide, continue to join forces to help those in need.