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]

Access to medicines and healthcare is essential to protect lives. 🩺

Via the #EUCivilProtection Mechanism, another patient and 5 companions arrived in Belgium 🇧🇪, with the support of Slovakia 🇸🇰, @MSF and @WHO, joining 1833 persons evacuated previously from Gaza.

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

In Tapachula, Mexico, thousands of displaced people are stuck in administrative limbo.

The EU and @SaveChildrenMx are on the ground providing shelter, legal aid and psychosocial support for the most vulnerable.

Read the full story ➡️ https://t.co/zYmxxKgwkd

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

Severe flooding is hitting eastern Spain, particularly in Valencia and Alicante, following exceptional rainfall from Storm Adam. 🇪🇸

@CopernicusEMS mapping has been activated to support the response. The EU is monitoring the situation closely and stands ready to assist. 🇪🇺

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

Effective rehabilitation starts with understanding each person’s needs.

With EU support, Momentum Wheels for Humanity trained 14 specialists from 8 communities to assess needs, set goals with patients and plan appropriate care, strengthening local rehabilitation services. 🇪🇺🇺🇦

[Copernicus EMS @CopernicusEMS]

🌊 #EMSR935 #Floods in #ComunidadValenciana, #Spain🇪🇸

Our #MappingTeam has been activated after heavy rain from #danaADAM led to up to 500 rescues in 12 hours

Delineation and Grading products for 2 Areas of Interest are expected in the next hours

🔗  https://t.co/tzbQl5UnJi

[EU Humanitarian Aid | Latin America & Caribbean @ECHO_LatAm]

🌎 On 9 October, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck inland Panama.

The EU’s @CopernicusEMS has mapped areas of interest to support damage assessment of built-up areas and transport infrastructure.

🛰️ Explore the maps: https://t.co/CZKyiJzwmF

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

Behind every #EUCivilProtection Mechanism operation, there is a person. 🇪🇺

On 23 October, the UCPM turns 25. Behind this milestone are the many people who made it possible - responders, experts, volunteers, coordinators working through the night.

Thank you. 👏

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

36.3 million people in Nigeria, almost 1 in 7, face crisis-level food insecurity or worse.

See how EU humanitarian aid is helping families through the lean season, from safe water to treatment to new ways of earning a living. 🇪🇺🇳🇬

Full story: https://t.co/3m9YgyYu92

[EU Humanitarian Aid | Asia-Pacific 🇪🇺 @ECHO_Asia]

🚨 9,600 people affected by floods and landslides in #Myanmar’s Tanintharyi region will receive emergency aid, including cash support, shelter and clean water.

🇪🇺 The EU is providing €225,000 via @IFRC_DREF to support the response and reach affected families.

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

🚒 Emergency responder Arwin Van De Zande knows that crises do not stop at borders.

💬 "We do not focus on national borders, but on helping affected citizens as quickly as possible."

👉 https://t.co/ZeFOvpym2q

#EUCivilProtection #ProtectWhatMatters

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

As conflict continues to escalate in Yemen, newly displaced families urgently need safety and support.

Thanks to the EU, @WFPYemen distributes assistance in newly established Al Fardoos settlement in Aden, providing essential relief to displaced families in need. 📦

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

In Yemen, millions of children are missing out on education.

EU-supported social workers are helping children like Ritaj and Abdullah get back to school - identifying those at risk and supporting their families.

Read their story ➡️ https://t.co/JKVaGpSa3U

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

Cash assistance empowers refugees to meet their essential needs, make their choices, and rebuild a sense of stability in challenging circumstances.

Thanks to EU funding, @GOAL_Global and @sgdd_asam provide urgent cash assistance to more than 2,700 people in Türkiye 🇹🇷.

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

‘When communities have the knowledge to protect themselves, health improves and hope grows.’

Dr. Gol explains why the EU’s support to @premiereurgence's water, sanitation and hygiene work in Afghanistan is a gamechanger.

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[Hadja Lahbib @hadjalahbib]

Aid has no legs. No wings. No wheels.

If bread reaches a starving family, a person carried it there. Humanitarian diplomacy rarely makes headlines. But it can open a prison door.

Among our concrete results: the Netherlands joins our Protect Aid Workers programme 🇳🇱

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

Today is #WorldFoodDay.

For millions affected by conflict and crisis, food is not a given. The EU works with partners around the world to make sure the most vulnerable don’t go hungry. 🇪🇺

[Hadja Lahbib @hadjalahbib]

A vest marked “humanitarian” used to work like a shield. Today it can work like a target.

Day 2 of our conference on protecting aid workers: we move from diagnosis to treatment. To tangible solutions. Duty of care, data, psychological protection, accountability.

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

If this box could talk… 📦

On #WorldFoodDay, follow the journey of a @WFP food parcel from warehouse to the homes of families in Ukraine - made possible with EU support. 🇺🇦🇪🇺

[Hadja Lahbib @hadjalahbib]

No humanitarian aid without the people who deliver it. Aid workers risk their lives every day. They must never become targets.

The EU is expanding our Protect Aid Workers programme worldwide. This is the first tangible deliverable of our 🇪🇺 Humanitarian Communication.

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

A plate, a cup, a cooking pot.

For a family who has lost everything, they can be the first step back to normal.

On #WorldFoodDay, we stand with everyone sharing a meal through crisis💙