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Commission announces €1.9 billion humanitarian aid budget for 2026

The European Commission has announced its initial €1.9 billion humanitarian aid budget for 2026, at a time when 239 million people need assistance and major donors are cutting funding. Commissioner for equality, preparedness and crisis management, Hadja Lahbib, brings this commitment to Davos today, seeking to mobilise private sector finance and innovative solutions that can […]

Support to fight hunger in sub-Saharan Africa

European Court of Auditors. Special report 20/2025: Commission support to fight hunger in sub-Saharan Africa – Commendable but insufficient focus on sustainability and impact We assessed the Commission’s development efforts to combat food insecurity and malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa. Overall, the Commission has made valuable efforts, but its actions have not always targeted those with […]

Macro-financial assistance to third countries in 2024

Report on the implementation of macro-financial assistance to third countries in 2024

EU humanitarian aid under remote management

European Court of Auditors. Special report 15/2025: EU humanitarian aid under remote management – Can save lives, but there are weaknesses in the approach When faced with exceptional access constraints, the Commission and its partners have adapted their operating model to provide humanitarian aid through “remote management”. We examined whether the Commission’s remote management approach […]

EU will provide €1.9 billion in initial humanitarian aid for 2025

The EU continues to remain a leading global humanitarian aid donor. With more than 300 million people estimated to need humanitarian assistance in 2025, the EU announces today an initial humanitarian budget for 2025 of €1.9 billion.

European Union's External Action Instruments in 2023

2024 Annual Report on the implementation of the European Union's External Action Instruments in 2023

European Union's humanitarian aid operations in 2023

Annual Report on the European Union's humanitarian aid operations financed in 2023.

The EU trust fund for Africa

European Court of Auditors. Special report 17/2024: The EU trust fund for Africa. Despite new approaches, support remained unfocused Established in 2015, the European Union Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF) is an EU response to address the root causes of migration, instability and internal displacements in Africa. We followed up our 2018 recommendations and […]

EU allocates €35 million in additional humanitarian aid for West Africa

The EU has released an additional allocation of €35 million for humanitarian assistance to West Africa, as the region continues to face a dire humanitarian situation. Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Mauritania, the Gulf of Guinea coastal countries and Nigeria are affected by food insecurity and displacement, caused by growing political instability, persisting and intensifying conflicts […]

Macro-financial assistance to third countries in 2023

Report on the implementation of macro-financial assistance to third countries in 2023

Commission will proceed to paying EUR 50 million to UNRWA and increase emergency support to Palestinians by 68 million €  in 2024

Today, the Commission has decided to allocate an additional EUR 68 million to support the Palestinian population across the region to be implemented through international partners like the Red Cross and the Red Crescent. This comes in addition to the foreseen EUR 82 million of aid to be implemented through UNRWA in 2024, bringing the […]

The Commission announces initial humanitarian aid of €1.8 billion for 2024

With almost 300 million people estimated to need humanitarian assistance in 2024, the EU once again reinforces its commitment to support the most vulnerable globally. The Commission has therefore adopted its initial annual humanitarian budget of more than €1.8 billion for this year. The European Commission's humanitarian aid in 2024 will be allocated as follows: […]
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