{"id":2767,"date":"2022-06-27T13:07:17","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T11:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.guiafc.es\/ayuda-humanitaria\/"},"modified":"2022-11-24T10:19:52","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T08:19:52","slug":"ayuda-humanitaria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guiafc.es\/en\/ayuda-humanitaria\/","title":{"rendered":"Humanitarian Aid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"erpl_full-width-section bg-light-gradient mb-2 border p-2\">Humanitarian aid is an area of EU external action that responds to needs in the event of man-made or natural disasters. The Commission\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/echo\/\">Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations<\/a> funds relief operations and coordinates Member States\u2019 policies and activities.<\/p>\n<h4>CALLS<\/h4>\n<p>Update on the <a href=\"https:\/\/civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu\/funding-evaluations\/funding-humanitarian-aid_en\">ECHO website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>LEGAL BASIS<\/h4>\n<p id=\"title\" class=\"title-bold\">Council Regulation 1257\/96 of 20 June 1996 concerning humanitarian aid |\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/data.europa.eu\/eli\/reg\/1996\/1257\/oj\">OJ L 163\/01, 2.7.1996<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>DOCUMENTS<\/h4>\n<div id=\"text_block-20-243\" class=\"ct-text-block\">\n<p>Annual report on the European Union's humanitarian aid operations financed in 2021 | <a id=\"link_text-26-243\" href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/?uri=CELEX:52022DC0647\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span id=\"span-27-243\">COM(2022) 647 final, 21.11.2022<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meet the EU&#039;s Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xQUIvatKKoA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>General information<\/strong><\/p>\n<section class=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"rl_tabs nn_tabs outline_handles outline_content top align_left has_effects\" role=\"presentation\">\n<div class=\"tab-content\">\n<div id=\"informacion-general\" class=\"tab-pane rl_tabs-pane nn_tabs-pane orange active\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-informacion-general\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>EUR\u00a011.6\u00a0billion was allocated to the humanitarian aid instrument for the\u00a02021-2027 period. The EU is the world\u2019s leading humanitarian aid donor, providing a major proportion of global funding for emergency relief to victims of man-made and natural disasters. Part of that funding comes directly from Member States, but a large share comes from the EU budget.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Commission\u2019s Directorate-General for European\u00a0Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)<\/strong> is responsible for humanitarian assistance and civil protection. EU humanitarian aid focuses on food and nutrition, shelter, healthcare, water and sanitation, and education in emergencies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guiafc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/WWD-2022-initial-budget-1401-02.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2763\" src=\"https:\/\/www.guiafc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/WWD-2022-initial-budget-1401-02-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.guiafc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/WWD-2022-initial-budget-1401-02-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.guiafc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/WWD-2022-initial-budget-1401-02-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.guiafc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/WWD-2022-initial-budget-1401-02-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.guiafc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/WWD-2022-initial-budget-1401-02-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.guiafc.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/WWD-2022-initial-budget-1401-02.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>ECHO has grown over the years and has local staff in more than 40\u00a0field offices. It does not implement humanitarian assistance programmes itself; rather, it funds operations implemented by its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/echo\/partnerships\/humanitarian-partners_en\">partners<\/a>, namely non-governmental organisations (NGOs), UN agencies and international organisations such as the International Red Cross\/Red Crescent. ECHO\u2019s main tasks are to provide funds, verify that finances are managed soundly and ensure that its partners\u2019 goods and services reach the affected populations effectively and rapidly in order to respond to real needs.<\/p>\n<p>The Commission proposed the creation of a <em>European Humanitarian Response Capacity<\/em> in its 2021 communication on EU humanitarian action. While in general, the EU\u2019s humanitarian aid will continue to be delivered by the EU\u2019s humanitarian partners, the European Humanitarian Response Capacity would for the first time allow the EU to intervene directly in humanitarian crises in cases when traditional humanitarian delivery mechanisms via EU partners or their capacities may be ineffective or insufficient.<\/p>\n<p>Following the onset of a natural disaster or other event requiring humanitarian assistance, ECHO\u2019s humanitarian aid experts carry out an initial assessment of the situation on the ground. Funds are then rapidly disbursed on the basis of this assessment - this is the \u2018<em>needs-based approach<\/em>\u2019 that defines ECHO\u2019s work. Aid is channelled through more than 200\u00a0partners with which ECHO has signed\u00a0<i>ex ante<\/i> contractual agreements. ECHO\u2019s structure ensures that funds are used transparently and that partners remain accountable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Procedure<\/strong><\/p>\n<section class=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"rl_tabs nn_tabs outline_handles outline_content top align_left has_effects\" role=\"presentation\">\n<div class=\"tab-content\">\n<div id=\"procedimiento\" class=\"tab-pane rl_tabs-pane nn_tabs-pane orange active\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-procedimiento\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n<div class=\"rl_tabs nn_tabs outline_handles outline_content top align_left has_effects\" role=\"presentation\">\n<div class=\"tab-content\">\n<div id=\"procedimiento\" class=\"tab-pane rl_tabs-pane nn_tabs-pane orange active\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-procedimiento\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n<section class=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"rl_tabs nn_tabs outline_handles outline_content top align_left has_effects\" role=\"presentation\">\n<div class=\"tab-content\">\n<div id=\"procedimiento\" class=\"tab-pane rl_tabs-pane nn_tabs-pane orange active\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-procedimiento\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n<section class=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"rl_tabs nn_tabs outline_handles outline_content top align_left has_effects\" role=\"presentation\">\n<div class=\"tab-content\">\n<div id=\"procedimiento\" class=\"tab-pane rl_tabs-pane nn_tabs-pane orange active\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-procedimiento\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n<p>The beneficiaries are NGOs in the field of development cooperation, international organizations and development aid organizations from the member countries themselves. Funding is disbursed in the form of grants and\/or contracts and a minimum of 10% of the total project budget is allocated to education projects related to the activities in question.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Humanitarian aid is an area of EU external action that responds to needs in the event of man-made or natural disasters. The Commission\u2019s\u00a0Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations funds relief operations and coordinates Member States\u2019 policies and activities. CALLS Update on the ECHO website. 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