Six EU Member States and Norway are providing assistance through the EU civil protection mechanism.
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Six EU Member States and Norway are providing assistance through the EU civil protection mechanism.
The European Commission invested almost EUR 3 million in Nepal for disaster preparedness before the crisis struck.
EU humanitarian air bridges have delivered over 150 metric tonnes of aid to Nepal.
The European Union had committed almost EUR 3 million to disaster preparedness in Nepal at the beginning of 2026.
The European Union mobilised EUR 2.5 million in emergency humanitarian assistance for Nepal.
The European Commission has pledged EUR 25 million to the international fund for responding to loss and damage.
In some EU member states, 80% of firefighters are volunteers.
The EU Emergency Response Coordination Centre coordinated the deployment of 40 aerial means and 18 ground teams, and prepositioned 777 firefighters from 14 European countries to hi
777 firefighters from 14 countries were prepositioned in six countries in summer 2026 under the EU civil protection mechanism.
Between 90% and 96% of wildfires are of human origin, caused by human activity.
The EU's rescue fleet was available this summer with 18 aeroplanes and 5 helicopters.
So far in 2026, all requests for assistance through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism have been answered: ten times in Europe and twice outside Europe.
The EU's rescEU reserve fleet currently consists of 18 firefighting aircraft and 5 helicopters.
In 2026, almost 700,000 hectares have already burned in the EU, with 16 member states recording burned areas above their national average.
EU cohesion policy provides €14.6 billion for disaster risk management and climate adaptation.
Climate-related agricultural losses in the EU are estimated at around €28.3 billion per year.
Today, 300 million people's lives depend on humanitarian aid.
The EU has mobilised EUR 15 million in humanitarian assistance for the WHO and frontline humanitarian partners responding to the Ebola outbreak.
Through rescEU and the European Civil Protection Pool, the EU has 22 firefighting aircraft, 5 helicopters and 22 certified ground firefighting teams available across 10 countries.
The European Commission has invested EUR 39.3 million in CEPI, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, to support the development of broadly protective filovirus vacci
Nearly 800 firefighters from 13 countries are pre-positioned in Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal.
The EU has transported more than 590 tonnes of essential supplies to eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo through eight EU humanitarian air bridges.
The European Commission's rescEU capacities and the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) have existed since 2000.
22 firefighting aircraft, 5 helicopters and 22 certified ground firefighting teams are available across ten countries through rescEU and the European Civil Protection Pool.
The European Commission launched a EUR 16 million call for tenders to establish an investigational vaccine reserve for filoviruses such as Marburg, Sudan, Ebola and Bundibugyo viru
France reported more than 2,000 excess deaths in the last week of June 2026, according to preliminary estimates.
The EU is providing EUR 493 million in immediate and long-term support for humanitarian aid, vaccines, treatments and health security in the Ebola-affected region.
The European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership is supporting the development of monoclonal antibodies against Ebola and other filoviruses with EUR 3.4 million.
The EU Civil Protection Mechanism received 19 requests for assistance in 2025, the largest number ever recorded.
The EU is providing more than EUR 1 million for the current Ebola preparedness and response effort.
At least 3,500 fatalities are attributed to the June 2026 heatwave.
More than 1 million hectares burned across the EU in 2025, the highest figure ever recorded.
The EU is providing EUR 16.5 million to rapidly deploy diagnostics and strengthen field testing capacities for the Ebola response.
Up to 96% of wildfire ignitions in the EU are caused by human activity, far exceeding natural causes.
Europe is the fastest warming continent on the planet.
Nine rescue aeroplanes were deployed in response to wildfires in Portugal and France (three to Portugal, six to France).
The EU Civil Protection Mechanism was activated twice in late April and early May 2026.
The European Union has provided EUR 100 million for humanitarian aid.
For 2021 to 2027, around EUR 22 billion from the European Regional Development Fund were allocated to inclusive growth
Team Europe mobilised more than EUR 811,000,000 for this year
473 political prisoners remain in Venezuela today.
Over 750 Venezuelan political prisoners have been released since January.
Risk of gender-based violence in Sudan increased by 350% since the conflict began
Nearly 20,000,000 people in Sudan face acute food insecurity
Over 1.45 million people are internally displaced in Haiti.
Only 186 political prisoners, representing about 25%, were released under the amnesty law.
The European Union has made available close to EUR 1,000,000,000 for Sudan and neighbouring countries since 2023
The EU allocated EUR 10 million for vulnerable households affected by displacement through Lebanon's Shock-Responsive Safety Net.
More than 33,000,000 people in Sudan need humanitarian assistance
The EU contributes EUR 10 million to build five forward operating bases to support the operations of the Gang Suppression Force in Haiti.
The UN reports that 5,500 people were killed in Haiti last year.
The EU is supporting Haiti with more than EUR 380 million in ongoing development and humanitarian programmes.
The EU signed a EUR 45 million direct grant with Lebanon's Ministry of Social Affairs for cash assistance.
12,000,000 people in Sudan are at risk of gender-based violence
The European Union deployed EUR 100 million in immediate humanitarian aid to Lebanon
The EU currently applies individual sanctions against 69 individuals responsible for undermining democracy, the rule of law and human rights in Venezuela.
Sudan is the largest humanitarian crisis in the world
Roma now have better access to jobs, health care and decent living conditions than in 2016
The EU finalised a EUR 25 million programme to support conflict-affected areas in Lebanon.
Nearly 14,000,000 people are uprooted from their homes in Sudan
Nearly EUR 600,000,000 of EU funding has gone to Sudan itself
In a number of Member States, violence is still mentioned as a condition for the recognition of rape.
Nearly 1 in 5 women in the EU have experienced sexual violence including rape and other unwanted sexual acts.
3,000 people were affected by the closure of Audi Belgium
More than 70% of people living in extreme poverty today live in fragile countries or contexts