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Thank you, @eu_echo🇪🇺, for increasing your support through @UNOCHA Humanitarian Funds.
Across some of the world’s most urgent crises, your contributions put funding quickly behind the priorities and partners best placed to reach people in greatest need.
#87MillionLives
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Tragic news from Ukraine.
A Russian strike damaged a maternity hospital in Kyiv as a woman was giving birth.
Six people were killed in a strike on a farm in Kharkiv.
Humanitarian aid sites were targeted again.
Perpetrators must be held accountable.
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6.4 million children in Northern Nigeria faced acute malnutrition during one of the worst lean seasons on record.
Through vital EU aid, @ALIMA_ORG supported the treatment of severe malnutrition across affected communities.
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'Puppets can help people relax and express difficult experiences,' Zhanna says, a psychologist in Armenia.
Thanks to the EU, @UNHCRArmenia supports more than 7,000 people through psychosocial support and case management, so they can rebuild confidence.
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🇫🇷 & 🇪🇪 firefighters were pre-positioned in Sardinia via the #EUCivilProtection Mechanism - training together, learning from each other, and standing ready to support local authorities when fires broke out.
Different languages. Different uniforms. One mission. 🔥
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EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 retweeted
Every year, more aid workers are killed, arrested, wounded.
We signed the Declaration on the Protection of Humanitarian Personnel. We launched the Protect Aid Workers programme. In Oct., we co-host an international conference in Brussels.
We repeat: protect those who save lives
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Malnutrition can put a child’s life at risk. Detecting it early can make all the difference.
In Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, the EU supports @PremiereUrgence to provide nutrition services, including screening and treatment for children.
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More help has landed in Nepal. ✈️🇳🇵
Czechia is sending blankets, folding beds and floor mats to support people affected by the Rasuwa floods.
The aid items arrived through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, with more on the way. 🇨🇿🇪🇺
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📽️What if a game could be the first step towards recovery and independence?
Thanks to EU humanitarian assistance 🇪🇺, @ReliefIntl uses game-based therapy to support physical rehabilitation of more than 500 people with disabilities in Türkiye, with @GaziantepBeld.
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Every mission starts with a story. 🛩️
Meet Amilcare, an Italian Canadair pilot who has spent this summer fighting wildfires across Europe, including in Spain through the #EUCivilProtection Mechanism.
Watch him share his experience before taking off. 🔥
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Early rehabilitation support can make a lasting difference.
With EU support, Momentum Wheels for Humanity trained health workers in Poltava to recognise rehabilitation needs, provide basic support & refer patients for further care, bringing vital services closer to communities.
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EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 retweeted
Will world leaders listen?
International humanitarian law cannot bend to political convenience.
Team Europe is a leading humanitarian donor. This is a powerful responsibility to protect people everywhere.
This is the message I bring to this year’s UNGA
#EUatUNGA 🧵
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'Thanks to this training we will be even better prepared for future disasters.’
For Petar Petrov, Chief Inspector at Bulgaria's State Fire Service, every preparedness exercise is an opportunity to learn, strengthen cooperation and improve preparedness for future emergencies.
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We have recently released the 9th Report on the EU Guidelines on Promoting Compliance with International Humanitarian Law, covering 2025.
In light of today’s challenges, the EU continues to support IHL through a wide range of measures.
Read more: link.europa.eu/KDcDxN
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EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 retweeted
The EU continues its efforts to reach those in need in Gaza where humanitarian conditions are dire.
Assistance delivered via the 🇨🇾 Cyprus Maritime Corridor under the 🇪🇺Civil Protection Mechanism just reached Gaza, with items from 🇫🇷 and 🇸🇰.
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For girls on the move, displacement can bring additional risks, including gender-based violence.
EU support enables @SaveChildrenMx to provide information, protection tools and safe spaces to help girls stay safer along their journey.
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'Step by step, we're moving forward.'
After 13 years away, Ahmad returned to Yarmouk, repaired his looted bakery & started again.
Thanks to 🇪🇺 support, @UNDP restored critical infrastructure, helping people like Ahmad return to work, create jobs & rebuild their lives in Syria.
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A football. A toy. A safe place to talk.
For children on the move in Mexico, these simple things can help rebuild a sense of safety.
EU support enables @SaveChildrenMx to provide psychosocial care and safe spaces.
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