The EU, together with its Member States, is the world’s leading humanitarian aid donor, providing and coordinating relief assistance to people in areas hit by disasters in Europe and around the globe....
On 21 April 2016, the Council of the European Union agreed on the creation of a senior-level policy network, involving all Member States and coordinated by EASO, with the task to carry out a joint assessment and interpretation of the situation in main countries of origin. The network supports EU...
The European Crisis Management Laboratory develops new technologies to improve the Civil Protection mechanism, including sensors and alerting devices. The experience of several years and the technical innovations led to develop an Operating System (OS) able to manage all the functionality reques...
The report starts with a brief introduction to the background to the civil war and the international actors involved. Chapter 2 describes the mandate/structure, protection capabilities and integrity issues of government actors and affiliated armed groups. Subsequent chapters provide information ...
In the event of a natural disaster or man-made crisis, the European Commission’s main aim is ‘to save and preserve life, prevent and alleviate human suffering and safeguard the integrity and dignity’ of populations affected by such an event. With its base in Brussels, the Directorate-General for...
