EU Commissioner Lahbib Announces Overhaul of Humanitarian Aid Delivery
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El Periódico
laprovincia.esIn a context in which humanitarian aid needs have reached unprecedented levels, and the world reduces its assistance by leaving more than half of the people without protection, the European Commission has presented a new strategy this Wednesday with which it hopes to strengthen the role of the European Union.
The European Commission is taking new measures to improve and strengthen the EU's humanitarian aid. "The EU will remain a reliable and principled donor in a global aid system under severe pressure," the Commission states. The US in particular has "drastically cut" humanitarian aid, it notes, while "humanitarian needs are greater than ever".
Brussels stands before the "humanitarian collapse" and this Wednesday has presented a new humanitarian aid plan and is committed to better coordination with local actors, more direct aid and a more effective concentration of aid programmes. Indeed, it proposes that by 2027 25% of support be given as direct support to local actors. According to the estimates of the European Commission, 239 million people will need urgent aid this year, and global…
On Wednesday the European Commission presented a reform of its humanitarian action with which it seeks to maximize the impact of its funds, at a time when the international aid system faces record needs and funding cuts from other major donors, such as the United States. The strategy, presented by the president of the Community Executive, Ursula von der Leyen, and the Commissioner for Crisis Management, Hadja Lahbib, is articulated on three axes…
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