EU Civil Protection celebrates 20th anniversary delivering assistance to people

Published on October 22, 2021

The European Union is marking the 20th anniversary of its EU Civil Protection Mechanism tomorrow which has been activated more than 500 times to coordinate assistance people affected by natural hazards and other crises in Europe and worldwide.

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EU Civil Protection celebrates 20th anniversary delivering assistance to people

October 22, 2021
The European Union is marking the 20th anniversary of its EU Civil Protection Mechanism tomorrow which has been activated more than 500 times to coordinate assistance people affected by natural hazards and other crises in Europe and worldwide. This has included millions of supplies of medical material during the COVID-19 pandemic, to dispatching emergency items following earthquakes and floods.

Afghanistan: New EU Humanitarian Air Bridge delivers life-saving medical aid

October 22, 2021
Another EU Humanitarian Air Bridge flight has delivered over 28 tonnes of life-saving medical cargo to Kabul to address the dire humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.The EU-funded air bridge flight enables the World Health Organization, as well as humanitarian organisations such as ‘Emergency' and ‘Première Urgence Internationale' to deliver critical health items to those in need.