ECHO Daily Map of 18 August 2021

Published on August 18, 2021

Haiti | 7.2 M Earthquake and EU Response


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Broad increase in applications for asylum, including by Afghans

August 18, 2021
EU+ countries received substantially more asylum applications in June. A broad range of nationalities lodged more applications than in May, often approaching or exceeding pre-COVID-19 levels. In the case of Afghans, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis, the increases continued a rising trend from previous months.  Language English

Haiti earthquake: EU continues to mobilise emergency assistance

August 19, 2021
In addition to the €3 million in humanitarian funding mobilised by EU to address the most urgent needs in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake, the EU is scaling up its assistance.