Nearly 300 million people around the world will need humanitarian assistance and protection in 2024. The EU will provide more than €7.7 billion in humanitarian funding for 2024, following the European Humanitarian Forum which gathered leaders and humanitarian experts in Brussels. The money will go towards more efficient, long-term solutions to global humanitarian challenges.
The Forum’s participants agreed to
- increase funding to address the gap between humanitarian needs and available resources
- address conflict and preserve humanitarian space, notably in the deteriorating situation in the Gaza Strip
- promote the respect of International Humanitarian Law globally in armed conflicts. A new independent, non-governmental initiative will focus on this issue.
- match humanitarian support with development and peace efforts
- increase climate financing for conflict-affected, climate-vulnerable areas.
The European Humanitarian Forum was co-organised by the European Commission and the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU, gathering 1,400 representatives from across the humanitarian community, EU countries and beyond.
The EU is one of the biggest aid donors in the world. EU humanitarian aid covers intervention areas such as: food and nutrition, shelter, healthcare, water, sanitation, and education. The humanitarian assistance funded by the EU is delivered in partnership with UN agencies, international organisations and NGOs.
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European Humanitarian Forum 2024
Press release: European Humanitarian Forum announces pledges of over €7.7 billion for global crises
- Publication date
- 19 March 2024
- Author
- Directorate-General for Communication
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