Humanitarian aid to various countries of the world from the European Union during 2023 reached €2.4 billion.
This was reported by the European Commission.
Africa received the most allocations — €893 million. It is followed by the countries of the Middle East and Turkey — €582 million, and then — the countries of Asia, Latin America, the Pacific region and the Caribbean, which received €399 million for the year.
Ukraine in the group together with the Western Balkans and the Caucasus received €335 million in humanitarian aid.
The EU Civil Protection Mechanism was activated 64 times a year to deal with emergency situations in Europe and around the world. During the response to the danger, 27 firefighting planes, a helicopter and about two thousand rescuers and other specialists were involved.
At the same time, under the mechanism of civil protection, the EU transferred €785 million for humanitarian aid and delivered almost 100,000 tons of vital goods for Ukraine.
- The Civil Protection Mechanism of the European Union is one of the worldʼs largest systems for providing international coordinated operational assistance in emergency situations.