On 6 October 2025, the EU and Denmark co-organised a Senior officials meeting (SOM) on the Sahel and Lake Chad. The objective of the meeting, which was held in hybrid format from Dakar (Senegal) and hosted 164 participants.
Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)
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The European Commission is providing an additional €9 million in humanitarian assistance for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to respond to the tragic humanitarian needs in the country.
The EU calls on all parties to immediately de-escalate in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 2736. All parties must respect international humanitarian law and uphold their commitments under the Jeddah Declaration.
The EU is supporting the emergency response to the outbreak of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, officially declared on the 4 September 2025 by the Congolese ministry of health.
The European Commission is releasing an additional €40 million* in humanitarian aid to confront Yemen’s rapidly worsening crisis and help stave off famine. This brings total EU humanitarian support for Yemen to €120 million in 2025, and to almost €1 billion since 2015.
The EU’s additional funding will help its humanitarian partners on the ground deliver life-saving assistance both in Gaza and the West Bank.
The European Commission is allocating an additional €40 million in humanitarian funding to help conflict-affected people in Ukraine withstand the upcoming winter.
Safeguarding education is not just about classrooms or textbooks. It’s about giving every girl and boy the right to a safer, fairer, and brighter future.
This includes essentials such as tents and other shelter items, clothes, medical supplies and material to purify water. The supplies will be delivered via 2 EU-funded humanitarian flights that are scheduled to arrive to Kabul later this week.
Famine is no longer a risk in Gaza. It is a reality. Children are dying from hunger and disease, while families are going days without food. Access to clean water and health has collapsed.
