BRUSSELS – The European Union (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, according to a statement published by the European Commission Wednesday.
The European Humanitarian Forum was co-organized 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.
