Humanitarian Aid

The Community's humanitarian aid comprises assistance, relief and protection operations on a non-discriminatory basis to help people in third countries, particularly the most vulnerable among them, and as a priority those in developing countries, victims of natural disasters, man-made crises, such as wars and outbreaks of fighting, or exceptional situations or circumstances comparable to natural or man-made disasters. Such aid also comprises operations to prepare for risks or prevent disasters or comparable exceptional circumstances.

 

Objectives

The Humanitarian Aid Instrument will provide response to natural and man-made disasters, based on the international principles of humanitarian law, and through the use of specialised organisations.

  • To save and preserve life during emergencies and their immediate aftermath and natural disasters that have entailed major loss of life, physical, psychological or social suffering or material damage;
  • To provide the necessary assistance and relief to people affected by longer-lasting crises arising, in particular, from outbreaks of fighting or wars, producing the same effects as those described in subparagraph (a), especially where their own governments prove unable to help or there is a vacuum of power;
  • To help finance the transport of aid and efforts to ensure that it is accessible to those for whom it is intended, by all logistical means available, and by protecting humanitarian goods and personnel, but excluding operations with defence implications;
  • To carry out short-term rehabilitation and reconstruction work, especially on infrastructure and equipment, in close association with local structures, with a view to facilitating the arrival of relief, preventing the impact of the crisis from worsening and starting to help those affected regain a minimum level of self-sufficiency, taking long-term development objectives into account where possible;
  • To cope with the consequences of population movements (refugees, displaced people and returnees) caused by natural and man-made disasters and carry out schemes to assist repatriation to the country of origin and resettlement there when the conditions laid down in current international agreements are in place;
  • To ensure preparedness for risks of natural disasters or comparable exceptional circumstances and use a suitable rapid early-warning and intervention system;
  • To support civil operations to protect the victims of fighting or comparable emergencies, in accordance with current international agreements.
Status
running
Target Group
Organizations
Activities
Demonstration and investment activities
Subjects
Other
Source Regions
European Union
Source Countries
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Eligible Regions
World wide
Eligible Countries
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, East Timor, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kenya, Laos, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Myanmar [Burma], Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Grant Types
Cooperation, collaboration
Funding Bodies
-
Languages
Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish Gaelic, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish
Support Types
-
Deadline Date
-
Programme
-
Programme Owner
About
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Services
-
Legal Source
MFF
Supporting Programme
-
Resources
http://
Refering Grants
-
Annual
yes

Focus

The Humanitarian Aid Instrument will provide response to natural and man-made disasters, based on the international principles of humanitarian law, and through the use of specialised 


Duration

2014-2020


Proposal Submission

Implementation:

The Commission shall decide on emergency action for an amount not in excess of ECU 10 million.

The following operations shall be deemed to necessitate emergency action:

- operations to meet immediate and unforeseeable humanitarian requirements generated by sudden natural or man-made disasters, such as floods, earthquakes and outbreaks of fighting or comparable situations,

- operations limited to the duration of the unforeseeable emergency response: the corresponding funds shall cover the response to the humanitarian needs referred to in the first indent for a period of not more than six months laid down in the decision on financing.

Where operations fulfil these conditions and are in excess of ECU 2 million:

- the Commission shall adopt its decision,

- it shall inform the Member States in writing within forty-eight hours,

- it shall account for its decision at the Committee's next meeting, in particular giving the reasons for its use of the emergency procedure.

 

Supported activities:

- preparatory and feasibility studies for humanitarian operations and the assessment of humanitarian projects and plans,

- operations to monitor humanitarian projects and plans,

- small-scale training schemes and general studies in the field of humanitarian operations, to be phased out gradually where funding is over several years,

- the cost of highlighting the Community nature of the aid,

- public awareness and information campaigns aimed at increasing understanding of humanitarian issues, especially in Europe and in third countries where the Community is funding major humanitarian operations,

- measures to strengthen the Community's coordination with the Member States, other donor countries, international humanitarian organizations and institutions, non-governmental organizations and organizations representing them,

- the technical assistance necessary for the implementation of humanitarian projects, including the exchange of technical know-how and experience by European humanitarian organizations and agencies or between such bodies and those of third countries,

- humanitarian mine-clearance operations, including campaigns to increase awareness of anti-personnel mines on the part of the local population.



Budget

€ 6 621 million in current prices


Available Calls
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Total Funding Amount

€6 621 million in current prices


Selection Criteria

Non-governmental organizations eligible for Community financing for the implementation of operations under this Regulation must meet the following criteria:

(a) be non-profit-making autonomous organizations in a Member State of the Community under the laws in force in that Member State;

(b) have their main headquarters in a Member State of the Community or in the third countries in receipt of Community aid. This headquarters must be the effective decision-making centre for all operations financed under this Regulation. Exceptionally, the headquarters may be in a third donor country.


Open To

Worldwide.


Notes
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