REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Annual report on the European Union's humanitarian aid policies and their implementation in 2016
Date: 2017-11-13
Institutions: Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, EU financing, activity report, aid to disaster victims, aid to refugees, civil defence, natural disaster, third country, war

EUROPEAN 
COMMISSION 

Brussels, 13.11.2017  
COM(2017) 662 final 

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND 
THE COUNCIL 

Annual report on the European Union's humanitarian aid policies and their 
implementation in 2016 

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Contents 

Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 3 

Overview of the main humanitarian aid operations supported in 2016 ......... 3 

Additional information and sources ............................................................................. 10 

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INTRODUCTION 

This  report  presents  the  Union's  main  activities  and  policy  outcomes  in  2016  in  the 
field of humanitarian aid, as carried out through the Directorate-General for European 
Civil  Protection  and  Humanitarian  Aid  Operations  (DG  ECHO)  of  the  European 
Commission. The report is prepared pursuant to Article 19 of Council Regulation (EC) 
No  1257/96  of  20  June  1996  concerning  humanitarian  aid,  which  requires  the 
Commission  to  submit  an  annual  report  to  the  European  Parliament  and  to  the 
Council  with  a  summary  of  the  operations  financed  in  the  course  of  the  preceding 
year. 

OVERVIEW OF THE MAIN HUMANITARIAN AID 

OPERATIONS SUPPORTED IN 2016 

In  2016,  humanitarian  crises  increased  in  number,  complexity  and  severity.  There 
were over 50 armed conflicts, with little or no improvement in the most severe large-
scale  crises  such  as  those  in  Syria,  Yemen,  South  Sudan  or  the  Lake  Chad  region. 
Natural  disasters  –  linked  to  mega-trends  such  as  climate  change,  urbanisation  and 
demographic  pressures  –  have  in  recent  years  created  humanitarian  needs  for  an 
estimated  26  million  people  every  year.  Overall,  more  than  95  million  people  in  40 
countries  were  in  need  of  humanitarian  assistance  in  2016,  and  almost  65  million 
people (half of them children) were forcibly displaced – more than ever before. 

Against this dramatic background, the EU's humanitarian aid budget in 2016 was the 
highest ever, at EUR 1.8 billion1.  

Responding to the Syria crisis 

A significant proportion of the EU's humanitarian budget in 2016 went on supporting 
refugees  in  the  countries  most  directly  affected  by  the  crisis  in  Syria,  as  well  as 
people inside Syria in need of humanitarian assistance.  

The  Commission  thus  allocated  EUR  454  million  to  humanitarian  operations  in  Syria 
and neighbouring countries, in line with the pledges made at the London conference 
of February 2016.  

Inside  Syria,  almost  half  of  the  Commission's  humanitarian  assistance  went  to 
immediate  life-saving  and  emergency  humanitarian  operations.  In  addition,  the 
assistance  included  the  provision  of  safe  drinking  water,  sanitation  and  hygiene, 
provision of food, child protection and emergency items. In Jordan and Lebanon, EU 
humanitarian  funding  has  contributed  to  cash  assistance  for  the  most  vulnerable 
refugees,  lifesaving  secondary  healthcare,  non-formal  education,  shelter  as  well  as 
water,  hygiene  and  sanitation.  Efforts  also  focused  on  strong  advocacy  at 
international  level  for  unhindered  humanitarian  access,  protection  of  refugees  and 
respect for international humanitarian law. 

In 2016 the EU also put in place the Facility for Refugees in Turkey2, to help respond 
to  the  needs  of  the  three  million  refugees  hosted  by  Turkey.  The  EUR  1.4  billion 

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Funding from the European Development Fund of EUR 173 million is included in this amount. 

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humanitarian  leg  of  the  Facility  for  2016  and  2017  is  focused  on  supporting  mainly 
out-of-camp refugees (who make up the vast majority of refugees in Turkey, and are 
also the most vulnerable). To this end, the Commission – working through the World 
Food  Programme  and  the  Turkish  Red  Crescent  –  launched  the  EU's  biggest-ever 
humanitarian  project,  the  Emergency  Social  Safety  Net  (ESSN),  aiming  to  provide 
monthly cash transfers to one million of the most vulnerable refugees via debit cards. 

Responding to humanitarian needs in Africa 

As  in  previous  years,  the  response  to  humanitarian  crises  in  Africa  was  another 
significant  part  of  the  EU's  humanitarian  assistance,  with  particular  focus  on  the 
complex  emergencies  across  the  Sahel  and  Horn  of  Africa  as  well  as  the  Lake  Chad 
region,  where  food  security  crises  were  overlaid  with  a  number  of  protracted 
conflicts. Overall, the Commission allocated EUR 747 million to crises in sub-Saharan 
Africa.  Within  this,  the  largest  allocations  went  to  Sudan  and  South  Sudan  
(EUR 192 million) and to the Horn of Africa (EUR 203 million), as well as West Africa 
(EUR  140  million).  In  both  the  Horn  and  in  the  Sahel,  a  central  plank  of  the 
Commission's  strategy  was  to  ensure  close  linkages  with  the  EU's  development  aid, 
with  a  view  to  supporting  the  resilience  of  affected  communities.  In  the  Central 
African  Republic  (CAR),  the  EU  remained  a  very  active  humanitarian  donor,  in  line 
with  the  EU's  consistent  high-profile  engagement  for  CAR,  providing  short-  and 
longer-term  assistance  and  supporting  resilience-building  for  the  victims  of  the 
conflict in the country itself as well as for refugees in neighbouring countries. 

Iraq, the wider Middle East and North Africa 

The EU played a key role in providing assistance to the victims of the conflict in Iraq 
(EUR 159 million) and was at the forefront of international advocacy efforts (inter alia 
through  a  high-level  event  at  the  UN  General  Assembly  hosted  by  Commissioner 
Stylianides).  The  EU  also  helped  deploy  and  coordinate  in-kind  assistance  from  EU 
Member  States  through  the  EU  Civil  Protection  Mechanism3  in  the  context  of  the 
conflict around Mosul.  

Furthermore,  the  EU  continued  to  provide  significant  support  to  humanitarian 
operations in Yemen (EUR 70 million), where the situation kept deteriorating both as 
regards basic humanitarian needs and respect for International Humanitarian Law, as 
well as in Palestine (EUR 25 million). In North Africa, continued support was provided 
to help meet the humanitarian needs of the Sahrawi refugees as well as the conflict-
affected population in Libya. 

Ukraine 

The  EU  remained  one  of  the  largest  humanitarian  donors  in  the  Ukraine  crisis, 
providing  food,  shelter,  health  services  and  psychological  support  to  the  most 
vulnerable  people  suffering  from  the  conflict  in  eastern  Ukraine.  In  total,  
EUR 28.4 million was mobilized for the EU's humanitarian response to the crisis. 

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Commission Decision C(2015) 9500 of 24 November 2015 on the coordination of the actions of the Union and of the 
Member States through a coordination mechanism — the Refugee Facility for Turkey (OJ C 407, 8.12.2015, p. 8), as last 
amended by Commission Decision of 18 April 2017 on the Facility for Refugees in Turkey amending Commission Decision 
C(2015) 9500 of 24 November 2015. 
http://ec.europa.eu/echo/what/civil-protection/mechanism_en 

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Natural disaster response 

Responding  rapidly  and  effectively  to  natural  disasters  was  a  key  priority  for  the 
Commission  also  in  2016.  This  draws  both  on  humanitarian  aid  provided  through 
partner organizations and on the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, which facilitates and 
coordinates  Member  States'  in-kind  assistance  through  the  Emergency  Response 
Coordination Centre (ERCC). 

In 2016, response to the 2016 El Niño phenomenon – one of the worst on record – 
was  a  key  priority.  The  Commission  allocated  EUR  298  million  in  emergency 
humanitarian assistance to people affected by El Niño. 

The  Commission  stood  ready  also  to  provide  support  in  the  case  of  sudden-onset 
disasters.  In  particular,  the  EU  provided  funding  to  support  the  victims  of  tropical 
cyclone Winston in Fiji  and drought in Papua New Guinea, as well as helping people 
affected by the earthquake that hit Ecuador in 2016 with both humanitarian aid and 
the mobilization of European civil protection assistance. 

Cross-cutting issues 

Education in emergencies 

Boosting  education  in  emergencies  has  been  a  major  priority  for  the  Commission  in 
recent  years.  In  2016  the  Commission  allocated  more  than  4%  of  its  initial 
humanitarian aid budget to education programmes in humanitarian crises, in line with 
the  commitments  made  by  Commissioner  Stylianides  at  the  beginning  of  his 
mandate. 

World Humanitarian Summit 

The  Commission  participated  actively  in  the  World  Humanitarian  Summit  (WHS), 
which  took  place  on  23-24  May  2016  in  Istanbul.  The  EU  made  around  100 
forced 
commitments.  These 
displacement4;  new  guidelines  on  humanitarian  protection;  active  engagement  and 
signing  up  to  the  "Grand  Bargain"  with  the  aim  of  improving  aid  effectiveness  and 
efficiency;  continued  funding  for  education  in  emergencies  from  the  humanitarian 
budget;  as  well  as  signing  up  to  the  Charter  on  the  Inclusion  of  Persons  with 
Disabilities in Humanitarian Action5 and the Charter on Urban Crises6. 

included  a  new,  development-led  policy  on 

The Grand Bargain 

The Commission played a leading role in the negotiation of the Grand Bargain in the 
run-up  to  the  World  Humanitarian  Summit  as  well  as  in  the  first  year  of 
implementation  of 
its  commitments.  With  the  Grand  Bargain,  donors  and 
implementing  agencies  have  committed  to  a  package  of  actions  to  increase  the 
efficiency of humanitarian action in a spirit of joint action and mutual commitment. In 
addition to its role as facilitator for the Grand Bargain as a whole, the Commission is 
co-convening  the  work  stream  on  impartial  and  comprehensive  assessments  of 
humanitarian needs. This work stream is deemed crucial as it lays the foundation for 

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Commission  Communication  "Lives  in  Dignity:  from  aid-Dependence  to  Self-Reliance.  Forced  Displacement  and 
Development", COM(2016) 234 final 
http://humanitariandisabilitycharter.org/ 
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strategic  planning  and  funding  as  well  as  for  a  targeted  and  efficient  humanitarian 
response. 

The humanitarian–development nexus 

The importance of the nexus between humanitarian aid and development was at the 
forefront  of  discussion  in  both  a  number  of  key  multilateral  events  and  at  the 
European  level.  2016  saw  progress  in  this  regard  both  at  policy  level  (e.g.  the 
renewed European Consensus for Development7, WHS and Grand Bargain) and at the 
operational level.   

Commission  services  worked  closely  together  in  Haiti  on  the  response  to  Hurricane 
Matthew, notably with a view to reinforcing food security and rural resilience and on 
improving  urban  resilience.  In  Nigeria,  a  joint  resilience  approach  was  developed  to 
address  the  complex  crisis  in  the  North  East.  Preliminary  steps  were  taken  by 
Commission  services  to  jointly  identify  pilot  countries  to  further  enhance  and 
showcase humanitarian-development cooperation.  

In  forced  displacement  contexts,  Commission  services,  in  collaboration  with  the 
European  External  Action  Service  (EEAS),  are  collaborating  closely  on  supporting 
operations  in  the  field  to  roll  out  the  comprehensive,  development-led  approach  to 
forced  displacement.  This  is  also  a  follow-up  to  the  New  York  Declaration  for 
Refugees and Migrants, adopted by the UN General Assembly on 19 September 2016. 
It  contributes,  moreover,  to  taking  forward  the  implementation  of  the  European 
Union's Global Strategy as published in 2016. 

Humanitarian and development cooperation has been strengthened to respond to the 
educational  needs  of  children  affected  by  crisis  and  conflict  and  to  build  more 
sustainable  education  systems  in  fragile  and  crisis-affected  contexts  with  the 
"Education Cannot Wait" fund, launched at the WHS. 

The  Commission  also  continued  to  apply  the  "nexus  approach"  to  improve  food  and 
nutrition  security  in  the  Sahel  through  the  "Global  Alliance  on  Resilience  Initiative" 
(AGIR). In this context, the EU committed EUR 1.5 billion in development assistance 
to support resilience-building activities in Western Africa for the period 2014-2020. 

The  2015/2016  El  Niño  crisis  was  another  good  example  of  joint  action  between 
humanitarian  and  development  actors  as  well  as  between  the  international 
community  and  national  and  local  governments;  total  EU  funding  amounted  to  
EUR 539 million. 

Throughout  its  work  in  crisis-affected  countries,  the  EU  has  continued  to  apply  the 
"do no harm" principle, and has sought to ensure a conflict-sensitive approach in the 
actions its supports.  

Cash as an aid modality 

In line with its "Grand Bargain" commitments, the Commission further developed the 
use of cash-based assistance whenever the context has been appropriate. Cash as an 
aid  modality  has  increasingly  been  used  in  the  form  of  unrestricted  multi-purpose 
transfers, which offer dignity, choice and flexibility to the targeted population. Other 
advantages  for  using  cash  as  an  aid  modality  include  greater  efficiency,  value  for 

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money  and  ultimately  improved  effectiveness  for  donors  and  taxpayers,  with  more 
assistance reaching the most vulnerable population. Where possible and appropriate, 
there were also attempts to seek alignment with local and national mechanisms, such 
as social protection systems. 

Forced displacement 

Given the dramatic growth in the number of people displaced by conflict around the 
world,  and  the  worrying  trend  towards  ever  more  protracted  situations  of 
displacement,  the  Commission  formally  adopted  a  new  development-led  policy 
approach  to  forced  displacement.  The  policy  aims  to  prevent  forced  displacement 
from  becoming  protracted  and  to  gradually  end  dependence  on  humanitarian 
assistance  in  existing  displacement  situations.  The  focus  of  the  new  approach  is  on 
fostering self-reliance and enabling the displaced to live in dignity as contributors to 
their host societies, until voluntary return or resettlement is possible. Furthermore, in 
order  to  enhance  the  knowledge  base  on  protracted  displacement  situations  and 
drivers, the European Commission's Knowledge Centre on Migration and Demography 
(KCMD) was launched in June 2016. 

Forgotten crises 

The EU continued to put particular emphasis on supporting the victims of "forgotten 
crises",  to  whom  at  least  15%  of  the  initial  humanitarian  aid  budget  is  generally 
devoted.  The  EU  notably  continued  its  humanitarian  support  to  Sahrawi  refugees  in 
Algeria,  internally  displaced  people  in  Myanmar  and  Sudan,  conflict-affected 
populations in Pakistan, and Darfur refugees in Chad. 

Emergency Toolbox 

The  EU's  Emergency  Toolbox  for  humanitarian  aid  is  designed  to  respond  rapidly  to 
sudden-onset  emergencies.  It  is  composed  of  three  funding  mechanisms:  for 
epidemics;  for  small-scale  response;  and  for  support  to  the  Disaster  Relief 
Emergency  Fund  (DREF)  of  the  International  Federation  of  Red  Cross  and  Red 
Crescent Societies. The financial allocation amounted to a total of EUR 11.5 million, of 
which  EUR  3.5  million  for  epidemics;  EUR  5  million  for  small-scale  response  and  
EUR 3 million for the DREF. 

ECHO Flight and other humanitarian transport and logistics operations 

In  certain  crisis  contexts,  humanitarian  air  services  are  the  only  way  to  access 
remote  areas  and  reach  people  in  need  owing  to  security  constrains  or  lack  of 
adequate  infrastructure.  Humanitarian  air  services  are  also  used  for  medical  and 
security evacuations. To address these needs for access in insecure or other difficult 
contexts, the Commission funds specific transport and logistics programmes, notably 
through  the  United  Nations  Humanitarian  Air  Service  and  through  the  Logistics 
Cluster  (for  a  total  of  EUR  20.97  million).  The  Commission  also  has  its  own  ECHO 
Flight  service  for  the  benefit  of  humanitarian  aid  workers  in  crisis-affected  areas  in 
Sub-Saharan Africa (with a budget of just under EUR 14 million).  

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Evaluation of humanitarian aid operations 

DG  ECHO’s  evaluation  programme  runs  over  five  years  and  aims  at  providing  full 
coverage  of  DG  ECHO's  activities  over  this  period.  For  humanitarian  aid,  this  is 
ensured  by  carrying  out  a  set  of  geographic  and  thematic  evaluations  that  cover  all 
important  aspects  of  DG  ECHO's  humanitarian  interventions.  Furthermore,  one 
comprehensive evaluation is carried out during each five-year period, which builds on 
30  existing  evaluations  and  additional  research  as  appropriate.  A  comprehensive 
exercise  of  this  kind  is  being  carried  out  in  2017,  covering  2012-2016.  This 
evaluation examines the overall implementation of the EU's humanitarian aid policy. 

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2016 budget 

1. List of funding agreements concluded by DG ECHO8:  
http://ec.europa.eu/echo/files/funding/agreements/agreements_2016.pdf 

2. DG ECHO 2016 budget implementation  

ECHO 2016 BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION 

Region/country 

Amount 

Africa 

Sudan & South Sudan 

Central Africa 

Great Lakes 

Horn of Africa 

Southern Africa, Indian Ocean 

West Africa 

North Africa 

Africa 

Middle East and European neighbouring countries 

Middle East 

European neighbouring countries  

Asia, Pacific 

South West and Central Asia 

South East Asia and Pacific 

Central & South America, Caribbean 

Central & South America 

Caribbean 

Worldwide disasters 

Civil protection 

EU Aid Volunteers 

Dairy distribution 

Complementary operations and support 

TOTAL 

767 

192 

94 

63 

203 

47 

140 

20 

10 

747 

634 

114 

119 

73 

47 

46 

28 

18 

41 

42 

8 

30 

89 

1.889 

( in million €) 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SOURCES 

•  General information on DG ECHO: 

http://ec.europa.eu/echo/en 

•  Financial  information  on  the  European  Commission's  humanitarian  aid 

activities in 2016: 
http://ec.europa.eu/echo/funding-evaluations/funding-decisions-hips_en 

•  Operational information from previous years: 

http://ec.europa.eu/echo/about/annual_reports_en.htm 

•  2016 Annual Activity Report, DG ECHO: 

https://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/annual-activity-reports-2016_en 

•  2016 Annual Management and Performance Report: 

https://ec.europa.eu/info/node/10237 

•  DG ECHO’s evaluation reports: 

http://ec.europa.eu/echo/funding-evaluations/evaluations_en 

•  European Commission and Member States' humanitarian aid funding data: 

https://euaidexplorer.ec.europa.eu 

•  List of partners funded in 2016: 

PARTNERS 2016 - HUMANITARIAN AID OPERATIONS 

Partner name 

Partner nationality 

ACCIÓN CONTRA EL HAMBRE - ES 

SPAIN 

ACTED - FR 

FRANCE 

ACTION AGAINST HUNGER - UK 

UNITED KINGDOM 

ACTION CONTRE LA FAIM - FR 

FRANCE 

ACTIONAID - UK 

UNITED KINGDOM 

ADRA DANMARK - DK 

DENMARK 

ADRA DEUTSCHLAND E.V. - DE 

GERMANY 

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AGA KHAN FOUNDATION - UK 

UNITED KINGDOM 

AGENCY FOR CO-OPERATION AND RESEARCH 
IN DEVELOPMENT - UK 

UNITED KINGDOM 

AGRONOMES ET VETERINAIRES SANS 
FRONTIERES - FR 

ALLIANCE POUR L'ACTION MEDICALE 
INTERNATIONALE - FR  

FRANCE 

FRANCE 

ÄŒLOVEK V TÃ  SNI, O.P.S. - CZ 

CZECH REPUBLIC 

ARBEITER-SAMARITER-BUND DEUTSCHLAND 
E.V. - DE 

GERMANY 

ARTSEN ZONDER GRENZEN - NL 

NETHERLANDS 

ASSOCIAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE VOLONTARI 
LAICI- SERVIZIO DI PACE - IT 

ITALY 

CARE - AT 

CARE - DE 

CARE - FR 

CARE - NL 

CARE - UK 

CARITAS - AT 

CARITAS - CH 

CARITAS - DE 

CARITAS - FR 

CARITAS - LU 

CATHOLIC AGENCY FOR OVERSEAS 
DEVELOPMENT - UK 

AUSTRIA 

GERMANY 

FRANCE 

NETHERLANDS 

UNITED KINGDOM 

AUSTRIA 

SWITZERLAND 

GERMANY 

FRANCE 

LUXEMBOURG 

UNITED KINGDOM 

CESVI FONDAZIONE ONLUS – IT 

ITALY 

CHRISTIAN AID - UK 

UNITED KINGDOM 

COMITATO INTERNAZIONALE PER LO 
SVILUPPO DEI POPOLI - IT 

ITALY 

CONCERN WORLDWIDE - IE 

IRELAND 

COOPERAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE - IT 

ITALY 

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DANISH COMMITTEE FOR AID TO AFGHAN 
REFUGEES - DK 

DENMARK 

DANSK FLYGTNINGEHJAELP - DK 

DENMARK 

DEUTSCHE WELTHUNGERHILFE E.V. - DE 

GERMANY 

EVANGELISCHES WERK FÜR DIAKONIE UND 
ENTWICKLUNG E.V. - DE 

GERMANY 

FAO 

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION 

FEDERACION DE ASOCIACIONES MEDICUS 
MUNDI ESPAÑA - ES 

SPAIN 

FEDERATION HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL - FR 

FRANCE 

FOLKEKIRKENS NODHJAELP - DK 

DENMARK 

FONDAZIONE TERRE DES HOMMES ITALIA 
ONLUS - IT 

FUNDACION ALIANZA POR LOS DERECHOS, LA 
IGUALD Y LA SOLIDARIDAD INTERNACIONAL - 
ES 

ITALY 

SPAIN 

FUNDACION OXFAM INTERMON - ES 

SPAIN 

FUNDACIÓN PLAN INTERNATIONAL ESPAÑA - 
ES 

SPAIN 

FUNDACIÓN SAVE THE CHILDREN - ES 

SPAIN 

GOAL - IE 

IRELAND 

GRUPPO DI VOLONTARIATO CIVILE - IT 

ITALY 

HELP - HILFE ZUR SELBSTHILFE E.V. - DE 

GERMANY 

HELPAGE INTERNATIONAL - UK 

UNITED KINGDOM 

ICRC 

IFRC 

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION 

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION 

INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS - UK 

UNITED KINGDOM 

INTERNATIONAL NGO SAFETY ORGANISATION 
- UK 

UNITED KINGDOM 

INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTE - UK 

UNITED KINGDOM 

INTERSOS - IT 

ITALY 

IOM 

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION 

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ISLAMIC RELIEF WORLDWIDE - UK 

UNITED KINGDOM 

JOHANNITER-UNFALL-HILFE E.V. - DE 

GERMANY 

KIRKENS NØDHJELP - NO  

NORWAY 

KIRKON ULKOMAANAPU SR. - FI 

FINLAND 

LA CHAINE DE L'ESPOIR - FR 

FRANCE 

LUTHERAN WORLD FEDERATION - CH  

SWITZERLAND 

MALTESER HILFSDIENST E.V. - DE 

GERMANY 

MDECINS DU MONDE - BE 

BELGIUM 

MEDAIR - CH 

SWITZERLAND 

MEDECINS DU MONDE - FR 

FRANCE 

MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES - BE 

BELGIUM 

MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES - CH 

SWITZERLAND 

MEDICO INTERNATIONAL E.V - DE 

GERMANY 

MEDICOS DEL MUNDO ESPAÑA - ES 

SPAIN 

MERCY CORPS EUROPE - UK 

UNITED KINGDOM 

MISSION AVIATION FELLOWSHIP 
INTERNATIONAL - UK 

UNITED KINGDOM 

MISSION OST FORENING - DK 

DENMARK 

MOVIMIENTO POR LA PAZ, EL DESARME Y LA 
LIBERTAD - ES 

SPAIN 

MUSLIM AID - UK 

UNITED KINGDOM 

NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL – NO 

NORWAY 

OXFAM – UK 

UNITED KINGDOM 

OXFAM ITALIA ONLUS ASSOCIAZIONE – IT 

ITALY 

OXFAM-SOLIDARITE(IT) – BE 

BELGIUM 

PELASTAKAA LAPSET - RÄDDA BARNEN - FI  

FINLAND 

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PLAN INTERNATIONAL - UK 

UNITED KINGDOM 

PLAN INTERNATIONAL SVERIGE 
INSAMLINGSSTIFTELSE - SE 

SWEDEN 

PLAN IRELAND CHARITABLE ASSISTANCE - IE 

IRELAND 

POLSKA AKCJA HUMANITARNA - PL 

POLAND 

PRACTICAL ACTION - UK 

UNITED KINGDOM 

PREMIERE URGENCE INTERNATIONALE - FR 

FRANCE 

RADDA BARNENS RKSFORBUND - SE 

SWEDEN 

RED BARNET - DK 

RED CROSS - BE 

RED CROSS - DE 

RED CROSS - DK 

RED CROSS - ES 

RED CROSS - FI 

RED CROSS - FR 

DENMARK 

BELGIUM 

GERMANY 

DENMARK 

SPAIN 

FINLAND 

FRANCE 

RED CROSS - LU 

LUXEMBURG 

RED CROSS - NL 

NETHERLANDS 

RED CROSS - NO 

NORWAY 

RED CROSS - UK 

UNITED KINGDOM 

REDD BARNA - NO 

NORWAY 

REDR - ENGINEERS FOR DISASTER RELIEF - 
UK 

UNITED KINGDOM 

RELIEF INTERNATIONAL - UK 

UNITED KINGDOM 

SAVE THE CHILDREN - NL 

NETHERLANDS 

SAVE THE CHILDREN ITALIA ONLUS - IT 

ITALY 

SOLIDAR SUISSE - CH 

SWITZERLAND 

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SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL - FR 

FRANCE 

SOS SAHEL INTERNATIONAL FRANCE - FR 

FRANCE 

SOS-KINDERDORF INTERNATIONAL - AT 

AUSTRIA 

STICHTING OXFAM NOVIB - NL 

NETHERLANDS 

STICHTING WAR CHILD - NL 

NETHERLANDS 

STICHTING WORLD VISION NEDERLAND - NL 

NETHERLANDS 

SVENSKA KYRKAN - SE 

SWEDEN 

TEARFUND - UK 

UNITED KINGDOM 

TERRE DES HOMMES - CH 

SWITZERLAND 

THE INTERNATIONAL CATHOLIC MIGRATION 
COMMISSION - CH 

SWITZERLAND 

THE SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND - UK 

UNITED KINGDOM 

TIERÄRZTE OHNE GRENZEN E.V. - DE 

GERMANY 

TRIANGLE GENERATION HUMANITAIRE - FR 

FRANCE 

TROCAIRE - IE 

IRELAND 

UN - OCHA 

UN - OHCHR 

UN - PAHO 

UNDP 

UNESCO 

UNFPA 

UNHCR 

UNICEF 

UNISDR 

UNOPS 

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INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION 

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION 

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UNWOMEN 

WFP 

WHO 

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INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION 

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION 

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION 

WORLD VISION - DE 

GERMANY 

WORLD VISION - UK 

UNITED KINGDOM 

ZOA - NL 

NETHERLANDS 

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