Humanitarian Aid
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Humanitarian aid (also called succour) is Humanitarian aid (also called succour) is material or logistical assistance provided material or logistical assistance provided for humanitarian purposes, typically in for humanitarian purposes, typically in response to humanitarian crises. The response to humanitarian crises. The
primary objective of humanitarian aid is primary objective of humanitarian aid is to save lives, alleviate suffering, and to save lives, alleviate suffering, and
maintain human dignity. It may therefore maintain human dignity. It may therefore be distinguished from development aid, be distinguished from development aid, which seeks to address the underlying which seeks to address the underlying socioeconomic factors which may have socioeconomic factors which may have
led to a crisis or emergency. led to a crisis or emergency.
The humanitarian aid organisations are The humanitarian aid organisations are funded by donations from individuals, funded by donations from individuals, corporations, governments and other corporations, governments and other
organizations. The funding and organizations. The funding and delivery of humanitarian aid is delivery of humanitarian aid is
increasingly being organized at an increasingly being organized at an international level to facilitate faster international level to facilitate faster
and more effective responses to major and more effective responses to major emergencies affecting large numbers emergencies affecting large numbers
of people.of people.
The European Commission has adopted a series The European Commission has adopted a series of humanitarian packages for the victims of of humanitarian packages for the victims of protracted crises in Africa. These include protracted crises in Africa. These include
Coastal West Africa (Euro 31.3 million), Uganda Coastal West Africa (Euro 31.3 million), Uganda (Euro 20.62 million), Burundi (Euro 20.99 (Euro 20.62 million), Burundi (Euro 20.99 million) and Tanzania (Euro 13.5 million). million) and Tanzania (Euro 13.5 million).
Projects will be implemented by humanitarian Projects will be implemented by humanitarian agencies operating in the target regions. The agencies operating in the target regions. The
funds are managed by the European funds are managed by the European Commission’s humanitarian department Commission’s humanitarian department
(ECHO) under the responsibility of (ECHO) under the responsibility of commissioner for Development and commissioner for Development and
Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel.Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel.
Coastal West AfricaCoastal West Africa
This package includes a This package includes a 25 million Euro 25 million Euro
humanitarian plan for humanitarian plan for Liberia , Guinea , and Liberia , Guinea , and
Cote d’Ivoire in 2005 , a Cote d’Ivoire in 2005 , a 4.3 million Euro ad hoc 4.3 million Euro ad hoc decision for Liberia and decision for Liberia and
a 2 million Euro a 2 million Euro emergency decision for emergency decision for
Cote d’Ivoire. More than Cote d’Ivoire. More than 3 million people are 3 million people are
expected to benefit from expected to benefit from the operations funded.the operations funded.
Northern UgandaNorthern Uganda
These decisions will relieve vulnerable population These decisions will relieve vulnerable population groups affected by insecurity and climatic groups affected by insecurity and climatic
hazards in Uganda. The European Commission, hazards in Uganda. The European Commission, through the humanitarian aid department through the humanitarian aid department
ECHO, has therefore decided to increase its ECHO, has therefore decided to increase its funding to the highest level so far: a total of funding to the highest level so far: a total of
32,62 million euros since the beginning of 2004. 32,62 million euros since the beginning of 2004. This makes the Commission the largest cash This makes the Commission the largest cash donor to the humanitarian crisis in Northern donor to the humanitarian crisis in Northern
Uganda. ECHO will fund operations that focus Uganda. ECHO will fund operations that focus on improving health, water availability, food on improving health, water availability, food
security, essential items such as cooking pots, security, essential items such as cooking pots, and protection.and protection.
TanzaniaTanzania
Despite peace talks and hopes of return, Despite peace talks and hopes of return, there are still over 400 thousand there are still over 400 thousand
Burundian and Congolese refugees in Burundian and Congolese refugees in North West Tanzania, almost entirely North West Tanzania, almost entirely
dependent on international aid for dependent on international aid for survival. These people rely on the survival. These people rely on the
protection of the United Nations High protection of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR),
mandated by the Government of mandated by the Government of Tanzania to run the camps. Tanzania to run the camps.
In addition to our humanitarian In addition to our humanitarian response, the United States is response, the United States is committed to resolving the ongoing committed to resolving the ongoing political and humanitarian crises in political and humanitarian crises in Africa by working with regional Africa by working with regional partners to : partners to :
Encourage inclusive political dialogue Encourage inclusive political dialogue amongst all key stakeholders and amongst all key stakeholders and resume the transitional political resume the transitional political process outlined by the Transitional process outlined by the Transitional Federal Charter; Federal Charter;
• Build the governance capacity of Build the governance capacity of the Transitional Federal Institutions;the Transitional Federal Institutions;
• Support the full and timely Support the full and timely deployment of the African Union deployment of the African Union Mission in Somalia.Mission in Somalia.
Every organisation participating of Every organisation participating of humanitarian aid operations, has its humanitarian aid operations, has its own particular rules, regulations and own particular rules, regulations and preventive plans of action for keeping preventive plans of action for keeping their aid workers as safe as possible. their aid workers as safe as possible.
Nevertheless, dangers and threats Nevertheless, dangers and threats inherent to these kind of operations inherent to these kind of operations have always existed and are not easy have always existed and are not easy to minimize as each field of operation to minimize as each field of operation is unique. Even in areas with relative is unique. Even in areas with relative
calm and tranquility, violence can calm and tranquility, violence can suddenly appear.suddenly appear.
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