The European Union has announced an initial humanitarian assistance package of €1.9 billion for 2025, with €510 million earmarked for Nigeria and other countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
The funds will be channeled across West and Central Africa, the Sahel, the Lake Chad basin, North-West Nigeria, Central Africa, the Great Lakes region, and the Greater Horn of Africa.
EU Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness, and Crisis Management, Hadja Lahbib, emphasised the importance of ensuring safe and unimpeded access to vulnerable populations, adding that funding alone is insufficient without adherence to international humanitarian law.
Lahbib said, “With more than 300 million people needing humanitarian assistance in 2025, the EU is upholding its commitment to help those most in need as a leading humanitarian aid donor.
“Our humanitarian aid funding will support our partners on the ground – the UN family, the Red Cross/Red Crescent family, international and local government and non-governmental organisations – to provide life-saving, emergency assistance where needed.”
The EU aims to support vulnerable populations and tackle escalating humanitarian crises expected to affect over 300 million people worldwide in 2025.
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