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☆ U.N. Agency in Gaza Says One in Three Children Under 2 Is Acutely Malnourished
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( March | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

(Reuters) - One in three children under age 2 in northern Gaza is now acutely malnourished and famine is looming, the main U.N. agency operating in the Palestinian enclave said on Saturday. "Children's malnutrition is spreading fast and reaching unprecedented levels in Gaza," the U.N. Hospitals in Gaza have reported some children dying of malnutrition and dehydration. Israel says it puts no limit on humanitarian aid for civilians in Gaza and blames slow aid delivery on incapacity or inefficiency among U.N. agencies. Israel has accused UNRWA of complicity with Hamas, saying some staff members took part in the Oct. 7 attack and calling for the agency to be dismantled.

Persons: Israel, Janez Lenarcic, Angus McDowall, Jason Neely Organizations: Reuters, Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, IPC, Air, UNRWA, Union Locations: Gaza, Israel, Cyprus

Quantity and flow of aidIsrael would like for 20 trucks to pass into Gaza, but won’t commit on future aid flows. “What is certainly undoubtedly needed is a steady flow of much bigger quantities of humanitarian assistance,” the European Union humanitarian aid commissioner, Janez Lenarcic, said in an interview on Friday. is the biggest international aid donor to the Palestinians and has dozens of tons of aid on the Egyptian side of the border waiting to be delivered. Destination of aidIsrael wants aid to be delivered to southern Gaza, not northern Gaza where it had demanded last week that civilians leave, in an apparent run-up to a ground invasion. “Humanitarian aid should go to all places where there are people who need it,” Mr. Lenarcic said.

Persons: Janez Lenarcic, Israel, ” Mr, Lenarcic, Patrick Kingsley Organizations: Union, United Nations, United Locations: Israel, Gaza, Syria, United Nations, Jerusalem

CNN —Greek authorities have arrested dozens of people on arson-related charges as deadly wildfires – the largest ever recorded in the European Union – rage across the country. Wildfires in Mount Parnitha, north of the Greek capital Athens, are still out of control Friday, with more forest destroyed overnight. The biggest fire front line in Greece remains near the northeastern town of Alexandroupolis, in the Evros region. Alexandros Avramidis/ReutersGreek police have made 79 arson related arrests, Greek government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis told public broadcaster EPT Friday. Across Greece, wildfires have burned through 1.3 billion square meters (130,000 hectares) so far, an EU record, according to the European Forest Fire Information System.

Persons: AMNA, Alexandros Avramidis, Pavlos Marinakis, Vassilis Kikilias, ” Kikilas, Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič, “, ” Lenarčič, CNN’s Organizations: CNN, European, Reuters, EPT, Justice, European Union, Crisis Management, EU Locations: Mount Parnitha, Athens, Greece, Alexandroupolis, Evros, Dadia, Turkey, Avantas, Parnitha

☆ EU plans to buy new firefighting planes as climate crisis worsens
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Kate Abnett | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The EU doubled its existing reserve fleet of firefighting aircraft in the past year, after devastating fires last summer in southern Europe exhausted its previous 13-craft capacity. That fleet comprises 28 aircraft, which the EU pays to lease from EU countries' own fleets or the market, to form a bloc-wide buffer during the wildfire season. The EU would finance the purchase of the 12 planes for its own fleet, while member states would pay for their own. EU countries are responsible for responding to wildfires, and request assistance from the EU reserve only when they need back-up. The bloc received 11 such requests in 2022 and has had four this year so far - including in Greece and Tunisia, where EU reserve planes are currently battling blazes.

Persons: Nicolas Economou BRUSSELS, Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic, Lenarcic, Kate Abnett, Alison Williams Organizations: REUTERS, European Union, EU, Crisis Management, Reuters, Manufacturer, Havilland, Canadair, Thomson Locations: Gennadi, Rhodes, Greece, Europe, Brussels, Croatia, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, EU, Tunisia

[1/4] A firefighter tries to extinguish a wildfire burning near the village of Pournari, Greece, July 18, 2023. The blaze raged in the area of Dervenochoria about 30 km (18.6 miles) north of Athens. Fire fighters managed to contain other blazes southeast and west of the Greek capital but the fronts were still active. A mayor told Greek television that more than 7,000 acres of land was reduced to ashes along a coast, where many Athenians have holiday homes. Greece still has memories of a wildfire disaster in 2018, when a blaze killed 101 people in the seaside town of Mati, east of Athens.

Persons: Ioannis Artopoios, Janez Lenarcic, Kyriakos, Giorgos Nikolaou, Angeliki Koutantou, Stelios Misinas, Lefteris Papadimas, Simon Cameron, Moore, Sharon Singleton Organizations: REUTERS, Union, Greek Fire Service, Fire, Canadair, EU Crisis, Thomson Locations: Pournari, Greece, DERVENOCHORIA, Athens, Dervenochoria, France, Italy, Brussels, America, Kouvaras, Anavyssos, Lagonissi, Loutraki, Mati

☆ 'Enormous' needs as EU hosts conference to collect money for Syria
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BRUSSELS, June 15 (Reuters) - The European Union hosts an international conference on Thursday to collect money for Syria where an earthquake earlier this year aggravated the already dire plight of people who have been caught in war since 2011. About 5.5 million Syrian refugees live in neighbouring Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq as well as Egypt. The U.N. chiefs said they hoped for a similar level of pledges to the $6.7 billion offered for Syria and its neighbours at a similar conference last year. "Humanitarian funding for Syria is not keeping pace with rapidly increasing needs," said Janez Lenarcic, the conference host and the EU's top official for humanitarian aid and crisis management. Lenarcic also called for extended humanitarian access from Turkey to the northwestern part of Syria.

Persons: Martin Griffiths, Filippo Grandi, Achim Steiner, Janez Lenarcic, Bashar al Assad's, Assad, Lenarcic, Gabriela Baczynska, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: European Union, Three United Nations, UNHCR, Thomson Locations: BRUSSELS, Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt, Russia, Iran, Turkish, U.S

☆ EU releases funds, prepares aid flight for eastern Congo
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BRUSSELS, March 4 (Reuters) - The European Union said on Saturday it is releasing over 47 million euros ($49.97 million) for humanitarian aid for Congo's North Kivu and plans to send a flight with medical supplies and food to the conflict-stricken eastern province. “The EU stands ready to mobilise all the necessary means to support humanitarian workers, including logistics and air, to meet the needs of the population in Democratic Republic of Congo," European Commissioner Janez Lenarcic said. The flight will head to Goma, the capital of North Kivu, and deliver aid including medical and nutritional supplies, the statement said. The funds will "be channelled through humanitarian partners to cover immediate needs such as nutrition, healthcare, water and sanitation, shelter and protection", the EU said. ($1 = 0.9406 euros)Reporting by Andrew Gray Editing by Mark HeinrichOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Syria requests EU support for the first time after earthquake
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Marine Strauss | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

"We have received a request from the government of Syria for assistance through the civil protection mechanism," European Commissioner for crisis management Janez Lenarcic said. Lenarcic told reporters that EU member states were being encouraged to contribute with assistance as requested. An EU official said the 27-member bloc would need enough safeguards to ensure that the aid provided effectively reached those in need and that the provision of any future EU assistance would not go un-monitored. A country can request assistance through the EU mechanism when the scale of an emergency or disaster overwhelms its response capabilities. Once activated, the EU's Emergency Response Coordination Centre coordinates and finances assistance provided by EU member states and eight additional participating nations.

☆ Factbox: Turkey quake: international support and offers of aid
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Feb 6 (Reuters) - Governments and international organisations have responded with offers of support after an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck central Turkey and northwest Syria. POLANDPoland will send rescue group HUSAR consisting of 76 firemen and eight rescue dogs, Interior and Administration Minister Mariusz Kamiński said. UKRAINEPresident Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine was ready to send support. "We are in this moment close to the friendly Turkish people, ready to provide the necessary assistance," he said. GREECEGreek Prime Minister Kyrikos Mitsotakis offered condolences and support to Turkey, saying Greece was mobilizing its resources and will assist immediately.

☆ UE trimite ajutor de urgență pentru India; România donează aparate de oxigen
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-27 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: Profimedia ImagesUE trimite ajutor de urgență pentru India; România donează aparate de oxigenRomânia și alte cinci țări din UE trimit în India un transport de urgență cu echipament medical, după ce autoritățile indiene au cerut ajutor prin mecanismul UE de protecție civilă. România va trimite 80 de concentratoare de oxigen și 75 de cilindri de oxigen. Irlanda donează 700 de concentratoare de oxigen, un generator de oxigen, 365 de ventilatoare, Belgia 9000 de doze de Remdesivir, Luxemburg - 58 de ventilatoare, Portugalia - 5500 de flacoane de Remdesivir și 20 000 de litri de oxigen, iar Suedia 120 de ventilatoare. Cererea de oxigen a crescut cu 20% în ultimele zile. Astfel, a apărut deja o piață neagră de oxigen și remdesivir, iar cilindrele și injecțiile cu medicamente se vând pentru prețuri exorbitante.

Persons: Covid Organizations: Comisia Europeană Locations: India, România, Irlanda, Belgia, Luxemburg, Portugalia, Suedia, Franța, Germania, Janez, Golden, Delhi

☆ UE trimite ajutor de urgență pentru țara cu număr record de infectări cu COVID. România donează aparate de oxigen
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-27 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

UE trimite ajutor de urgență pentru țara cu număr record de infectări cu COVID. România donează aparate de oxigenRomânia și alte cinci țări din UE trimit în India un transport de urgență cu echipament medical, după ce autoritățile indiene au cerut ajutor prin mecanismul UE de protecție civilă. România va trimite 80 de concentratoare de oxigen și 75 de cilindri de oxigen. Cererea de oxigen a crescut cu 20 % în ultimele zile. Astfel, a apărut deja o piață neagră de oxigen și remdesivir, iar cilindrele și injecțiile cu medicamente se vând pentru prețuri exorbitante.

Persons: Covid Organizations: România, Comisia Europeană Locations: India, România, Irlanda, Belgia, Luxemburg, Portugalia, Suedia, Franța, Germania, Janez, Golden, Delhi

☆ Uniunea Europeană va oferi Indiei asistenţă sanitară de urgenţă
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-25 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Uniunea Europeană îşi uneşte resursele pentru a răspunde rapid cererii de asistenţă prin Mecanismul European de Protecţie Civilă”, a anunţat preşedinta Comisiei Europene, Ursula von der Leyen, citată de Digi24. Cancelarul german Angela Merkel a declarat de asemenea că guvernul său pregăteşte un ajutor de urgenţă pentru India. Germania este solidară cu India şi pregăteşte de urgenţă o misiune de ajutor”, a spus Merkel, potrivit AFP. Ţară cu peste 1,3 miliarde de locuitori, India a înregistrat în ultimele 24 de ore circa 350.000 de noi cazuri de COVID-19 şi 2.767 de decese. Statele Unite au anunţat de asemenea că vor trimite rapid Indiei ajutor sanitar.

Persons: Ursula von, Angela Merkel, Merkel, Spiegel Organizations: Europeană, Agerpres, Uniunea Europeană Locations: Indiei, Ursula von der, UE, India, Germania, Berlin, Europa, Statele Unite au

☆ UE trimite în Cehia primele 30 de ventilatoare medicale din rezerva strategică găzduită de România şi alte cinci state membre
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-22 | by ( ) tvrmoldova.md time to read: +4 min

Tocmai l-am sunat pe premierul Andrej Babiš pentru a-i spune că expediem rapid în Cehia un set de 30 de ventilatoare din rezerva noastră RescEU. Şi suntem în legătură cu alte ţări din UE, pentru a mobiliza mai multe ventilatoare pentru Republica Cehă. Rezerva rescEU constituie elementul de ultimă instanţă al mecanismului de protecţie civilă al Uniunii, care poate fi activat pentru toate tipurile de dezastre naturale şi provocate de om. Statele membre ale UE, Regatul Unit (în perioada de tranziţie), Islanda, Norvegia, Serbia, Macedonia de Nord, Muntenegru şi Turcia participă la mecanismul de protecţie civilă al Uniunii. Capacitatea rescEU poate include diferite tipuri de echipamente medicale, cum ar fi măşti de protecţie sau ventilatoare medicale utilizate în terapie intensivă şi este completată în mod constant.

Persons: Andrej Babiš, Ursula von Organizations: Uniunea Europeană, Comisia, UE, Uniunii, Comisia Europeană Locations: Cehiei, Danemarca, Germania, Grecia, Ungaria, Suedia, România, Cehia, Europa, UE, Republica Cehă, Ursula von der, Statele, Regatul Unit, Islanda, Norvegia, Serbia, Macedonia de Nord, Muntenegru, Turcia, achiziţii, Italia, Spania, Lituania

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