In response to the exponential increase in humanitarian needs worldwide, exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, the European Commission proposed on Wednesday 10 March to strengthen the impact of the humanitarian aid of the EU and its Member States, in cooperation with partners in the international community, in the context of a global humanitarian funding gap (see EUROPE B12674A27).
The stakes are high because, according to the UN, more than 235 million people in the world will need...