Aid Agencies.pdf

Humanitarian Impact:
- Over 6,200 reported dead.
- 4 million displaced, mostly returned home.
- 14 to 16 million affected (Source: Philippine Government, United Nations).

EUROPEAN UNION'S RESPONSE:
- €30 million in humanitarian assistance and €10 million for early recovery.
- All EU Member States contributed with in-kind and/or financial support worth €180 million.
- Activation of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to coordinate European relief efforts.

Key Messages:
- One year after Typhoon Haiyan, the EU remains committed to assisting recovery. The Commission's assistance directly impacted around 1.2 million people during the emergency phase.
- The European Commission provided €40 million in humanitarian and early recovery interventions. Including Member States' contributions, total EU aid exceeds €180 million.
- A team of humanitarian experts was deployed within hours to identify priority needs.
- Assistance is implemented through partners like IOM, FAO, WFP, Spanish and German Red Cross, ICRC, Save the Children, and PLAN International.

EU Civil Protection Mechanism:
- Coordinated by ERCC, it supported transport of civil protection assets with around €3.6 million.

Early Recovery and Rehabilitation:
- An additional €10 million from EU development funds was allocated for recovery and rehabilitation.
- The Philippines government declared the end of the emergency phase, transitioning to a government-led coordination structure through OPARR.

Background on the Philippines:
- Known as one of the most disaster-prone countries with developed crisis management capacities.
- Since 1997, ECHO has allocated €72.7 million for natural disasters and nearly €8 million for strengthening local response capacity via DIPECHO.

Examples of EU-funded Humanitarian Projects:
- Addressed food insecurity among affected populations; 1.2 million people received food assistance.
- Over 100,000 children and pregnant/lactating women received supplementary feeding and humanitarian nutrition support.
- Supported the World Food Programme for general food distribution in impacted areas.