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This impact assessment effectively substantiates the need for a revision of the Victims' Rights Directive, to strengthen the rights of all victims of all crimes, including the right to information and the right to support and protection, taking into account the individual needs of each victim, effective participation in criminal proceedings, and access to compensation from the offender. In line with the 'evaluate first' principle, the IA draws largely on the findings of a prior evaluation, and it ...

According to recent statistics published by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, over 376 million people around the world have been forcibly displaced by floods, windstorms, earthquakes or droughts since 2008, with a record 32.6 million in 2022 alone. Since 2020, there has been an annual increase in the total number of displaced people due to disaster compared with the previous decade of 41 % on average. The upward trend is alarmingly clear. With climate change as the driving catalyst, the ...

With a population of almost 236 million, Pakistan is the fifth most populous country in the world. The country has been hit by extreme weather events this year. In March and April 2022, an extreme heat wave hit Pakistan and India. This was followed in June by the heaviest monsoon rains in over a century. The rains left a third of the country under water – an area almost three times the size of Portugal. The damage is significant – over 1 600 people have been killed by the rains, floods and landslides ...

Established in 2002 to support disaster-stricken regions, the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) complements the efforts of public authorities by helping to fund vital emergency and recovery operations in areas affected by catastrophes such as flooding, earthquakes and forest fires. EUSF funding is granted following an application from a Member State or candidate country, and may be used to finance measures including restoring infrastructure to working order, providing temporary accommodation ...

Im Juni 2020 legte die Europäische Kommission einen Vorschlag vor, der darauf abzielt, das Katastrophenschutzverfahren der Union – das wichtigste Instrument zur Koordinierung der Reaktion der EU auf Katastrophen – zu stärken. Das Parlament wird den im Rahmen der interinstitutionellen Verhandlungen vereinbarten Kompromisstext voraussichtlich während der Plenartagung im April 2021 erörtern und darüber abstimmen.

Civil protection is the protection of people, the environment and property against natural and man-made disasters. The Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) is a highly visible and tangible promise by the European Union (EU) to its citizens to protect them when in need, and to act in solidarity in times of extraordinary suffering. It is a distinctively civilian approach to the problem. On the basis of Articles 196 and 222 (the 'solidarity clause') of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European ...

Established in 2002 to support disaster-stricken regions, the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) complements the efforts of public authorities by helping to fund vital emergency and recovery operations in areas affected by catastrophes such as flooding, earthquakes or forest fires. With an annual budget of €500 million, EUSF funding is granted following an application from a Member State or candidate country, and may be used to finance measures including restoring infrastructure to working order ...

Mit dem Solidaritätsfonds der Europäischen Union werden von Naturkatastrophen heimgesuchte EU-Mitgliedstaaten unterstützt, indem ihnen finanzielle Unterstützung bereitgestellt wird, um zur raschen Wiederherstellung normaler Lebensbedingungen beizutragen. In der Mai-II-Tagung soll über einen Haushaltsvorschlag für die Inanspruchnahme des Solidaritätsfonds abgestimmt werden. Damit sollen Griechenland bei der Bewältigung der Erdbeben auf Lesbos, Frankreich in Bezug auf die Hurrikane in der Karibik sowie ...

Der Solidaritätsfonds der Europäischen Union ermöglicht es der EU, einen Mitgliedstaat, ein Beitrittsland oder eine Region im Fall einer Naturkatastrophe größeren Ausmaßes finanziell zu unterstützen.

The scenes of devastation caused by recent hurricanes in the Caribbean are a stark reminder of the destructive force of nature. As residents struggle to rebuild their lives following the passage of the latest storms, attention turns to the relief efforts. The EU can help through emergency humanitarian assistance and a variety of funding mechanisms, depending on the status of the territories concerned and their relationship with the EU.