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Updates on EU-funded humanitarian projects in Ukraine, Türkiye, Western Balkans and South Caucasus from @eu_echo's regional team.
The 2023 earthquakes in Türkiye severely damaged water infrastructure in Hatay. With EU support, @IOMTurkiye rehabilitated a water pumping station, restoring clean water access for over 25,000 people living in temporary accommodation centres. 💧
The 2023 earthquakes in Türkiye significantly damaged water infrastructure in Hatay. Thanks to EU funding, @IOMTurkiye rehabilitated a water💧pumping station to ensure an adequate clean water supply to more than 25,000 residents of temporary accommodation centers in Hatay.


Have you ever thought that a simple window could feel like a luxury? For millions in Ukraine, shattered by daily airstrikes, it is. With @people_in_need, the EU @eu_echo 🇪🇺 is helping families rebuild - one window at a time. 🎥Watch how hope returns through every frame🪟.
💬“I live here to take care of my mother. With this assistance, we pay for water and electricity and buy medicines.” 📽️Watch how with @eu_echo EU 🇪🇺 support, @IOMMoldova is helping war-affected Ukrainians like Svitlana meet their most urgent needs👇.
She works as a hairdresser, comforts neighbours, and cares for her daughter - all in war-hit Sumy🇺🇦. Oleksandra stayed to help others. But even helpers need help🫂. Thanks to EU-funded🇪🇺 @DRCinUA support, she’s finding strength again. This time, for herself.

"Here, I learn to understand my emotions." In Moldova, with EU 🇪🇺 support and @people_in_need, children who fled war in Ukraine - and those welcoming them - find healing in safe spaces🫂. Fear becomes friendship. Trauma turns to trust. Read the story👉bit.ly/4kAbQgG




13,500 people!👏 They have benefited from psychosocial support and counselling from the EU-funded project in Armenia. Our partners, the Armenian Red Cross Society & the Austrian Red Cross, provide these activities to displaced people to bring stability & dignity to their lives.


Even in war, education must continue. 📚 After the EU 🇪🇺, @people_in_need, @Ulkomaanapu, @SCIUkraine & @warchild joined forces: 🎒120,000 students, teachers, and parents reached 🏫193 schools restored 🫂psychosocial support and teacher capacity building provided #EUSolidarity




The EU 🇪🇺 will continue to bring life-saving humanitarian aid to refugees in Türkiye 🇹🇷. With its humanitarian partner @UNHCRTurkiye, @eu_echo supports protection activities so the refugees can get legal assistance to access services and rights.

“This clinic saved us. It makes us feel like we haven’t been forgotten.” In Ukraine's war-affected Sumy and Kherson regions, modular clinics supported by the EU 🇪🇺 and @WHOUkraine are bringing vital care to those who need it most, restoring hope, one patient at a time.




Emel has suffered from cerebral cysts since birth. Now, she gets physiotherapy sessions in the EU @eu_echo funded center in Türkiye, run by @ReliefIntl. “These sessions are very useful. One day, I dream of becoming more independent when I walk", she says with hope.

Last night, Russia launched its largest attack on #Ukraine to date. 3 yrs into this nightmare, the suffering continues to deepen. As Russia shows utter disregard of IHL, the EU continues to stand by Ukraine, delivering life-saving aid & supporting those hit hardest by the war.
🗺️Mapped: the EU’s humanitarian support to 🇺🇦 and 🇲🇩 Since February 2022, the European Commission has allocated EUR 1,214 billion in humanitarian assistance in response to the Ukraine crisis, including: 💶1,49 billion for Ukraine 💶84 million for Moldova. #EUSolidarity

'I hope the knowledge will be my children’s weapon,' says Zahra, a Syrian mother who dedicates everything to her children getting an education. Co-funded by @eu_echo, @giz_gmbh supports children in re-enrolling in school to achieve their education. More👉 shorturl.at/1ZHBh
Missiles shattered the windows. The surgeons kept operating. At Mechnykov Hospital in Dnipro, medical staff work through exhaustion, pain, and war, saving lives every day. With support from the EU and @WHOUkraine, they carry on. Read their story👉europa.eu/!QbjtTm




Every day, Anastasia - a 41-year-old refugee from Ukraine - serves lunch to others who, like her, had to flee everything. In a Refugee Accommodation Centre in Chișinău, a warm meal 🍲means more than food. Thanks to EU support and @WFP, it’s a moment of care, dignity, and hope.


Ramela, a displaced woman from Karabakh, had little hope for the future when she first moved to Armenia. After finding a new job as a cleaner with the support of the Armenian Red Cross, her life changed. Thanks to EU 🇪🇺 funding, this employment brings stability to her life.

How do you start over after being injured in a warzone? In Mykolaiv 🇺🇦, thousands of people who fled the frontlines are rebuilding their lives by finding homes, support, and ways to earn a living. 📽️Watch how the EU and @DanChurchAid make their recovery possible👇.
"I love school, especially math," Sidra says, a 9-year-old Syrian girl. After the 2023 earthquakes in 🇹🇷, she dropped out of school due to financial challenges. Thanks to @eu_echo, @CARE provides her cash assistance so she is back in school and dreams of becoming a teacher!



No clinic. No pharmacy. No easy way to reach a hospital🏥. That used to be Maria’s life in a 🇺🇦village near the frontline -until a mobile clinic arrived. Thanks to the EU, @BMZ_Bund & FRIDA NGO, healthcare is returning where it’s needed most 👉europa.eu/!cffXnd



