{"id":1144184,"date":"2026-08-12T10:22:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T10:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1144184\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T10:22:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T10:22:16","slug":"eu-provides-e2-1-million-in-emergency-humanitarian-assistance-to-colombia-following-earthquake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1144184\/","title":{"rendered":"EU provides \u20ac2.1 million in emergency humanitarian assistance to Colombia following earthquake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The European Commission is reacting on the immediate needs of communities in Columbia and is providing \u20ac2.1 million in life-saving assistance. Several provinces and cities in the central and western part of the country have been affected by a devastating 7.4 magnitude earthquake causing hundreds of casualties and extensive damage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This funding will\u00a0provide vital support to the most vulnerable. EU humanitarian partners on the ground will deliver\u00a0\u00a0health, water, sanitation and hygiene material, as well as shelter, food, protection and cash assistance. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>EU support is already on the ground. The EU\u2019s humanitarian partner, the German Red Cross, has already reallocated \u20ac100,000 from an EU-funded project to meet the immediate needs of 2,500 families affected in Choco and Valle del Cauca.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Following the activation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu\/what\/civil-protection\/eu-civil-protection-mechanism_en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EU civil protection mechanism<\/a> by Colombia, the EU remains in close contact with the national authorities through its <a href=\"https:\/\/civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu\/what\/civil-protection\/emergency-response-coordination-centre_en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">emergency response coordination centre<\/a> (ERCC) to coordinate\u00a0 assistance as needs evolve on the ground.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Commission also activated the Copernicus\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mapping.emergency.copernicus.eu\/\" class=\"ecl-link ecl-link--icon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">satellite mapping\u00a0service<\/a> immediately after the earthquake to support rescue operations on the ground and provide initial damage assessments. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The EU stands ready to provide further assistance as needs evolve on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>President Ursula <strong>von der Leyen<\/strong> said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8216;As search and rescue operations continue, the EU is supporting Colombia wherever possible. We are making \u20ac2 million available to support communities in the most affected areas. Following Colombia&#8217;s activation of the civil protection mechanism, we are working to match aid to the needs on the ground. Esta es la solidaridad europea.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management, Hadja <strong>Lahbib <\/strong>said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8216;In this very difficult moment, our thoughts are with all those affected by the earthquake. From the very first hours, the European Union has stood alongside Colombia, supporting rapid needs assessments so that first responders and urgent humanitarian assistance can reach the hardest\u2011hit communities. Today, we are reinforcing this effort with an additional \u20ac2 million in emergency support to help deliver life\u2011saving aid where it is most needed. Colombia can count on the EU&#8217;s continued support as we remain ready to act further.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The European Commission is reacting on the immediate needs of communities in Columbia and is providing \u20ac2.1 million&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1144185,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5174],"tags":[2000,299,5187,1699,12916],"class_list":["post-1144184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-eu","tag-eu","tag-europe","tag-european","tag-european-union","tag-humanitarian-aid"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/117082046291932775","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1144184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1144184"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1144184\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1144185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1144184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1144184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1144184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}