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The EU is supporting the emergency response to the outbreak of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, officially declared on the 4 September 2025 by the Congolese ministry of health.

The EU's additional funding will help its humanitarian partners on the ground deliver life-saving assistance both in Gaza and the West Bank.

The European Commission is releasing an additional €40 million* in humanitarian aid to confront Yemen's rapidly worsening crisis and help stave off famine. This brings total EU humanitarian support for Yemen to €120 million in 2025, and to almost €1 billion since 2015.

The European Commission is allocating an additional €40 million in humanitarian funding to help conflict-affected people in Ukraine withstand the upcoming winter.

Safeguarding education is not just about classrooms or textbooks. It's about giving every girl and boy the right to a safer, fairer, and brighter future.

This includes essentials such as tents and other shelter items, clothes, medical supplies and material to purify water. The supplies will be delivered via 2 EU-funded humanitarian flights that are scheduled to arrive to Kabul later this week.

Famine is no longer a risk in Gaza. It is a reality. Children are dying from hunger and disease, while families are going days without food. Access to clean water and health has collapsed.

Humanitarian aid will remain a beacon of hope, even in the darkest of times, and the EU’s support will be steadfast.

The number of activations for 2025 is already equal to the total activations for wildfires for 2024 during the whole fire season.