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The European Commission is today deploying 447 emergency generators from EU strategic reserves to restore power to hospitals, shelters and critical services. The generators - mobilised from rescEU strategic reserves hosted in Poland - will be distributed to the most affected communities.

At a time when 239 million people need assistance and major donors are cutting funding. Commissioner Hadja Lahbib brings this commitment to Davos today, seeking to mobilise private sector finance and innovative solutions that can complement public funding and reach people in need.

The EU is committed to continuing its political and financial support to UNRWA. UNRWA's functioning contributes to maintaining conditions conducive to peace and security, and any disruption of its work has significant humanitarian, , political, and socio-economic repercussions.

Commissioner for Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib is participating today in the official national commemoration honouring the victims of the Crans Montana fire and expressing solidarity with the injured, their families and the communities affected.

We call on Israel to allow international NGOs to operate and deliver life-saving aid to civilians in need in Palestine. Without these international NGOs, humanitarian aid cannot be delivered at the scale needed to prevent further loss of life in Gaza.

The EU's Emergency Response Coordination Centre has immediately dispatched 2 liason officers to oversee the medical evacuation operation and liaise with the Swiss national authorities on the spot. The ERCC remains also in close contact, ready to coordinate other evacuations in the upcoming days.

The European Commission has successfully relocated a full thermal power plant from Lithuania to Ukraine, completing its largest-ever coordinated logistical operation to date.

This new funding will support humanitarian staff who experience critical incidents in the line of duty, ensuring their safety and recovery. The primary focus will be on local humanitarian workers as they are more exposed to armed violence and threats to their lives.

A renewed offensive by the M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s South Kivu province has displaced around 500,000 people, and driven tens of thousands across the border into Burundi, overwhelming fragile transit sites and stretching already limited humanitarian resources.