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Updates on EU-funded humanitarian projects in Ukraine, Türkiye, Western Balkans and South Caucasus from @eu_echo's regional team.

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When everything is new and unfamiliar, clear information can be a lifeline. With EU 🇪🇺 support, @IOM_Moldova helps refugees who fled the war in Ukraine 🇺🇦 find the guidance and services they need to feel safe, supported, and start rebuilding their lives🫂. #EU_Solidarity

When everything is new and unfamiliar, clear information can be a lifeline.

With EU 🇪🇺 support, @IOM_Moldova helps refugees who fled the war in Ukraine 🇺🇦 find the guidance and services they need to feel safe, supported, and start rebuilding their lives🫂.

#EU_Solidarity
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"If this clinic didn’t exist, I don’t know what we would do.” 🏥 In a village near the front line in Kharkiv, this modular clinic is more than a building - it’s a lifeline. Thanks to EU EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 and WHO Ukraine, 4,000 people now have access to healthcare close to home.

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'Getting by is very difficult. Everything is expensive, and we have a new baby,' Aisha says, a Syrian mother of three in Türkiye. Thanks to the EU 🇪🇺, GOAL Global provides her with a newborn kit, including essentials like diapers & clothing. The kit has been a lifeline for them.

'Getting by is very difficult. Everything is expensive, and we have a new baby,' Aisha says, a Syrian mother of three in Türkiye.
Thanks to the EU 🇪🇺, <a href="/GOAL_Global/">GOAL Global</a> provides her with a newborn kit, including essentials like diapers &amp; clothing.
The kit has been a lifeline for them.
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🏚️ Imagine facing storms with no roof over your head. That was the reality for dozens of families in Apostolivska community 🇺🇦. Now? “It’s warm, cosy and safe,” says Olena, one of 73 families who got new roofs and windows thanks to EU support and Danish Refugee Council in Ukraine.

🏚️ Imagine facing storms with no roof over your head. That was the reality for dozens of families in Apostolivska community 🇺🇦.

Now? “It’s warm, cosy and safe,” says Olena, one of 73 families who got new roofs and windows thanks to EU support and <a href="/DRCinUA/">Danish Refugee Council in Ukraine</a>.
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Survivors of conflict-related sexual violence carry deep, often invisible wounds. Healing takes time. Support means being present, listening without judgment, respecting boundaries. Ahead of #CRSVDay, the EU stands with survivors through its partners UNFPA.#TogetherAgainstCRSVua

Survivors of conflict-related sexual violence carry deep, often invisible wounds.

Healing takes time. Support means being present, listening without judgment, respecting boundaries. Ahead of #CRSVDay, the EU stands with survivors through its partners UNFPA.#TogetherAgainstCRSVua
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At just 3, Matvii survived war, occupation and months in a cold basement in Kharkiv 🇺🇦. Trauma stole his words and his smile. Today, at 6, he’s talking again, laughing, playing. 📽️Watch how with EU EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 support, Save the Children in Ukraine helped him reclaim his childhood.

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Today, it is #WorldRefugeeDay! Since the beginning of the Syrian crisis, the EU EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 has provided humanitarian funding to Türkiye to support more than 2 million refugees in building a new life. With our partners, we will continue to deliver the most needed services to them.

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When war took everything from Iryna, she chose not to give up, but to give back. Displaced by war herself, Iryna now helps others rebuild what they’ve lost. Through a project run by CARE (care.org) with support from the EU, she brings hope, protection, and dignity to those most affected.

When war took everything from Iryna, she chose not to give up, but to give back.

Displaced by war herself, Iryna now helps others rebuild what they’ve lost.

Through a project run by <a href="/CARE/">CARE (care.org)</a> with support from the EU, she brings hope, protection, and dignity to those most affected.
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🇪🇺 🇹🇷 The EU is stepping up support for refugees in Türkiye. €20 million in humanitarian aid will help meet essential needs such as: 🔹 Protection 🔹 Health 🔹 Water and sanitation 🔹 Education in emergencies Read more: europa.eu/!T66FhX

🇪🇺 🇹🇷 The EU is stepping up support for refugees in Türkiye.

€20 million in humanitarian aid will help meet essential needs such as:
🔹 Protection
🔹 Health
🔹 Water and sanitation
🔹 Education in emergencies

Read more: europa.eu/!T66FhX
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Ahmad’s daughter Haneen lost sight in one eye, and she needs surgery in another province in Türkiye. However they don't have enough resources for travel. Thanks to EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺, Danish Refugee Council in Türkiye secures travel permit and transportation. This intervention makes life-changing care possible.

Ahmad’s daughter Haneen lost sight in one eye, and she needs surgery in another province in Türkiye. However they don't have enough resources for travel.
Thanks to <a href="/eu_echo/">EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺</a>, <a href="/DRCTurkiye/">Danish Refugee Council in Türkiye</a> secures travel permit and transportation. This intervention makes life-changing care possible.
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🇺🇦 In a village near the frontline, Maria lives without a clinic or pharmacy. Medical help is rare – and dangerous to reach. This spring, a mobile clinic finally arrived. Thanks to the EU and Bundesentwicklungsministerium, NGO FRIDA brought back healthcare where it was nearly gone. Full story ⬇️

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"You gave us a chance to live." After losing two sons and nearly everything to war, 64-year-old Olha is raising her granddaughters with her daughter-in-law in 🇺🇦. With support from the EU and ZOA Netherlands, they’ve begun to rebuild not just their war-damaged home, but a future.

"You gave us a chance to live."

After losing two sons and nearly everything to war, 64-year-old Olha is raising her granddaughters with her daughter-in-law in 🇺🇦.

With support from the EU and <a href="/ZOA_nl/">ZOA Netherlands</a>, they’ve begun to rebuild not just their war-damaged home, but a future.
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How sewing transformed the life of Luisine, a displaced woman from Karabakh to Armenia! 🪡🧵 With EU funding, her passion became a thriving business, empowering her to craft clothes for her community. #EUImpact #SewingForChange Read her story here👉 rb.gy/5p3fzt

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Support that restores dignity 🫂. Since January, 131 vulnerable refugees, who fled Russia's war in Ukraine 🇺🇦, have received vital support in Moldova 🇲🇩- including cash assistance and tailored protection services - thanks to the 🇪🇺 EU-funded programme and IOM Moldova.

Support that restores dignity 🫂. 

Since January, 131 vulnerable refugees, who fled Russia's war in Ukraine 🇺🇦, have received vital support in Moldova 🇲🇩- including cash assistance and tailored protection services - thanks to the 🇪🇺 EU-funded programme and <a href="/IOMMoldova/">IOM Moldova</a>.
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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, Bundesentwicklungsministerium & FRIDA NGO, healthcare is returning where it’s needed most 👉europa.eu/!cffXnd

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, <a href="/BMZ_Bund/">Bundesentwicklungsministerium</a> &amp; FRIDA NGO, healthcare is returning where it’s needed most 👉europa.eu/!cffXnd
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"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 Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺, CARE (care.org) provides her cash assistance so she is back in school and dreams of becoming a teacher!

"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 <a href="/eu_echo/">EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺</a>, <a href="/CARE/">CARE (care.org)</a> provides her cash assistance so she is back in school and dreams of   becoming a teacher!
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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👇.

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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.

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.
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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 World Food Programme, it’s a moment of care, dignity, and hope.

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 <a href="/WFP/">World Food Programme</a>, it’s a moment of care, dignity, and hope.
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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 WHO Ukraine, they carry on. Read their story👉europa.eu/!QbjtTm

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 <a href="/WHOUkraine/">WHO Ukraine</a>, they carry on.

Read their story👉europa.eu/!QbjtTm