The Geneva Conventions were signed 75 years ago and August 19 marks World Humanitarian Day. With conflicts raging all over the world, to what extent do the European Union and its member states provide humanitarian aid to other countries and their citizens in need?
In a post on X, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell condemned an Israeli airstrike on a school in Gaza on Saturday.
This brings the total amount of EU aid for Palestinians in Gaza and the wider region to €193 million since the beginning of the year. The EU is also involved in airdropping supplies.
On Monday, EU foreign and defence affairs ministers met in Luxembourg to discuss assistance for Ukraine and further sanctions on Iran in light of both its recent strike on Israel and its support of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The Middle East, Ukraine and the Sahel – the EU is confronted with numerous crises at once. The EU High Representative Josep Borrell, is thus calling for more unity and wants to heighten the EU’s ability to defend itself, if it wants to play a geopolitical role.