Memo: Crisis in Iraq: The European Union’s humanitarian response

The humanitarian crisis in Iraq has been deteriorating rapidly: the ongoing conflict has been dispersing populations throughout the country and putting them in need of assistance. The European Commission is responding with all its humanitarian aid tools and coordinating with Member States through the European Commission's Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC). Still, the crisis exceeds the present capacity of the international community to respond.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Council Conclusions on Iraq, Foreign Affairs Council meeting, Brussels, 15 August 2014 http://www.europeansources.info/record/council-conclusions-on-iraq-foreign-affairs-council-meeting-brussels-15-august-2014/

ESO: Background information: Iraq: EU increases humanitarian aid http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-iraq-eu-increases-humanitarian-aid/

European Commission: DG Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection http://ec.europa.eu/echo/

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