The Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes regions are grappling with a multitude of humanitarian crises compounded by conflict and climate-related disasters. To alleviate the resulting impact, the Commission has allocated an additional €26.7 million in humanitarian funding to South Sudan, Uganda, Somalia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This allocation primarily aims to assist newly displaced individuals fleeing conflicts and climate-related events.

In South Sudan, where approximately 2,000 people arrive daily from neighboring Sudan, the extra funding of €6.4 million will bolster the humanitarian response in border areas. Of these new arrivals, including refugees and South Sudanese returnees, 70% are women and children, with one in five suffering from malnutrition.

Somalia is projected to require emergency humanitarian assistance for around 2 million people due to conflict, floods, and a cholera outbreak by the end of 2023. The additional €5.5 million will contribute to the overall humanitarian response in the country.

A €1.5 million allocation will enhance food security in Uganda, where the refugee population exceeds 1.5 million, including over 220,000 new arrivals since January 2022.

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, €13.3 million will support the expansion of the humanitarian response amid escalating violence and a deteriorating humanitarian situation.