From A to Z

Download or read book From A to Z written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across the world people suffer from crisis situations, man-made or natural disasters. The world's leading donor of humanitarian aid is the EU. Saving lives is the primary mandate of the European Commission's Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO). Since its creation in 1992, ECHO has financed humanitarian aid in more than 140 countries. ECHO provides relief assistance through humanitarian aid and civil protection actions. ECHO helps over 120 million victims of conflicts and disasters each year and addresses forgotten crises, which escape the attention of media and the international community. -- EU Bookshop.