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Updates on EU-funded humanitarian projects in Latin America and the Caribbean from @eu_echo 's Panama-based team. Tweets in English and Spanish.

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@ECHO_LatAm
EU Humanitarian Aid | Latin America & Caribbean
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Los casos de dengue en Guatemala han aumentado más del 500% en 2024, con más de 48,600 infecciones, la mayoría en niños. La UE destinó €150,000 para apoyar a @CruzRojaGT_ en la prevención y asistencia a 5,000 personas en Quetzaltenango y Suchitepéquez.
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@ECHO_LatAm
EU Humanitarian Aid | Latin America & Caribbean
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Dozens of Mexican families have fled to Guatemala due to cartel violence in Chiapas, leaving everything behind. Along with @CruzRojaGT_ , the EU is providing crucial healthcare, psychological support, and essentials like water and hygiene kits to those displaced by violence.
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@ECHO_LatAm
EU Humanitarian Aid | Latin America & Caribbean
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Over 120,000 children in #Haiti face severe acute malnutrition in 2024. Through the EU- @unicefhaiti partnership, we deliver life-saving treatment and support, giving children like Christopher hope and health.
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@ECHO_LatAm
EU Humanitarian Aid | Latin America & Caribbean
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Open data satellite imagery is a game-changer in the fight against climate change! @CopernicusEU , part of the EU Space Programme, provides detailed, real-time insights to help communities, scientists, and decision-makers make data-driven decisions for a sustainable future.
@CopernicusLAC
CopernicusLAC Panama Centre
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¿Cómo puede el #OpenData de #EO de #Copernicus 🇪🇺🛰️apoyar a las partes interesadas en la región LAC frente al #CambioClim ático y los fenómenos meteorológicos extremos? 🔗: ⬇Anomalía de la temperatura del aire en superficie (febrero 2024) #GlobalGateway
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@ECHO_LatAm
EU Humanitarian Aid | Latin America & Caribbean
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Disaster preparedness saves lives! The EU and the Red Cross ( @ifrc ) partnered to help at-risk communities worldwide build resilience and respond swiftly to crises. Together, we are #StrongerFasterSafer .
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@eu_echo
EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺
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What does localisation in humanitarian aid mean? It means working with local responders, who know the people and the terrain, and stay in communities before, during, and after emergencies. Find out more →
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@eu_echo
EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺
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POV: you’re a firefighter 🚒🔥 Ever wondered what it’s like in the heat of the action? Check out Valentin, a Romanian firefighter pre-positioned in France via the #EUCivilProtection Mechanism, as he battles the flames!
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@ECHO_LatAm
EU Humanitarian Aid | Latin America & Caribbean
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Haiti's humanitarian crisis is deepening, with basic services collapsing and millions urgently needing aid. The EU and the @UN are working together to highlight this critical situation and provide essential support, ensuring it does not become a forgotten crisis.
@UNOCHA
UN Humanitarian
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People in #Haiti continue to face ongoing violence and severe food inflation, now at 40% since June. Around 2 - 2.5M people in need of food aid until January, top @UN and @ECHO_Latam officials urge for more support and sustainable solutions to tackle the humanitarian crisis.
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@ECHO_LatAm
EU Humanitarian Aid | Latin America & Caribbean
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Indigenous people in Colombia risk disappearing due to conflict, facing forced recruitment, confinement, and displacement. The EU and @NRC_LAC support their rights, strengthening groups like the Indigenous Guard Kichwa to ensure access to basic services and legal aid.
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@ECHO_LatAm
EU Humanitarian Aid | Latin America & Caribbean
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Indigenous Colombians are 4% of the population but 35% of conflict victims. Their culture and identity are under threat. The EU and @NRC_LAC provided the Wiwa Indigenous group with crucial food and legal aid amid their latest forced displacement.
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@ECHO_LatAm
EU Humanitarian Aid | Latin America & Caribbean
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Dengue cases in Guatemala have surged by over 500% in 2024, with more than 43,000 infections, mostly in children. The EU allocated €150,000 to support @CruzRojaGT_ in preventing the disease and aiding 5,000 people in Quetzaltenango and Suchitepéquez.
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@ECHO_LatAm
EU Humanitarian Aid | Latin America & Caribbean
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Hunger, stress, and disease affect thousands of Venezuelan migrants travelling through South America. In Huaquillas, Ecuador, the EU and the Red Cross provide free healthcare and psychological support to those in need.
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@OCHAHaiti
OCHA Haiti
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"Haiti is a multifaceted crisis linked to unaddressed root causes, it needs a multifaceted approach", Humanitarian Coordinator @UlrikaR_UN said this morning as she @UNOCHA @EdemWosornu and @ECHO_LatAm briefed donors on the critical situation in Haiti.
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@ECHO_LatAm
EU Humanitarian Aid | Latin America & Caribbean
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In conflict-affected areas of Colombia, children face regular trauma. The EU and @NRC_LAC provide art therapy to help them express and understand their struggles. Activities like painting or drawing are crucial for healing and emotional resilience.
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@ECHO_LatAm
EU Humanitarian Aid | Latin America & Caribbean
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UE + @ifrc = juntos respondiendo a las crisis #M ásfuertemásrápidomásseguro @IFRC_es
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@UNICEF_EU
UNICEF Representation to EU Institutions
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The ongoing violence and worsening humanitarian crisis in #Haiti take a heavy toll on millions of children and their families. @UNICEF and humanitarian partners call for increased efforts and resource mobilization to address pressing humanitarian needs. 🖇️
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@ECHO_LatAm
EU Humanitarian Aid | Latin America & Caribbean
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The devastation of hurricanes lingers long after they pass. EU Member States stand with Caribbean communities hit by Hurricane Beryl. Ireland delivers crucial supplies to Grenada & St Vincent and the Grenadines: shelter, water supplies, power generators, and hygiene kits.
@EUinBarbados
EUinBarbados
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🇪🇺 European Union Member States continue to support hurricane-affected communities 🇪🇺 🇮🇪 Ireland providing supplies to Grenada and St Vincent and the Grenadines today #TeamEurope
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@CruzRojaGT_
CruzRojaGT
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⛑️ La asociación entre #CruzRojaGT , @ECHO_LatAm ( @UEGuatemala ) y @IFRC_es apoya a las comunidades para reducir sus riesgos y estar mejor preparadas para responder eficazmente ante desastres y emergencias sanitarias. No Podemos Parar, Afuera Nos Necesitan
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@eu_echo
EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺
17 days
#rescEU was launched 5 years ago, yet there are still some common misconceptions about it. Have you heard any of them? Let us clarify. ↓
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@Refugees
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
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Nelson Mandela's words resonate as strongly today as ever. Let us honour his legacy of compassion and unparalleled solidarity for the oppressed and persecuted. Let us make peace and build instead of break down and destroy. #MandelaDay
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