ECHO  [to 22 March 2014]
http://ec.europa.eu/echo/index_en.htm

World Water Day, 2014: 2.5 billion people lack adequate access to sanitation
22/3/2014 – Water is an essential component for life, yet some 2.5 billion people around the world are still lacking sufficient access to it. Put in proportion, that is five times as many as the entire population of the EU.

Central African Republic: European Union airlifts emergency aid relief
17/03/2014 – For the third time, the European Commission is transporting urgently needed humanitarian assistance directly into the conflict-stricken Central African Republic (CAR). The aid is needed as the humanitarian situation in the country remains dramatic.