EU allocates €2 million in emergency humanitarian funding for victims of DRC volcano eruption
The European Commission has allocated emergency humanitarian funding of €2 million for those affected by the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), next to the Rwanda border. 


Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, said: “Although the situation remains fluid and the full extent of the damage is not yet known, it is already clear that the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo and the continuing seismic activity has displaced hundreds of thousands of people in and around Goma. Parts of the city had to be evacuated. Its water supply system has also suffered serious damage. The emergency funding will be used to respond to the immediate needs of the affected people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Rwanda.” 


Priority sectors to be covered include emergency water supply and rehabilitation of water supply (the latter in Goma), sanitation and hygiene measures, first aid/health services (including support to health facilities), psychosocial support, child protection and family reunion.

This funding is in addition to the €160,000 allocated last week in support of the Congolese Red Cross society.