The Commission has two main instruments to help victims of disasters: its Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO), which provides emergency assistance and relief, and its Civil Protection Mechanism, which mainly coordinates assistance to third countries, in and outside the EU, during civil protection emergencies.
La Commission dispose de deux instruments principaux pour aider les victimes de catastrophes: son département d’aide humanitaire (ECHO), qui fournit de l’aide et des secours d’urgence, et son mécanisme de protection civile, qui consiste essentiellement à coordonner l’aide aux pays tiers, au sein et hors de l’UE, au cours des interventions d’urgence relevant de la protection civile.