Acting fast. EU is already providing €2.5mil in emergency aid for people affected by this morning’s earthquake in #Myanmar. This will help address the immediate needs of the most vulnerable.  EU has activated its Copernicus satellite service to facilitate impact assessment.

After the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake in #Myanmar, the EU is stepping up support. ✈️ A Humanitarian Air Bridge is being launched to deliver vital aid. 🤝 EU Member States are mobilising assistance via the #EUCivilProtection Mechanism. More: europa.eu/!GyTnfG

We welcome the announcement of a temporary ceasefire by the Myanmar military and other parties to the conflict. It is a much needed step in ensuring rapid, safe and unimpeded access to humanitarian assistance for the victims of the catastrophic earthquake.

In response to the 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar, the EU is allocating an additional €10 million in humanitarian aid to support those affected: 🏚️ Emergency shelter 💉 Medical care 💧 Clean water 🚰 Sanitation 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Family reunification support More: europa.eu/!vNvbQx

Today a second EU Humanitarian Air Bridge flight landed in Yangon carrying 55 tonnes of emergency supplies, including shelter kits, medical material and other critical items to help people in need after the #MyanmarEarthquake. All will be distributed by CESVI to the

In light of recent events, the EU would like to express our solidarity and sorrow for those who will not be able to welcome the new year with their loved ones this Thingyan. We have stood with the people of Myanmar since 1996, and will continue to do so. We remember the lives

Food. Water. Hygiene. Shelter. Healthcare. Essential needs—for people facing an ongoing emergency in #Myanmar. 🇪🇺 Through trusted humanitarian partners, EU humanitarian aid continues to reach those who need it most.

Since the earthquake in #Myanmar, the EU has sent 7 humanitarian flights, delivering over 380 metric tonnes of shelter materials, water purification tabs, medical supplies and other life-saving essentials. ✈️

The European Union continues to provide humanitarian assistance to earthquake-hit #Myanmar. It has supported further flights to deliver 70.000 life saving relief items, which will be dispatched through IOM Global Office Brussels and its partners to the communities most in need. EU Humanitarian Aid | Asia-Pacific 🇪🇺

A month after the devastating Myanmar earthquake, the EU continues to support the communities affected. This week, another two humanitarian air bridge flights ✈️ landed in Yangon with 147 tonnes of vital supplies from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and IOM - UN Migration 🇺🇳.

Today, 9 May, is Europe Day. We celebrate the beginning of the European integration process, built on the foundations of solidarity and collaboration. From diversity came a stronger unity; from the devastation of the most deadliest wars in Europe, came growth. Today, #TeamEurope

Myanmar: We are horrified over reports of a massacre in a village school in Sagaing yesterday. Perpetrators must be held accountable for this atrocity.  Our deepest condolences to the families of the victims, most of them children.

🏳️‍🌈 On this International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, we reaffirm our strong commitment to respect, protect and fulfill the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights by all LGBTI persons. The EU stands together with its partners to denounce all forms of

I just spoke with my colleagues in EU in Ukraine in Kyiv, after our building was damaged by a Russian strike. Your resolve to keep supporting Ukraine gives us strength. No diplomatic mission should ever be a target. In response, we are summoning the Russian envoy in Brussels.

Myanmar: junta airstrikes in Sagaing killed over 40 people, incl. civilians and children, who gathered for the Buddhist Festival of Light. This is another attack by the Myanmar military against those it claims to protect. Civilians must never be a target. The killing must end.

On the occasion of the #WorldDayAgainstTheDeathPenalty, the EU and the Council of Europe call for a legal moratorium on the death penalty in all those countries that have not joined the worldwide trend toward abolition of the capital punishment, including #Myanmar