Georgia - the EU sends assistance

In the face of an armed conflict that may have claimed numerous lives and has displaced thousands of people, Georgia has called on the international community for assistance.

Contacts have been good with the Georgian government, and the European Union is providing help through its Civil Protection Mechanism, which was activated on 12 August 2008. Eleven EU Member States - Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden - are providing assistance, including medical supplies, blankets, shelter and food. Austria has provided sufficient basic medical equipment to cover 10000 persons for 3 months.

Experts from the Commission's Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) are in the region and are monitoring the humanitarian situation closely. As the situation on the ground seems to be improving, the EU Monitoring and Information Centre is considering the possibility of dispatching of an assessment and coordination team to Tbilisi.

For more information: Civil Protection Unit: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/civil/index.htm

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• Georgia - Rusia: CONCLUSIONES DE LA PRESIDENCIA, CONSEJO EUROPEO EXTRAORDINARIO DE BRUSELAS (2/9/2008)
• EU Parliament - MEPs debate situation in Georgia (1/9/2008)
• Summary remarks by EUHR Solana after meeting with Georgian PM Gurgenidze  (1/9/2008)
• Georgia-Russia conflict: Extraordinary European Council Presidency Conclusions (1/9/2008)
• Georgia: La Comisión facilita 5 millones de euros adicionales en ayuda humanitaria (22/8/2008)
• Georgia: EU continues to deploy assistance to conflict-stricken area (21/8/2008)
• EU Presidency update on the situation in Georgia (18/8/2008)
• EU on Russia/South Ossetia, Georgia, Conflict (14/8/2008)
• EU Council Conclusion on the situation in Georgia (13/8/2008)
• EU Commission announces fast-track humanitarian aid for civilians affected by Georgia - Russian Federation conflict (10/8/2008)
• EU Presidency Declaration on the deterioration of the situation in South Ossetia (Georgia) (8/8/2008)
• EUHR Solana calls for urgent efforts to end violence in South Ossetia (8/8/2008)
• EU Community Civil Protection Mechanism: Frequently Asked Questions  (5/8/2008)
• EUHR Solana's statement on South Ossetia and Abkhazia (8/7/2008)