<Li> List of meetings </Li> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The Directorate - General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), formerly known as the European Community Humanitarian Aid Office, is the European Commission's department for overseas humanitarian aid and for civil protection . </P> <P> In 2013 it provided € 1.35 billion for emergency relief . The European Union has been the second largest donor of humanitarian assistance since 2000 . Together with its Member States, it is the world's biggest donor of humanitarian aid, providing over 50% of the total humanitarian aid in 2009 . ECHO - funded projects affect over 120 million people in 90 countries annually . </P>

European union humanitarian aid and civil protection department