Humanitarian assistance 2012
For the year 2012 the amount of 73 mil. CZK had been allocated.
For the next year 2013 the amount of 73 mil. CZK has been allocated.
MATERIAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
Material humanitarian assistance was not provided in 2012 due to large distance of affected countries.
FINANCIAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
The financial humanitarian assistance was provided to following countries: Afghanistan, Burma, South Sudan, DR Congo, countries of the Horn of Africa, Pakistan, Malaysia, the Sahel countries, Ethiopia, Yemen, Zimbabwe, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Palestine, Mali, Nigeria, Turkey, Haiti.
OPERATIONAL/RESCUE ASSISTANCE
In October 2012, the Czech Republic joined in addressing the humanitarian crisis in Jordan induced by the massive influx of Syrian refugees. European Union decided to send an expert team to Jordan to assess the situation on the spot and coordinate the reception of humanitarian assistance from the EU. The Czech Republic nominated Col. Ing. Vladimír Vlček, PhD., as the member of the evaluation and coordination team. For his extensive experience from similar missions he was subsequently selected by the European Commission as a team leader.