On 15 May 2014 the Ministry of Security of BiH requested international assistance from the Union Civil Protection Mechanism through the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) of the European Commission. The European Union (EU) responded with one of its largest ever humanitarian assistance efforts.
In addition to immediate humanitarian aid, the European Commission (EC) has allocated an extra €65 million to tackle the aftermath of the floods in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Out of this, €3 million in humanitarian aid will be released to help the most vulnerable people in both countries to address their most immediate needs, in particular food, health and sanitation, first aid and shelter. The remaining €62 million has been mobilised to respond to short to medium term reconstruction and relief needs in the affected areas. This funding is re-allocated from previous programmes under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA).
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