Briefing #3: Legal Summary: EU Humanitarian Aid and International Obligations

04.09.2015

Briefing #3: Legal Summary: EU Humanitarian Aid and International Obligations

Together, Member States and the European Commission are the world’s leading providers of humanitarian aid, for both conflict and non-conflict emergencies, with over €1.35 billion contributed in 2013. Although the EU makes a positive difference for millions on the ground, the EU’s restrictive policy on abortion and the Geneva Conventions violates the inalienable rights of women and girls impregnated by war rape to all necessary medical care, including safe abortion services. As set out in this factsheet, this policy breaches EU Law, the Geneva Conventions, and UN Security Council resolutions.

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Briefing #3: Legal Summary: EU Humanitarian Aid and International Obligations

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