Faced with unprecedented development and humanitarian challenges, the European Union has established several trust funds to address the root causes of crisis — most notably the Syria Trust Fund and the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa.
How can member states, European institutions and other international actors coordinate their efforts to respond more efficiently to multiple crises? Can such funds be characterized as an emerging trend? And how will the European Commission ensure coherence with other EU initiatives in those regions?
Alexandre Polack, European Commission spokesperson for International Cooperation, Development, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, spoke with Devex associate editor Richard Jones in Brussels to discuss what these coordinated efforts look like in practice.
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Helen Morgan
Helen Morgan is a journalist and editor, primarily focusing on climate change, migration, humanitarian crises, and human rights. She was previously an Associate Editor at Devex, where she managed the op-eds section and led a project covering climate resilience in small island developing states. Helen was also features editor at World Politics Review, and editor and writer at the environmental think tank WRI, as well as editing for The New Humanitarian. She lives and works in Barcelona, Spain.
