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Part of the European External Action Service (EEAS)' Crisis Response Department, the Consular Crisis Management Division currently has two roles:
The Federal Agency for Technical Relief (Bundesanstalt Technisches Hilfswerk, or THW) is a key actor in the country’s civil protection system, mandated to assist people in emergencies. In December 2015, on the initiative of the Federal Ministry of the Interior and the Federal Foreign Office, THW
Funded by European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO), the Diaspora Emergency Action and Coordination (DEMAC) project is implemented by Danish Refugee Council, AFFORD-UK, and the Berghof Foundation...
Migration advisory services assist immigrants as they settle into everyday life in Germany. For example, they provide help in finding a suitable language course or a school for children. They can also offer advice if migrants are looking for accommodation, or a doctor.
When a country is hit by a disaster which overwhelms its response capacity, European countries can provide assistance via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. The Mechanism was established in 2001 to foster cooperation among national civil protection authorities across Europe.