The Crisis and Support Centre The Crisis and Support Centre of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs is active 24/7. When a crisis occurs abroad, it protects French nationals and coordinates France’s emergency humanitarian assistance to help local populations. Humanitarian action Defence and security The Ministry and its network Published on : October 22nd 2025 Updated on : April 23rd 2026 Dans cette rubrique Ministry Ministers Jean-Noël Barrot Benjamin Haddad Nicolas Forissier Éléonore Caroit Diplomatic network The cooperation and cultural action network and its roles Implementing Agencies of the Ministry Administration The Crisis and Support Centre Centre for Analysis, Forecasting and Strategy Iconic locations Quai d’Orsay Diplomatic Archives at La Courneuve La Convention site Château de La Celle-Saint-Cloud A round-up of French cultural villas around the world and artists’ residency programmes France’s emergency humanitarian and stabilisation action Its missions Emergency Humanitarian Action Emergency humanitarian action aims to provide assistance and protection for vulnerable populations and meet the fundamental needs of those affected by... Humanitarian aid for Ukraine From the first day of Russia’s war of aggression, 24 February 2022, France has been supporting Ukraine and the neighbouring countries hardest hit by the conflict. As of 1 September 2024, it had allocated over €434 million to humanitarian assistance in Ukraine, enabling it to directly assist Ukrainians and support projects by international organizations, United Nations agencies and... Stabilizing post-crisis countries The act of stabilizing post-crisis countries aims to re-establish the minimum conditions of viability for States and to meet populations’ essential... Annual activity report Each year, the CDCS produces an activity report. In 2023, even more than in previous years, there was an almost uninterrupted succession of serious humanitarian and security crises and natural disasters on every continent. Find out more about the CDCS’s work in this new edition. Activity Report CDCS - 2023 PDF - 4 519.1 KB