Created in 2001, the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) aims at facilitating civil protection assistance interventions in major emergencies (natural and man-made disasters) inside and outside the EU. As of 2023, 37 countries in total participate in the UCPM: 27 EU Member States, as well as 10 Participating States (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Türkiye and Ukraine)