World Health Organization
European Emergency Circle participates in the Emergency Medical Teams platform of the World Health Organization as an EMT Partner, under registration EURO-0038.
EMT Partner
Explore our relationship →Preparedness · Knowledge · Humanitarian Action
Building capability.
Strengthening response.
Connecting people, institutions and expertise to advance emergency preparedness, humanitarian education and decision-making under pressure.
International humanitarian action · Illustrative photograph · Civilian humanitarian assistance · Mozambique / Humanity & Inclusion
EEC in the field
Who we are
An international circle of expertise and action.
The European Emergency Circle brings together education, operational preparedness and cross-border collaboration to strengthen the people and systems responding to crises.
Based in Geneva, Switzerland, the EEC works across international networks, connecting professionals and institutions around emergency care, disaster preparedness, humanitarian capacity and applied human factors.
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EEC SIMOPS · Operational simulations
Train decisions before the crisis.
Emergency & Disaster Response Simulation System
EEC SIMOPS is an international operational simulation system developed by the European Emergency Circle to train professionals, teams and leaders to manage emergencies, disasters and complex humanitarian crises.
Through dynamic and realistic scenarios, participants are placed in simulated operations where they must make decisions under pressure, coordinate resources, manage incomplete information and respond to constantly evolving critical situations.
Unlike conventional training, EEC SIMOPS confronts participants with the consequences of their own decisions. Each choice can change the course of the operation, create new challenges and require immediate adaptation of the strategies adopted.
An experience in command, coordination and response
The system recreates challenges encountered in humanitarian operations and emergency response, including:
- Incident management and decision-making under pressure.
- Coordination of Emergency Medical Teams (EMT).
- Civil-military cooperation in humanitarian contexts.
- Management of critical resources, logistics and operational safety.
- Crisis communication and information management.
- Coordination with national authorities and international organisations.
- Leadership, human factors and behaviour in highly complex situations.
Learn to decide. Prepare to respond.
Each exercise is structured to develop operational skills, critical thinking, situational leadership and the ability to coordinate across institutions.
Participant performance is assessed through the quality of decisions, communication, risk management, adaptability and the operational results achieved.
EEC SIMOPS combines experiential learning, crisis simulation and human factors analysis within an international training environment.
International engagement
Working across global humanitarian and policy networks.
The EEC participates in international platforms and civil-society networks related to emergency medical teams, disaster risk reduction and crime prevention.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
EEC engagement through the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism and a publicly documented Sendai Framework voluntary commitment.
Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism · SEM
Explore our relationship →Mental Health Innovation Network (MHIN)
The European Emergency Circle is registered with the Mental Health Innovation Network (MHIN), connecting its work in humanitarian education and applied neuroscience with the international mental health community.
Registered with MHIN
Explore our relationship →Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
The European Emergency Circle is a full member of the Alliance, connecting its expertise with international civil-society cooperation on crime prevention and criminal justice.
Full member of the Alliance
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