There has, however, been an increase in the number of beneficiaries of the standby allowance in order to provide assistance to Member States 24/7 (45 staff in 2017 up from 32 in 2016), particularly within DG ECHO, to monitor incidents in real-time and respond immediately to disasters around the world at all times.
Jednako tako bilježi se povećanje broja korisnika radi potpore državama članicama 24 sata dnevno, sedam dana u tjednu (45 u 2017. u odnosu na 32 u 2016.), prije svega u GU-u ECHO zbog nadgledanja incidenata u stvarnom vremenu i neposrednog odgovora na katastrofe u cijelom svijetu u svakom trenutku.