Current affairs

DRC supports drought stricken families in Ethiopia through cash support

The Danish Refugee Council in Ethiopia is scaling up its response to the ongoing drought, particularly in the Somali Region.

Joint Statement

Ahead of the end of the current UN-led truce agreement on 2 August 2022, humanitarian organisations in Yemen urge all parties to the conflict to adhere to and extend the agreement to protect civilians across the country and allow them to rebuild and recover their lives.

Restoring the dignity of drought-affected families in Somalia

Following four consecutive failed rainy seasons, close to 800,000 people have been displaced by the severe drought in Somalia. Combined with ongoing conflicts, the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, desert locust infestation, and the ongoing war in Ukraine, the drought has taken a heavy toll on millions of Somalis, whose livelihoods have been wiped out as the situation worsens.

DRC Ukraine: Needs for Explosive Ordnance Risk Education grow by the day

As the war in Ukraine rages on, active fighting leaves behind thousands of Explosive Ordnance that pose threat to civilians’ lives and livelihoods.

DRC: Health care for Ukrainians in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Restoring Life in Zindajan

A Case Study of Cash for Work in Herat, Western Afghanistan

Urgent response needed in Drought-hit Somalia

DRC Regional Executive Director visits drought-hit Somalia; Calls for urgent response to save lives.

DRC in Ukraine: Safe spaces and hot meals - shelters in Dnipro

The former concert hall in Dnipro city has now become one of three shelters for internally displaced persons organised by the local NGO KUST.

The Transition to Peace and Recovery in Rural Afghanistan

This spring DRC officially launched its one-year Area-Based Approach for Development Emergency Initiative (ABADEI) funded by the UNDP to promote socio-economic recovery and strengthen community resilience in Afghanistan.

Ukraine: DRC deminers save lives by clearing explosives on roads

VIDEO: On May 30, DRC deminers started clearing the road to Bilmachivka village in Chernihiv Oblast in the north of Ukraine. It is the shortest way to the village and also is an important route for local farmers.

World Refugee Day 2022: How many are forced to flee?

According to the latest UN estimate, more than 100 million individuals worldwide have been forcibly displaced because of persecution, conflict, violence or human rights violations.

DRC scales up support in Moldova responding to the Ukraine crisis

With millions of people from Ukraine crossing into neighbouring countries in search of emergency aid a protection, needs for shelter and aid is stretching local capacities. DRC now scales up presence and support across the region – most recently in Moldova.

DRC in Ukraine: NGO supported by DRC provides 3000 IDPs with hot meals daily

VIDEO: In Uzhhorod, western Ukraine, over 2-3.000 IDPs daily receive hot meals. Such aid for IDPs was organised by the local NGO, which is supported by DRC. The grant from DRC went entirely on products because the quantity of dishes daily prepared is massive.

DRC Somalia scales up aid to thousands displaced by drought

DRC is ramping up assistance to thousands of families affected by the severe drought in Somalia. DRC’s field teams provide life-saving emergency support to the most in need and boosts community resilience to the ripple effects of the drought.

DRC in Ukraine: Support for IDP collective centres in Western Ukraine

VIDEO: They fled to save their lives from the war in Ukraine, but now struggle to find a safe place within their country while waiting for peace to return. DRC has mapped the needs of 20+ IDP centres in western Ukraine and 6 have already applied for grants to improve basic living conditions.

DRC sets ambitious target: Reducing 50% of our carbon emissions by 2030

The climate crisis causes disasters and protracted climate change that leads to forced displacement and worsened conditions for millions of the world's most vulnerable. At DRC, we have now committed ourselves to respond to the climate crisis by reducing the carbon footprint that emerges from our work for people affected by conflict and displacement around the world.

DRC launches Community Feedback Mechanism Guidance key to closing persistent accountability gap

Of the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) nine commitments, Commitment 5 on welcoming and addressing complaints consistently scores the lowest.

Humanitarian mine action in Afghanistan

It’s spring and the peak season for farmers to prepare the land for new crops in Afghanistan. Among the challenges here, however, is not least that large parts of farmland are contaminated by explosive remnants of war.

UKRAINE: Access to war-stricken families is crucial

DRC is working with 61 local partners for crisis response and is preparing several mine clearance operations in Kyiv. Regional director: "We are operating under extremely harsh and unpredictable conditions. But with the support of thousands of donors, we will continue to expand our life-saving crisis response."

The Long Walk to Mogadishu: Thousands of Drought-Affected IDPs Flee to The City

Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are experiencing one of the worst droughts in 40 years after three back-to-back failed rainy seasons. Thousands of people have been forced into displacement while seeking food, water and pasture, and the governments of Kenya and Somalia have declared national emergencies.