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Hope amidst Chaos: How Cash Assistance Restored the Lives of three Families in Uganda

The refugee community in Uganda continues to struggle to access food and basic items, partly due to the global covid-19 pandemic leaving many with no income. To respond to the needs of the families, the Danish Refugee Council through the Uganda Cash Consortium provides Multi-purpose Cash Assistance to about 10,000 refugee households.

Environmental conservation, resilience and collaboration between refugees and host communities

The bigger picture – How DRC concomitantly contributes to environmental conservation while boosting resilience and promoting a collaboration between refugees and host communities in north-western Tanzania.

Empowered Saharawi Refugee Business Women

Their journey to achieving viable and sustainable livelihood in Algeria.

Millions face Hunger as Drought grips Somalia

The Horn of Africa is currently facing one of the worst droughts in 40 years. Most affected is Somalia with an increasing number of 7.7 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. DRC is responding, but "the needs are quickly outpacing the available funds to respond", says country director. Amina, a mother of five, fears the worst destiny for her family.

Urgent Need for Support to Drought Affected Communities in Somalia

Heather Amstutz, Regional Director for DRC East Africa and Great Lakes, stresses the need for urgent humanitarian support to drought-affected communities in Somalia after a visit to the country.

Pushbacks at EU’s Borders

Pushbacks are expulsions without legal justification and procedure, usually employed by border police, law enforcement officials or other authorities. It is being used to push foreigners such as migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers from a state’s territory to the territory of another state without regard for the individual’s circumstances and right to seek asylum.

‘I dream of opening a shop on the main street of town’

Exploring links between gender, economic empowerment and violence against women in Iraq

Voices: Refugees and migrants in Asia

8 cartoons: Meet eight men and women from Afghanistan, Myanmar and Bangladesh and learn about their journeys as refugees and migrants in Asia as they tell their own stories in these eight cartoons.

No Ordinary Butchery Shop

A 30-person collective runs a new butchery shop in Rubkona, South Sudan. This support the livelihood of families and vulnerable households

Myanmar: COVID-19 and hygiene awareness in remote areas

DRC’s Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programmes in Myanmar’s Rakhine State target camps for internally displaced people to help reduce disease transmission and build resilience to cope with health risks.

The Yemen Crisis

Yemen is the world's largest humanitarian crisis with 20.7 million people in need of aid and 4 million people displaced. What you need to know about the Yemen crisis.

Thousands displaced after dramatic increase in armed violence against civilians in DR Congo

The provinces of Ituri and North Kivu, DR Congo, have seen a dramatic increase in armed violence against civilians over the past 18 months. Beyond being a threat to physical safety, the presence of armed groups also constitutes a severe threat to the mental health, livelihoods, food security, and education of people of concern – all with long-term consequences.

The Rohingya in Bangladesh: The World’s Largest Refugee Camp

More than 860,000 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar have settled across the border in what is commonly known as ‘the world’s largest refugee camp’ in the Cox's Bazar district in Bangladesh. They live in densely populated camps, currently facing the triple threat of fires, monsoons, and COVID-19 – with little prospect of returning home. This is what you need to know about the Rohingya refugee crisis.

Displacement and COVID-19

The global COVID-19 pandemic is a humanitarian, economic, and social crisis on a nearly unprecedented scale. Its impacts have devastated communities throughout the world, but displaced people have been disproportionally affected. Since the outbreak of the crisis, DRC has been working to identify and address the specific challenges faced by refugees and displaced people.

The Syria Crisis

The Syria crisis is the world's largest displacement crisis. More than half of the population have been forced to flee their homes, and much of the country is in ruins. What you need to know about the Syria crisis.

When Women and Girls are Displaced

When war and conflict forces families into a life of displacement, girls and women are the most vulnerable. Not because women are somehow unable to survive or manage themselves, but because they, as women, are at greater risk of being abused and deprived of their rights.