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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.

Feature stories

No Ordinary Butchery Shop

Myanmar: COVID-19 and hygiene awareness in remote areas

The Yemen Crisis

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

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

Displacement and COVID-19

The Syria Crisis

When Women and Girls are Displaced

Winter in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Asylum and Migration Pact

Displaced children and young people

Unaccompanied refugee children

Child marriages

Child labor