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In Alibori Department of north-eastern Benin, a rapidly changing security situation is creating a profound humanitarian crisis. The instability that once remained confined to the immediate northern borders of Alibori and Atacora has begun to spread, pushing its way southward into Borgou Department.

Ebola treatment centres are often shrouded in fear and misunderstanding. We asked a doctor who recently worked in the Democratic Republic of Congo what life inside them is really like. VaccinesWork spoke to Dr Gabriel Muhehe Tshiwisa, a medical doctor and head of the emergency department at Alima.

This is the second day in Greece for the group of 40 Romanian firefighters, sent to work alongside their Greek colleagues in the framework of a European programme called prepositioning. The programme has gone from 236 firefighters in 2022, to almost 800 in the summer of 2026.

On International Day to Protect Education from Attack we recognise the important role of education to provide hope for the future. Children’s right to quality education should not stop in times of humanitarian emergencies. 

Isabella Muthoni is a Kenyan teacher who has spent more than 20 years teaching refugee children in Kakuma in northwestern Kenya. She works in an accelerated education programme for older learners whose schooling has been disrupted by conflict and displacement.

Yemen lies along one of the world’s most dangerous, deadliest and least visible migration routes. Every year, thousands of migrants from the Horn of Africa cross the country in search of a better future, often facing trafficking, exploitation, detention and violence along the way.

A year after a devastating earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan, many families are still rebuilding their homes and livelihoods while coping with loss and uncertainty.

For over 40 years, Israeli authorities have sought to forcibly displace Palestinian residents from Masafer Yatta, a cluster of villages in the southern occupied West Bank.

2 major earthquakes struck Venezuela’s northern coast on 24 June, causing severe damage, around 6,000 recorded deaths and tens of thousands more feared lost. The EU is supporting people affected with €15 million in humanitarian aid.

Every year, on International Dog Day, we celebrate the special bond between humans and their lifelong companions. But for some dogs, this bond also comes with a life-saving mission.

Rather than looking away from the crisis, these photos offer another perspective, a glimpse into the lives lived within it. Children growing up between flimsy bamboo shelters, fathers teaching daughters and neighbours stopping by to talk. Together, they trace the ordinary rituals of everyday lives.

Humanitarian aid is built on a simple promise: that help will reach those who need it most. Yet around the world, keeping that promise is becoming increasingly dangerous.

In any humanitarian crisis, children usually face the greatest hardships. Across conflict-affected areas, simple actions – such as walking to a neighbour’s house or reading a chalkboard – can become impossible hurdles for children living with disabilities.

In Afghanistan’s drought-stricken province of Herat, families like Afsana’s live far from any hospital, with little money, no option of farming their own food, and no reliable way to reach care.

In a small apartment in Masaken Othman, 24-year-old Bakhita lives with her 5 young children. The space is bare: 1 bed, 2 mattresses on the floor, and a small single-burner stove used for cooking.

In Malawi, one of the countries most affected by climate shocks in southern Africa, years of droughts, floods and erratic rainfall are pushing vulnerable families deeper into food insecurity.

With EU support, the Marhetak project has improved the preparation and coordination of cross-border crisis management in the Euregio Meuse-Rhine.

With temperatures rising and forests growing dryer in recent years, wildfires have become the great seasonal challenge for European civil protection. So, what does it take to be truly prepared for a wildfire season in Europe? As with all disaster response operations, time is of the essence.

In this International Year of the Woman Farmer, EU-supported projects in Markounda and Batangafo focus on seed distribution to water access and emergency response. EU Humanitarian aid is helping women, who hold families and communities together, rebuild livelihoods and put food on the table.