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Naima, 22, is married with two young daughters and lives displaced in Mogadishu.

‘When I compare her to other children her age, I feel very emotional. I cannot help it.’ Naima is sitting in a quiet room, hidden from the baking midday sun and away from the clamour of hundreds of other mothers and their children. A wide-eyed baby sits in her lap.

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Around 1 in 10 Haitians have been displaced within the country by the unprecedented level of gang violence.

Haiti is struggling with an unprecedented level of violence. Armed groups control more than 85% of the capital, Port-Au-Prince, and are expanding their presence in the Artibonite and Centre departments, increasing catastrophic levels of humanitarian needs.

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From survival to stability: supporting Syrians returning home

At a time of extraordinary need, with fragile infrastructure still reeling from the 2023 earthquakes and displaced people considering returning home after the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, the NGO GOAL provides essential humanitarian support.

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One day with UNRWA in Gaza

Since 1948, UNRWA has operated in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPT), Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon, providing registered Palestinian refugees with education, healthcare, social services, infrastructure and camp improvements, microfinance, and emergency assistance.

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Baking bread to feed Ukraine

A small bakery in the Mykolaiv region of Ukraine continues to bake fresh bread amid shelling and power cuts to keep its community strong – thanks to the EU’s support

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The Sahrawis: 50 years as refugees

The conflict in Western Sahara – once a Spanish colony – has resulted in 5 decades of displacement for the Sahrawi people, with an estimated number of about 173,000 refugees living in 5 isolated camps near Tindouf, in western Algeria.

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Against the odds: humanitarian efforts in Gaza’s crisis

When Dr Bassil Al Eleh heard the sound of bombing on the morning of 7 October 2023, he couldn’t have predicted the scale of devastation that would unfold over the coming months. The northern Gaza Strip, where he lived, soon became a focal point of relentless attacks.

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Since the Sudan conflict began in April 2023, millions have faced immense hardship. Through EU-funded IRC programmes, Dr. Mogahed Ilkeet, delivers life-saving care at the Tunaydbah camp in Sudan, near the Ethiopian border.

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People receiving cash assistance. Some standing at a table, others seated at the table.

Since 2023, a consortium of 6 international humanitarian organisations has been carrying out a comprehensive cash distribution programme to empower individuals and families in several regions in Ethiopia, based on an assessment of the most acute needs.

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Juleta is showing the T-shirts that she sewed in the centre.

Displacement is not just migrating from one place to another. You also leave your identity and the characteristics that make you who you are behind you. While facing many challenges during the route, you must rebuild your life and yourself in the place you came to.

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Photo of Emmanuela in front of a bright pink wall.

Kenya is home to nearly 820,000 registered refugees and asylum seekers, many of whom have fled war-torn countries such as Somalia, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Sudan. For them, escaping conflict often means enduring unimaginable hardships and rebuilding lives far from home.

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