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Djibouti, a small East African country on the Red Sea, is dealing with a host of crises, including recurrent droughts, locust swarms, flooding, and epidemics.
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Amid the bustling streets and serene landscapes of Jordan, a new generation of Syrian children is finding their way, far from the homes their families once knew. These children, born in the shadow of conflict, carry dreams and memories that bind them to a homeland they've never seen.
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A FAST team supports local authorities in their planning, through fire behaviour simulations, tactical and meteorological analysis, and by drafting response and communications plans. They can also assist operations by dispatching and coordinating ground and aerial resources.
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![A health worker checking a child which is hold by the mother who is seated on a chair.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-06/A%20day%20with%20a%20health%20worker%2002.jpg?h=afdc3185&itok=7L_XbtJ8)
A closer look at the treatment of a malnourished child in southern Ethiopia.
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![Photo of Miriam sitting on a chair in front of her house.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-06/community%20hit%20by%20disaster%20built%20back%20safer%2001.jpg?h=b6b2a568&itok=yzshc81M)
People in the northern Philippines knew the Super Typhoon Doksuri was coming. But when it struck in July 2023, its force took many by surprise. It brought more than a month’s worth of rain in 2 days, damaged some 56,000 houses, and affected 3 million people.
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Aisha is just 14 years old. 3 years ago, she fled her village when it was assaulted and burned by one of the armed groups that have been rampaging through the Lake Chad Basin since 2015.
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![A woman sitting on a park bench seen from the back, in the background ruined buildings.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-05/Resilience%20amidst%20ruin%2001.jpg?h=8ac44574&itok=i4E9MnDo)
"Unbreakable" best describes Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city. It has faced almost daily Russian shelling since the beginning of the full-scale war. Aerial bombs, missiles, and drones have destroyed infrastructure, devastated residential buildings, and claimed countless lives.
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![Elena embracing Svitlana. A window curtain in the background.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-05/Sipping%20tea%20-%20sharing%20sorrow%2001.jpg?h=b6b2a568&itok=ckU4C9Eh)
War inevitably brings loss – of lives, health, homes, and cherished dreams. Yet, in the darkest times, the true brightness of humanity shines through.
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![Robi standing in a colourful room holding a toy in front of one eye.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-05/Not%20defined%20by%20disability%20-%20Robi%E2%80%99s%20journey%2001.jpg?h=53518bde&itok=sYPP1826)
See what a typical day looks like for Robi - an enthusiastic learner, a dreamer, and a friend.
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![Sara and Natalia, holding each other while laughing.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-05/A%20Mexican%20mother-s%20journey%20to%20safety%2004.jpg?h=b6b2a568&itok=WsM_qp2R)
When a criminal group threatened Sara* and her family, she took the difficult decision to leave their home in search of asylum. As many fellow Mexicans, she embarked on a journey full of hardships to find safety and to secure a better future for her children.
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2014 was a fateful year for 2 indigenous communities from the Pacific Coast of Colombia. Then, non-state armed groups forced nearly 500 people to leave their lands.
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![View of a street with several Rohingya carrying supplies.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-04/Food%20ration%20cuts%20in%20Bangladesh%2005.jpg?h=b6b2a568&itok=3sXFsyxP)
Last year, a substantial funding shortfall forced the World Food Programme (WFP) to reduce by 30% the food rations in camps in Bangladesh, where almost 1 million Rohingya refugees live, after they fled violence and persecution in Myanmar live.
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![Anna Zakaria Abdallah, seen from the back, and her son looking towards the camera standin amid a group of refugees.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-04/Influx%20of%20refugees%20into%20Chad%2002.jpg?h=6645cb5b&itok=Kk2cqmoP)
More than 579,000* Sudanese refugees have escaped to Chad since April, pushing the country’s refugee population over the 1 million mark which is more than Chad ever hosted in the past 20 years.
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![A man standing close to a wood burner. Several items are hanging at the surrounding walls.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-04/Syria%2013%20years%20of%20war%20main.jpg?h=b6b2a568&itok=ENbS2RPQ)
After 13 years of devastating conflict and a powerful earthquake that struck in 2023, 14 million Syrians were forced to abandon their homes and continue struggling to keep afloat amid frequent military operations, the increasing costs of living and a lack of access to basic services.
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![A woman walks across a derelict railway bridge in the background a river surrounded by green trees.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-04/Madagascar%20forgotten%20crisis%2001.jpg?h=1b60c973&itok=S6Z6dQ1S)
Each year, Madagascar faces recurring droughts, floods and cyclones, which devastate the crops of subsistence farmers, who make up a significant portion of the population,
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![Gloves washing of oil from a bird.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-04/earth%20day%202024%2003.jpg?h=5062c92f&itok=_7IkxAR6)
On Earth Day 2024, we look at how the EUROWA-2 (EURopean Oiled Wildlife Assistance) project has helped improve preparedness for oiled wildlife emergencies.
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![Aid workers taling to an older man.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-04/Supporting_Palestinian_communities_affected_by_settler_violence_in_the_West_Bank_3.jpg?h=ca87da5f&itok=tR6AjV9D)
In recent years, violence perpetrated by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank has been on the rise. On average, 3 settler-related incidents occurred per day in the first 8 months of 2023, compared to an average of 2 per day in 2022 and 1 per day the previous year.
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![Safe childbirth in times of conflict and displacement 04](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-04/safe_childbirth_in_times_of_conflict_and_displacement_4.png?h=bd50ca23&itok=EH0-v0Wc)
In Sudan, conflict has resulted in the internal displacement of over 10 million people, the highest displacement in the world. The recent outbreak in April 2023 forced more than 9 million people from their homes, some for the second or third time.
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![Photo of a hand giving paper money to another hand. In the background some people standing around.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-03/Cash%20transfers%20and%20flour%20Niger%2002.jpg?h=b6b2a568&itok=7po37RJ8)
Niger continues to suffer significant humanitarian needs due to conflict, displacement, food insecurity, child malnutrition, and epidemics. The multi-faceted shocks in conflict-affected areas of Niger have had a severe impact on local, already destitute populations.
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![Cherishing new life EU-trained home nurses help families in remote areas of Ukraine 01](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-04/Cherishing-new-life-EU-trained-home-nurses-help-families-in-remote-areas-of-Ukraine-01.jpg?h=b39c5fef&itok=5efxdzYW)
Ruslana is a 19-year-old nurse who works at a clinic in Ukraine’s Zhytomyr oblast. She regularly visits families with young children in remote villages near the border with Belarus.
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