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RSS![Rohingyas in need of further assistance amidst deepening vulnerability 01](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-06/1.jpg?itok=00OjCzim)
6 years into the Rohingya refugee crisis, nearly 1 million Rohingya remain stranded in Cox’s Bazar of Bangladesh, their plight far from over.
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![Face of a boy in a street](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-07/thumbnail_ihl_video_web.jpg?itok=tyM4QgXv)
The international humanitarian law, or ‘rules of war’, is a set of rules that seek to limit the effects of armed conflict.
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![Lyudmilla and Tatiana standing in the garden.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-01/Safe%20in%20Moldova%20-%20but%20longing%20for%20home%2001.jpg?itok=f7jdNPMN)
Forced to flee her home in Mykolaiv, Lyudmilla and her 7-year-old daughter Irina found refuge in Moldova. Despite the warm welcome they received, she longs to one day return to Ukraine.
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Children who had to flee conflict often suffer from mental health issues due to the distressing experiences they had gone through. Caring for their mental health is as important as for their physical wellbeing.
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![2 groups of children playing tug of war](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-11/Sahel%20-%20the%20importance%20of%20mental%20health%20for%20children%20in%20conflict%2003.jpg?itok=TC-mniFG)
Children in the Sahel have the right to education, protection and well-being for harmonious development. The EU and Save the Children provide mental health and psychosocial support for children affected by violence.
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![Aerial view of cows and shepherd](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-09/Scaling%20up%20the%20EU-s%20response%20to%20soaring%20hunger%20in%20West%20Africa%2001.jpg?itok=5LlZhB2k)
In West Africa, hunger has reached a sad new record. For the 3rd consecutive year, the Sahel and Lake Chad regions are facing food and nutrition crises of exceptional proportions, affecting up to 38.3 million people.
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![Slovenia helps Balkan countries face COVID-19 emergency](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-04/ICF2100013_DG-ECHO_Homepage_Story%203_420x280px_SL.jpg?itok=GOYp92_4)
When Kosovo asked for help to the EU’s emergency response coordination centre, Slovenia was quick to respond. Right after the request was received, the country sent a batch of personal protective material out of its own stock to Kosovo and other Balkan countries in need.
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![The EU supports UNICEF in ensuring that Somali girls and boys can attend school – equipping them with knowledge and skills for them to succeed in life and fulfil their dreams, no matter how big.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-12/Somalia-education%20to%20make%20dreams%20come%20true_01.jpg?itok=e7yM3035)
In Somalia, for more than 3 million children, getting a good education is out of reach.
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![Aerial view of a village amids water](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-12/Somalia%20-%20helicopters%20and%20boats%20main%20image.jpg?itok=dllxIOrv)
EU mobilises support to isolated communities as once-in-a-century flooding causes massive destruction
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![A mother and her child at the mobile health clinic in Galkayo, Somalia.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-11/Somalia%20-%20mobile%20health%20teams%20save%20lives%2001.jpg?itok=7e-BjkrI)
Unpredictable and extreme weather due to climate change is affecting Somalia. Dedicated frontline health and nutrition workers are in action with immediate life-saving response, as 1.8 million children are expected to need treatment for malnutrition by the end of the year.
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![Hands of children and adults taking food from a plate and bowls in the middle.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-11/WFP%203.jpg?itok=4-m6IJU5)
Abuk Garang is in cheerful mood with a huge smile plastered across her face. Her children are in similarly high spirits and playing together outside their small house in Halbul, Aweil East.
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![Photo of Gayani](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-06/Sri%20Lanka%20-%20helping%20fishing%20families%20featured%20image.jpg?itok=Tp8iBi6L)
Months have passed since flames engulfed a cargo ship sailing off the coast of the commercial shipping harbour in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in May 2021.
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![Group of people sitting on top of driftwood](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-09/video_dp_ethiopia_0.jpg?itok=_yABJriq)
With funding from the EU, the Dutch Red Cross is supporting the Ethiopia Red Cross Society better prepare for natural hazards and human-induced disasters.
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On their way to Saudi Arabia, migrants from the Horn of Africa are on an arduous journey.
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![Cameroon - Supporting Cameroonian refugees fleeing intercommunal killings 01](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-06/Cameroon-Supporting-Cameroonian-refugees-fleeing-intercommunal-killings-02.jpg?itok=7OnJlyQi)
In December 2021, a new outbreak of violence in the province of Logone-Birni in north-eastern Cameroon caused thousands of people to seek refuge in neighbouring Chad, crossing the Chari River to reach the outskirts of the Chadian capital N'Djamena.
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![Yusmari, holding her son, in front of a poster](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-03/Supporting%20increasingly%20vulnerable%20Venezuelans%20in%20Chile%2008.jpg?itok=yjh51t6H)
Mariana and Juana are among the more than 440,000 displaced Venezuelans currently in Chile, often living on the streets with their families and in highly vulnerable situations.
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![Our colleague Marcin](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-03/thumbnail_marcin_cp_assistance_ukraine_web.jpg?itok=CaMtTI5n)
Our colleague Marcin is in Poland, coordinating assistance for Ukraine arriving from all over Europe.
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![Man in front of banner at the entrance of the isolation centre](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-01/Supporting%20the%20COVID-19%20vaccination%20rollout%20in%20remote%20areas%20of%20DRC%2001.jpg?itok=F8_wvnbA)
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected communities across the globe, including remote communities in Africa.
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![Supporting women affected by gender-based violence](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-11/gbv_photo.jpg?itok=VrCys1he)
25 November marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
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![Photo of Alifa standing in her empty damaged house](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-03/Syria%20-%20EU%20humanitarian%20aid%20in%20the%20wake%20of%20the%20earthquake%2001.jpg?itok=0KmTlXNZ)
How is the EU helping those affected in Northwest Syria and government-controlled areas? In pictures, see some examples.
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