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In the small south African country of Eswatini, a 3-year EU-funded partnership is using cash assistance to improve people’s lives and increase their financial independence. This includes tackling food insecurity, future-proofing local farming techniques and strengthening the health system.
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![A white dog sitting in the front, in the background of the living room Ihor and his mother.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-01/Homecoming%20dreams%2003.jpg?itok=1zk0vroI)
Ihor lives in the village of Pervomaiske, roughly 400km south of Kyiv. Following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he found himself at the centre of intense fighting. In 2022 the frontline dissected his neighbourhood, with fighting in the streets.
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![A woman, seen from the back, next to an incubator.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-11/Ukrainian%20women%20fight%20to%20reclaim%20their%20lives%20and%20futures%2001.jpg?itok=hwjHTibQ)
“One day, they came and pulled me out of the basement. 4 hefty guys, well-armed, positioned me in front of the house with rifles and began interrogating me.”
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![Children study and play in a newly rehabilitated shelter that provides a sense of safety and comfort](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-10/A%20life%20after%20-%20bringing%20normalcy%20to%20a%20war-torn%20Ukraine%2004.jpg?itok=teEkkll_)
“For a year, I felt homeless. I am so grateful to these people for repairing my roof and windows,” says Oksana, resident of the Obukhovychi village in Northern Ukraine.
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![Several women making a painting on a canvas.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-11/I%20would%20do%20anything%20to%20support%20my%20children-s%20education%2004.jpg?itok=Q3XB5zHG)
Aliye and Sewsen are both mothers and refugees who fled from Syria in search of a safer future.
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![Children playing a game on a table. A ball is thrown towards a pile of cups placed on top of each other. Around other children and a teacher.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-09/EU-funded%20centre%20helps%20women%20and%20children%2002.jpg?itok=gWXSuXp4)
In Kilis, a community centre by the International Blue Crescent Relief & Development Foundation (IBC), provides a safe space for local and refugee children to learn, play and recover. In addition, women also receive support to help them overcome the trauma they have experienced.
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![Lina reading a book](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-10/The%20confident%20girl%20featured%20media.jpg?itok=JjIipV-f)
With funding from the EU, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) helps girls like Lina through difficult times.
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![‘We are leaving to seek a better life’](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-11/thumb_colombia_necocli_video_web.jpg?itok=oe2gwOI-)
For thousands of migrants, Colombia's northern coastal town of Necoclí is the first step of a long journey. The destination: what they hope will be a better life.
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![Group of women feeding children sitting on their lap.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-01/He%20who%20has%20health%20has%20hope%2007.jpg?itok=0mRvBFXm)
Over 40 million people are currently facing starvation in the Sahel, including in Burkina Faso, where conflict is the leading cause of food insecurity. At least 1.7 million people are internally displaced due to the ongoing violence - including almost 900,000 children.
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![Maria Victoria](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-01/I%20found%20a%20family%20at%20the%20Casa%20de%20los%20Derechos%20featured%20media.jpg?itok=muZBWIWo)
In Colombia, thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes due to the conflict. Maria Victoria* (60) is one of them.
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![Photo of Rehaf](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-03/My%20life%20was%20always%20a%20war%2001.jpg?itok=0HWRtBN1)
Rehaf fled the war in Syria with her 2 daughters in 2015. The young mother found safety in Turkey and managed to build a new life and future for herself and her children.
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![A doctor administers a vaccine in an arm, behind this person another person watching.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-02/No%20child%20can%20miss%20immunisation.jpg?itok=SmAKt0o1)
The EU has supported vaccination campaigns against COVID-19 throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. In addition to the COVID-19 vaccination campaigns, EU funding supports the rollout of routine childhood immunisations.
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![A mother holing her child on her arm while a health worker takes care of the child.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-11/thumb_nutrition_ethiopia_web.jpg?itok=WdrTWWPK)
Thanks to UNICEF and the EU’s humanitarian support, health workers like Sedelia provide essential services to mothers and children.
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![Maria in front of her house](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-12/This%20aid%20allowed%20me%20to%20have%20a%20roof%2001.jpg?itok=o1d0TxPe)
The repression of paramilitary groups in her native Nicaragua forced Maria and her family to flee to Costa Rica at the end of 2018.
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Refugee children are receiving help to overcome their trauma and, even for a short time, forget their worries.
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![Nelofar standing on a balcony looking out into a street](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-01/2021%20Turkey%20UNHCR_1.jpg?itok=zThy8EDg)
Nelofar lives in Istanbul with her husband and 5 children. Fearing persecution in their home country Afghanistan, she was forced to flee to Turkey together with her family.
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![Muhammad Ajman holds his newborn daughter Fatima.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-08/1%20year%20after%20the%20Taliban%20takeover%2001.jpg?itok=QIQmDflb)
Over the past 4 decades, the constant conflict has vastly deteriorated Afghanistan’s ability to cope with the effects of climate change.
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![People queuing outside in front of a tent.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-03/12%20years%20of%20war%20in%20Syria%2001.jpg?itok=Jua6blCZ)
Conflict, crisis, COVID-19, cholera, and, as if things couldn’t possibly get worse, the strongest earthquake in a lifetime – there seems to be no end to the suffering of people in northern Syria.
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![A woman holding up images, in the background a group of women along a wall with other explanatory images on it.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-08/2%20years%20after%20the%20Taliban%20takeover%2003.jpg?itok=8nnn7S3O)
Afghanistan is grappling with an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. In 2023, a staggering 28.3 million people – or two-thirds of Afghanistan’s population - require urgent humanitarian assistance to survive.
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![Emergency Response Coordination Centre from the inside](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-10/ercc_inside%20web.jpg?itok=o8KC-3_f)
Since it was set up, the EU Civil Protection Mechanism has been responding quickly and collectively to emergencies and disasters.
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