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RSS![People and a dog being evacuated in a rubber boat.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-06/Nova%20Kakhovka%20dam%20breach%20in%20Ukraine%2005.jpg?itok=LXYzrP63)
In the early hours of 6 June, an explosion destroyed a critical infrastructure in southern Ukraine – the Nova Kakhovka dam. This vast amount of water was unleashed downstream along the Dnipro river, flooding dozens of settlements.
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![A family outside.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-08/A%20helping%20hand%20for%20vulnerable%20families%20in%20Gaza%2011.jpg?itok=zzFyCfIk)
The people of Gaza have struggled under a 16-year-long blockade. It is further aggravated by frequent shocks such as recurrent hostilities and air strikes, resulting in sudden severe humanitarian needs for many and increased vulnerability for all.
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Volodymyr is a humanitarian worker who has been working for the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations in Kyiv since 2016.
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![Wajeeh and an aid worker in his garden filled with crates of growing vegetables](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-12/A%20mushrooming%20success%20NRCJordan2.jpg?itok=4xogrORC)
From fleeing conflict to making a new start in his host country, Wajeeh faced the same challenge most refugees face – securing an income for his family.
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![A place of strength 01](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-10/A%20place%20of%20strength%20n1.jpg?itok=Hy3Bq9WR)
Refugee women in Turkey reflect on the impact of COVID-19 on their lives, and how online mental health support has helped them through the pandemic.
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![Photo of Asma](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-12/A%20Rohingya%20mother-s%20journey%20Bangladesh%20HNowrose_1.jpg?itok=HZELy22i)
Not a day goes by that Asma can't remember life before she was a refugee. Originally from Maungdaw, a town in Myanmar bordering Bangladesh, she once led a carefree life with her family.
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![An aid worker, wearing a shirt with an EU flag, seen from the back talking with the family.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-08/A%20safety%20anchor%20for%20nomadic%20refugees%2003.jpg?itok=iteW9b0K)
The young family decided to settle in Gaziantep, Türkiye, shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. They asked for temporary protection IDs to access important services such as health care. However, the road to getting proper documentation was bumpy.
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![Group photo](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-12/A%20story%20of%202%20volunteers%20in%20Ukraine%2001.jpg?itok=OeQHCN6q)
2 young brothers, Hennati and Ivan, are back on their feet and lend a helping hand to others.
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![Photo of Muna outside the centre.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-12/A%20Syrian%20girl%20supports%20disabled%20people%20in%20T%C3%BCrkiye%2001.jpg?itok=9pipmjYO)
Muna lost one of her legs at the age of 3. After the war in Syria broke out, her family left for Türkiye so she could get a new prosthetic leg. Now, at 23-years-old, Muna works as a physiotherapist at the very EU-funded centre where she received her artificial limb.
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![2 faces facing each other, illuminated from behind](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-02/A%20transgender%20woman-s%20struggle%20to%20be%20herself%20in%20Bangladesh%20featured%20image.jpg?itok=OTlKC5e4)
Riya Moni is putting her makeup on. She is not afraid of being caught or humiliated anymore – her makeup is her transgression.
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![Viktoriia proudly shows the artwork of her daughter Melania.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-06/Ukrainian%20mother-s%20journey%20for%20a%20safer%20future%20in%20Moldova%2001.jpg?itok=tyIrvxja)
On the morning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, 34-year-old public servant Viktoriia from Dnipropetrovsk oblast went to work as on any other day.
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![7 year old boy in front of the destructed house](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-08/Afghanistan%20earthquake%20through%20the%20eyes%20of%20survivors%2002.jpg?itok=LR5g1WqA)
On 22 June, a powerful 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan in the early morning.
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![Milat sitting on a pile of rumble which used to be a house.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-12/Afghanistan%20-%20after%20the%20earthquakes%2001.jpg?itok=EeE7M4Ar)
A series of catastrophic earthquakes affected 96,000 children and their families in western Afghanistan. Partners like UNICEF support them on their way to recovery thanks to EU humanitarian funding.
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![People cueing in a big hall](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-07/Afghanistan%20-%20providing%20food%20assistance%20as%20humanitarian%20needs%20soar%20featured%20image.jpg?itok=aVu4VOlF)
Nearly 23 million people in Afghanistan—over half the population—are facing hunger in 2022.
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It has been over 3 months since the Pakistani government announced that undocumented Afghans had to leave the country or face deportation. Since then, almost 500,000 Afghans have been forced to return to their homeland.
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![Nurse Leonie Kamono standing in front of 2 young mothers holding their babies.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-05/Fight%20against%20child%20malnutrition%2007.jpg?itok=4x-2TW7O)
Children under the age of 5 are very vulnerable: They are susceptible to diseases and malnutrition, and their parents need to be able to access primary health care for them.
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Sophia – ‘wisdom’ in Greek - is one of 5 fully equipped ambulance buses that will go to different parts of Ukraine. They have been contributed by Norway and are delivered via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.
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![Ana story 01](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-12/01.png?itok=c9SetWHk)
The comic shows the harsh but hopeful journey of many young migrants from Central America. Read now ‘ANA’, available in English, French and Spanish.
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South Sudan is facing one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with thousands of people living in famine-like conditions. In addition, more than 2 million South Sudanese are living as refugees in neighbouring countries like Sudan.
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The 6-week long hostilities during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in 2020 have pushed hundreds of thousands to flee their homes for safety. Today, some remain displaced. Many of them are children.
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