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RSSThe EU supports Member States in organising the repatriation of EU citizens from across the world, wherever they may be.
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In Africa’s Sahel region, Burkina Faso is among the 10 poorest countries in the world.
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The EU is stepping up emergency support to deliver aid to vulnerable populations in areas where access is severely limited.
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Socheat lives in Cambodia with her grandparents and younger sister. A few years ago, her parents left to work in neighbouring Thailand.
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), at least half of the people in the world do not have access to essential health care. Moreover, 344 million people are going deeper into extreme poverty each year because they cannot afford the health fees.
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Like millions of Yemenis, Aisha was driven from her home by a missile attack. She will never forget the chaos and panic of that day when she had to take her grandchildren to safety.
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With EU humanitarian support, children exiting armed forces and groups, as well as survivors of sexual violence, receive holistic care.
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In Afghanistan, deadly, rusting legacies of war are embedded in the walls of homes, lodged in roadside ditches, and half-buried in remote hillsides.
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2020 was the hottest year on record. Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are the highest they have been in at least 3.5 million years.
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Violence has intensified, especially in remote and isolated areas, and displacement persists.
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Being a migrant, working on the streets of a foreign country, is incredibly hard and leaves you vulnerable to many dangers.
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Colombia continues to be hostage to a nearly 6-decade internal conflict. In 2016, the government signed a peace agreement with the largest guerrilla group, the FARC.
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Health workers are being systematically targeted, leaving conflict-affected and isolated areas even more vulnerable.
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For almost 60 years, civilians in Colombia have been suffering the consequences of a conflict affecting large portions of the country.
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Even before conflict erupted in Sudan in April, malnutrition rates among children under 5 years were on the rise. The EU responds as poor access to nutrition, health, water, hygiene, and food threaten the health of the country’s children.
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35-year-old Elena was recovering from COVID-19, which adversely affected her for over a month, when she received a call she was eagerly expecting: she would receive cash assistance to meet her family’s basic needs for 3 months.
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In Iraq, a country scarred by conflict and civil unrest, the EU and UNICEF are working together to identify out-of-school children and adolescents, finding ways to make them learn again.
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The name ‘Lajas Blancas’ might not ring a bell when thinking about famous locations to visit in Panama, but for people crossing the Darién Gap, reaching this place means being finally safe.
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Despite the challenges posed by a 6-decade economic embargo imposed by the United States, Cuba has built a strong healthcare system.
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Logistics are key in humanitarian aid. But how do you deliver life-saving supplies when armed groups cut roads off, deploy landmines, and target convoys?
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