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Maidimu, Ethiopia – Like many people from Ethiopia’s Tigray region, Fesseha has seen her life torn apart and pieced back together. She has lived through war, hunger and the loss of the land that once sustained her family.

Since the outbreak of the conflict in Sudan in 2023, the hostilities have pushed over a million displaced people – including Sudanese refugees and Chadian returnees – into neighbouring Chad.

The European Union supports Palestinian refugees in the West Bank who are struggling to save their children’s education after the Israeli army forcibly evacuated the 3 major refugee camps of Jenin, Tulkarem and Nour Shams.

In the Philippines, many communities live at the intersection of conflict and disaster – often testing their strength and resilience. Amid these hardships, stories of courage, hope, and recovery emerge.

Earlier this year, renewed unrest in South Sudan forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes. Families crossed the border into Ethiopia, seeking safety in places like Matar. Here, the most basic needs such as clean water, food and shelter are scarce.

The outbreaks of violence that have shaken Nagorno-Karabakh have caused more than 100,000 people to flee their homes, seeking refuge in Armenia. These families have often lost everything: their homes, their livelihoods, and their sense of belonging.

Amid the uncertainty of forced displacement, Fadi and Nisreen struggle to rebuild their lives in the West Bank. With no income, mounting debt, and the constant threat of eviction, their story mirrors that of thousands of Palestinian families trapped in a cycle of loss.

Under the morning sun in Aj Jabalain, 12 -year-old Hassan stands in the market, balancing a tray of peanuts on his head. Aj Jabalain lies in Sudan’s White Nile State, near the border with South Sudan – a region that has received thousands of displaced families since the war began.

In the heart of Chad's humanitarian landscape lies the Fourkoulom IDP camp, a settlement that has become a refuge for thousands displaced by conflict and crisis.

After the fall of Bashar Al Assad’s regime, Syria is working hard for a brighter future. But 13 years of war have left millions of displaced people struggling to meet their most basic needs.

In the hills of Tigray, where displacement has reshaped daily life, strength often reveals itself in small, steady gestures. Belaynesh grips her white jerrycan with steady hands. What once felt unbearably heavy now feels lighter, almost routine.

The conflict in Sudan continues to rage, forcing civilians to flee their homes. Nearly 15 million Sudanese have been internally displaced or have left the country, including almost 4 million children. This has made Sudan the world’s largest child displacement crisis.

Yemen remains one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises. With deteriorating food security, soaring malnutrition rates, and recurring epidemic outbreaks, the country is on the brink of collapse.

In 2023, the escalation between Azerbaijan and Karabakh and the subsequent ceasefire afterwards led to the exodus of more than 100.000 Karabakh people to Armenia.

On 26 December 2004, apocalyptic scenes flickered across TV screens around the world: leveled coastlines, uprooted palm trees, and people desperately searching for their loved ones under the rubble of their destroyed homes.

Colombia continues to host one of the world's largest populations of forcibly uprooted people. There are over 7 million internally displaced persons (IDPs), in addition to 3 million Venezuelan migrants and refugees.

When conflict erupted in Sudan in April 2023, millions of civilians were forced to flee their homes in search of safety. While many crossed into Chad, Egypt, and South Sudan, a significant number sought refuge in Libya.

Lebanon is marked by continued economic and social instability, with 2.2 million Lebanese in need of humanitarian aid. The wide economic breakdown left families struggling to make ends meet, while the country is also hosting the highest number of refugees per capita in the world.

In August 2025, when the deadly Ebola virus broke out in Bulape, a remote region of Kasai Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, time was the enemy. With challenging roads, abandoned airstrips and a lack of reliable infrastructure, delivering medical help seemed nearly impossible.