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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.

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.

This wildfire season has been one of the most severe in recent memory — the worst since 2006, when records began. Across Europe, flames have threatened homes, communities, and natural landscapes.

In the peaceful yet sombre confines of his home in Lahj, Yemen, 25-year-old Khaldoon reflects on his crutches — an ever-present reminder of a life transformed by tragedy.

More than 1 million hectares have burned—the largest area recorded in the EU since 2006. Almost 2,000 fires have been detected since January, nearly double the number during the same period last year.

The work of a rescuer has always been a symbol of self-sacrifice. But for Ukrainian state emergency service personnel, in the time of full-scale war, it has become a daily act of heroism, marked by constant danger and unpredictable challenges.

It doesn’t take long for a spark to ignite and turn into towering red flames devouring a forest. But it can take much longer for rescue teams to receive a call for help and reach the scene – especially in remote, mountainous terrain.

On International Day to Protect Education from Attack we recognise the important role of education to provide hope for the future. Children’s right to quality education should not stop in times of humanitarian emergencies. 

For millions of children across Latin America, attending school is not a given. Conflict, natural disasters, extreme poverty, and displacement often make education inaccessible or unsafe.

For over a decade, war negatively shaped Ahmed’s family’s life: they were displaced, separated, and forced to abandon everything they held dear. When the Assad regime fell in December 2024, they were able to return to their village.

The Rohingya, an ethnic and religious Muslim minority in Buddhist-majority Myanmar, have endured decades of violence and discrimination. Effectively denied citizenship in their own country, they are one of the largest stateless populations in the world.

In 2024, the Pan American Health Organization recorded the worst ever outbreak of dengue fever in the Americas. There were over 13 million cases, with more than 8,000 deaths.

In early 2025, Israeli military operations in the Jenin and Tulkarem refugee camps, in the West Bank, forced entire camp populations to flee. Streets were destroyed, homes were raided, and entire neighbourhoods became uninhabitable.

The 10-year long war took a heavy toll on Yemeni people. Now, amidst an even larger crisis affecting the entire Middle East region, they are caught between a rock and a hard place.

It’s the early afternoon in the Kalobeyei refugee settlement, northern Kenya, and Garang has just finished conducting his daily radio show. With EU funding, Film Aid Kenya runs the station as part of its larger network of refugee community radios.