Stories

Some sounds belong to childhood: the hum of a lullaby, the clang of a school bell, the rustle of pages in a classroom. Others, like the whistle of rockets, never should. Cristina Shuljenko has heard both.

Hurricane Melissa developed on 25 October 2025 in the Caribbean Sea, and quickly became extremely powerful, erratic, and devastating.

In Haiti, unprecedented levels of gang violence have forced over 1 million people to flee. With access to health services extremely limited, cholera outbreaks continue to appear, notably in sites where displaced people live in precarious conditions.

In the vast, wind-swept plains of northwestern Kenya, the Kakuma refugee camp and Kalobeyei settlement stretch across the dry Turkana landscape.

In the Rohingya refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, emergencies like fires can spread quickly, destroying shelters and putting lives at risk. With support from EU humanitarian aid, Acted is training volunteers as first responders, strengthening community resilience.

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.