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How is the EU helping those affected in Northwest Syria and government-controlled areas? In pictures, see some examples.

Syria, a country that used to be self-sufficient in food production, now ranks among the 6 countries with the highest food insecurity in the world.

When the car stopped in front of their home and pulled out his brother’s dead body Imad was distraught beyond words.

Towering high above the city, the citadel of Aleppo – one of the oldest and largest fortresses in the world - stands in stark contrast to the wasteland below.

The simplest of things – registering a birth or obtaining legal residency – represents an administrative imbroglio for most Syrian refugees in Lebanon.

Every war is different; but the terrible impact on children's lives is always the same. In Gaza, the relentless cycle of violence, displacement and insecurity has shattered people’s sense of normality and plunged them into suffering.

“The things we learn in this programme may seem pretty basic for health workers, but I know that this knowledge and skills will make a huge difference for the people of my village!” says Maria Mohamed.

EU-funded cash assistance helps refugees in Turkey like Nacah and Ahmed cope with harsh living conditions.

Wracked by decades of conflict, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the most complex and protracted humanitarian crisis in Africa and the largest hunger crisis worldwide. Nena Lafuente, who helps oversee EU humanitarian programs in Goma, spoke to us about the ongoing crisis.

Countries in the Horn of Africa have been facing a devastating drought – often described as “the worst in a generation”.

It’s the first day of school for Haresa and Shokatara! The two girls live in Cox’s Bazar, the largest refugee camp in the world hosting close to 1 million Rohingya refugees. Here, where over 50% of refugees are under 18 years old, the EU is supporting access to education through UNICEF.

Food, medicine, and other vital supplies are funnelled through Bab al-Hawa – Syria’s last humanitarian aid corridor and the only lifeline for civilians in this part of the country.

There’s one thing that Abari cannot stand: being underestimated. “I want to do everything that the people that can see are doing,”

Aisha and Na’aem have been through a lot together. Growing up in the city of Al Hodeidah in western Yemen, they were forced to flee 3 years ago when conflict flared.

About 400,000 Yazidis fled to the Kurdish region of Iraq after the assault of ISIS in 2014. Today, more than half remain displaced.

Aya, Jameel, Fteim, Yasmin and Mohamad were given a camera to document their lives. They are among the 1.2 million Syrian refugees in Lebanon and recipients of EU-funded cash assistance in a country where life is getting harder by the day.

Like other countries in the Sahel, Niger faces various humanitarian crises...

Erwin Barreto Vazquez was 21 years old when a car crash left him paralysed from the waist down in 2005, in Maracaibo, Venezuela.

Fatima’s story is one of loss, courage, and willpower. She had to flee the war in Syria and came to Turkey in search of safety.