Témoignages

A year ago, this maternity hospital in Chernihiv, northern Ukraine, was surrounded by Russian forces. But despite the shelling, the maternity ward did not stop its operations for a single day.

Formerly employed in a bank for five years, 27-year-old Diana changed her life and focused on her passion of making a difference in her hometown, Mykolaiv, Ukraine. Since October 2023, Diana has been working as a deminer for Danish Church Aid (DCA), specialising in non-technical surveys (NTS).

Due to the increasing humanitarian needs resulting from the unprecedented drought in the Horn of Africa, coupled with entrenched insecurity in Somalia, the EU launched a series of Humanitarian Air Bridge flights to the country.

“For a year, I felt homeless. I am so grateful to these people for repairing my roof and windows,” says Oksana, resident of the Obukhovychi village in Northern Ukraine.

The EU supports Member States in organising the repatriation of EU citizens from across the world, wherever they may be.

In Africa’s Sahel region, Burkina Faso is among the 10 poorest countries in the world.

The EU is stepping up emergency support to deliver aid to vulnerable populations in areas where access is severely limited.

Socheat lives in Cambodia with her grandparents and younger sister. A few years ago, her parents left to work in neighbouring Thailand.

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.

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.

Niger continues to suffer significant humanitarian needs due to conflict, displacement, food insecurity, child malnutrition, and epidemics. The multi-faceted shocks in conflict-affected areas of Niger have had a severe impact on local, already destitute populations.

Ruslana is a 19-year-old nurse who works at a clinic in Ukraine’s Zhytomyr oblast. She regularly visits families with young children in remote villages near the border with Belarus.

With EU humanitarian support, children exiting armed forces and groups, as well as survivors of sexual violence, receive holistic care.

In Afghanistan, deadly, rusting legacies of war are embedded in the walls of homes, lodged in roadside ditches, and half-buried in remote hillsides.

2020 was the hottest year on record. Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are the highest they have been in at least 3.5 million years.

Violence has intensified, especially in remote and isolated areas, and displacement persists.

Being a migrant, working on the streets of a foreign country, is incredibly hard and leaves you vulnerable to many dangers.

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.

Health workers are being systematically targeted, leaving conflict-affected and isolated areas even more vulnerable.