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RSS![2 faces facing each other, illuminated from behind](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-02/A%20transgender%20woman-s%20struggle%20to%20be%20herself%20in%20Bangladesh%20featured%20image.jpg?itok=OTlKC5e4)
Riya Moni is putting her makeup on. She is not afraid of being caught or humiliated anymore – her makeup is her transgression.
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![Viktoriia proudly shows the artwork of her daughter Melania.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-06/Ukrainian%20mother-s%20journey%20for%20a%20safer%20future%20in%20Moldova%2001.jpg?itok=tyIrvxja)
On the morning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, 34-year-old public servant Viktoriia from Dnipropetrovsk oblast went to work as on any other day.
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![7 year old boy in front of the destructed house](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-08/Afghanistan%20earthquake%20through%20the%20eyes%20of%20survivors%2002.jpg?itok=LR5g1WqA)
On 22 June, a powerful 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan in the early morning.
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![Milat sitting on a pile of rumble which used to be a house.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-12/Afghanistan%20-%20after%20the%20earthquakes%2001.jpg?itok=EeE7M4Ar)
A series of catastrophic earthquakes affected 96,000 children and their families in western Afghanistan. Partners like UNICEF support them on their way to recovery thanks to EU humanitarian funding.
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![People cueing in a big hall](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-07/Afghanistan%20-%20providing%20food%20assistance%20as%20humanitarian%20needs%20soar%20featured%20image.jpg?itok=aVu4VOlF)
Nearly 23 million people in Afghanistan—over half the population—are facing hunger in 2022.
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![View of groups of people at the border crossing. In the background loaded trucks in line.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-01/Afghans%20returning%20from%20Pakistan%2005.jpg?itok=fY9UXejm)
It has been over 3 months since the Pakistani government announced that undocumented Afghans had to leave the country or face deportation. Since then, almost 500,000 Afghans have been forced to return to their homeland.
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![Nurse Leonie Kamono standing in front of 2 young mothers holding their babies.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-05/Fight%20against%20child%20malnutrition%2007.jpg?itok=4x-2TW7O)
Children under the age of 5 are very vulnerable: They are susceptible to diseases and malnutrition, and their parents need to be able to access primary health care for them.
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![Person being helped, lying in an ambulance, by 3 doctors.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-01/An%20ambulance%20bus%20named%20wisdom%2001.jpg?itok=lbTvSUvj)
Sophia – ‘wisdom’ in Greek - is one of 5 fully equipped ambulance buses that will go to different parts of Ukraine. They have been contributed by Norway and are delivered via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.
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![Ana story 01](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-12/01.png?itok=c9SetWHk)
The comic shows the harsh but hopeful journey of many young migrants from Central America. Read now ‘ANA’, available in English, French and Spanish.
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![Apuk’s story main d8.jpg](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-10/Apuk%E2%80%99s%20story%20main%20d8.jpg?itok=XK2T4xNV)
South Sudan is facing one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with thousands of people living in famine-like conditions. In addition, more than 2 million South Sudanese are living as refugees in neighbouring countries like Sudan.
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![children sitting at a table in a classroom with one boy in front having his head on a soft cloth](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-02/Armenia%20-%20finding%20a%20safe%20space%20to%20play%2C%20learn%20and%20heal%20featured%20image.jpg?itok=7efl-qS6)
The 6-week long hostilities during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in 2020 have pushed hundreds of thousands to flee their homes for safety. Today, some remain displaced. Many of them are children.
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![People in a crowded street](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-03/Assisting%20Ukraine%20-EU%20emergency%20relief%20in%20action%2001.jpg?itok=GbXWAYYL)
Almost 1 month has passed since Russia launched its war of aggression on Ukraine. Since the start of the invasion, the EU has been working around the clock to provide emergency relief to those in need.
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![Banner](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-05/Award_pr_1600x800%20nw.png?itok=9l_nYGdG)
The Award recognises actions by the EU public administration that have a visible and direct positive impact on the lives of citizens.
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![Eltaj and Eljad are looking at the items delivered by UNHCR](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-02/2021%2012_Azerbaijan_European%20Union_Tofiq%20Babayev_UNHCR%20distribution_photo%20story%203.jpg?itok=c88qusAs)
The 6-week long Karabakh conflict in 2020 has resulted in several thousands of casualties, including civilian deaths and injuries.
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![Back home: helping DRC refugees rebuild their lives](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-12/thumbnail_drc.jpg?itok=lJZJrrw9)
Going back to the homes they fled is only the first step in the journey back to normality
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![Adolescent girls sewing sanitary pads.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-08/Bangladesh%20-%20homemade%20sanitary%20pads%2001.jpg?itok=_jTIjyiY)
Menstrual hygiene is integral to women's health and wellbeing. Poor menstrual hygiene can pose serious health risks.
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![Family attending a nutrition workshop](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-07/Beating%20malnutrition%20in%20the%20DRC%2001.jpg?itok=gvDrvGuS)
For more than 25 years, conflict has threatened the population of one of the world's poorest countries: the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
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![Belgian medical staff help Slovak hospital face COVID-19 emergency](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-04/ICF2100013_DG-ECHO_Homepage_Story%201_420x280pxpx_BE.jpg?itok=lEas0eFd)
When the COVID-19 burden became overwhelming for Slovak doctors and nurses, their Belgian colleagues rushed to their rescue. After Slovakia asked for help to the EU’s Emergency Response Coordination Centre, Belgium responded by sending 2 medical teams to the country.
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![A premature born child in an incubator.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-07/Born%20under%20fire%2001.jpg?itok=xhVzu98o)
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.
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![View of people in front of a distribution centre](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-09/Humanitarian%20Air%20Bridge%20flights%20in%20Somalia%2005.jpg?itok=qdG8F8dJ)
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.
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