With funding from the EU, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) helps girls like Lina through difficult times.

For thousands of migrants, Colombia's northern coastal town of Necoclí is the first step of a long journey. The destination: what they hope will be a better life.

In Colombia, thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes due to the conflict. Maria Victoria* (60) is one of them.

Rehaf fled the war in Syria with her 2 daughters in 2015. The young mother found safety in Turkey and managed to build a new life and future for herself and her children.

Thanks to UNICEF and the EU’s humanitarian support, health workers like Sedelia provide essential services to mothers and children.

The repression of paramilitary groups in her native Nicaragua forced Maria and her family to flee to Costa Rica at the end of 2018.

Refugee children are receiving help to overcome their trauma and, even for a short time, forget their worries.

Nelofar lives in Istanbul with her husband and 5 children. Fearing persecution in their home country Afghanistan, she was forced to flee to Turkey together with her family.

Over the past 4 decades, the constant conflict has vastly deteriorated Afghanistan’s ability to cope with the effects of climate change.

Since it was set up, the EU Civil Protection Mechanism has been responding quickly and collectively to emergencies and disasters.

When western Nepal was hit by floods in 2021, those most affected received cash grants distributed by the Nepal Red Cross Society.

25 August 2022 marks 5 years since a military crackdown in Myanmar forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims to flee their homes to reach Bangladesh.

The EU helps refugees in Syria’s neighbouring countries, providing impartial aid to vulnerable people inside Syria through over 30 humanitarian partners.

After 7 years of war, Yemen remains one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. The EU works with humanitarian partners to ensure aid is delivered to those who need it most.

Volodymyr is a humanitarian worker who has been working for the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations in Kyiv since 2016.

Refugee women in Turkey reflect on the impact of COVID-19 on their lives, and how online mental health support has helped them through the pandemic.

Riya Moni is putting her makeup on. She is not afraid of being caught or humiliated anymore – her makeup is her transgression.

On 22 June, a powerful 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan in the early morning.

Nearly 23 million people in Afghanistan—over half the population—are facing hunger in 2022.