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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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The 6-week long Karabakh conflict in 2020 has resulted in several thousands of casualties, including civilian deaths and injuries.

Going back to the homes they fled is only the first step in the journey back to normality

Menstrual hygiene is integral to women's health and wellbeing. Poor menstrual hygiene can pose serious health risks.

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)