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People receiving cash assistance. Some standing at a table, others seated at the table.

Since 2023, a consortium of 6 international humanitarian organisations has been carrying out a comprehensive cash distribution programme to empower individuals and families in several regions in Ethiopia, based on an assessment of the most acute needs.

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Juleta is showing the T-shirts that she sewed in the centre.

Displacement is not just migrating from one place to another. You also leave your identity and the characteristics that make you who you are behind you. While facing many challenges during the route, you must rebuild your life and yourself in the place you came to.

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3 students at a desk, holding a book.

The air shimmers with dust around Yaqshid School, a cluster of temporary buildings in a corner of this displacement camp. Inside one of the rooms, 20-year-old teacher Umulkheir Moallim commands the attention of 25 young students with hopeful eyes.

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Photo of Emmanuela in front of a bright pink wall.

Kenya is home to nearly 820,000 registered refugees and asylum seekers, many of whom have fled war-torn countries such as Somalia, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Sudan. For them, escaping conflict often means enduring unimaginable hardships and rebuilding lives far from home.

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3 children standing in front of a window.

Intisar, 40, and her 4 children had no choice but to flee after an airstrike completely destroyed their home in Anbar, Iraq. At the same time, her husband went missing during the attacks by the group known as ISIS in their city and was presumed dead. These events left her distraught and uncertain.

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War changes everything. For those caught in its grip, survival often hinges on resilience, resourcefulness, & community support. In Ukraine, where the horrors of conflict have scarred countless lives, Ukrainians have not only embraced this lesson but have made it the foundation of their resilience.

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Wegahta and other students sitting in a classroom.

In the Tigray region of Ethiopia, the convergence of the COVID-19 pandemic and conflict at the end of 2020 resulted in a significant disruption to education. Approximately 2.4 million school-aged children were denied the right to education for 3 academic years.

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  • Field blog
A pigeon flying in front of someone preparing food in a cooking pot.

After a decade of civil war in Yemen, millions of lives have been devastated, leaving over half the population struggling to find their next meal. For Abdulaleem, a father of 6, this harsh reality is a daily battle.

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Kate, seated in a room, surrounded by children.

After a long and arduous search for safety, many refugees arrive in Thailand carrying trauma and suffering from health issues. The European Union and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), ensure that the most vulnerable have access to medical treatment and psychological first aid.

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The Jenin refugee camp is located in the outskirts of the namesake city in the northern West Bank. Established in 1953 to house Palestine refugees forcibly displaced by Israeli forces in 1948, the camp hosts nowadays some 25,000 people.

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  • Field blog