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NRC helps people forced to flee to find home and a better future.

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Internal displacement is growing rapidly šŸ“ˆ Today, 80% of internally displaced people live in low- and lower-middle income countries, where displacement can undermine development progress. Development financing can help governments address displacement sustainably. #FFD4

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In war-torn West Darfur, #Sudan, Najat's bakery rose from the ashes thanks to a small grant & training from Norwegian Refugee Council, supported by Swiss Development and Cooperation. She now employs 11 people & feeds her community. "A little help changed everything."

In war-torn West Darfur, #Sudan, Najat's bakery rose from the ashes thanks to a small grant &amp; training from <a href="/NRC_Norway/">Norwegian Refugee Council</a>, supported by <a href="/SwissDevCoop/">Swiss Development and Cooperation</a>.
She now employs 11 people &amp; feeds her community.
"A little help changed everything."
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As food prices skyrocket in Sudan, cash shortages forced Norwegian Refugee Council to switch from cash assistance to vouchers just to keep families alive. ā€œAffordability is a huge challenge,ā€ said NRC's Mathilde Vu. War, access restrictions, and hunger are a deadly mix. independent.co.uk/news/world/afr…

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Uganda received over 100,000 refugees in just 5 months — 63,000 from eastern #DRC alone. Reception centres are at 700% capacity. Aid is drying up. Children are going hungry. Uganda’s refugee model is at breaking point. Read our latest breifing note: nrc.no/resources/brie…

Uganda received over 100,000 refugees in just 5 months — 63,000 from eastern #DRC alone.
Reception centres are at 700% capacity. Aid is drying up. Children are going hungry.
Uganda’s refugee model is at breaking point.
Read our latest breifing note: nrc.no/resources/brie…
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Cuts in aid from major donors are close to crippling the humanitarian response in some of the world’s most dire displacement crises. Just 6 billion USD has been delivered for the global humanitarian response - 2/3rds of the amount at this point in 2024. nrc.no/news/2025/july…

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Four people, four lives uprooted by conflict in #Mozambique. Despite the violence, disaster and loss, they keep going. Read their stories ā¬‡ļø brnw.ch/21wTOB7

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ā€œPeople surviving on boiled weeds, millet porridge, or sucking coal to curb hunger. Aid can’t reach places like Zamzam camp,ā€ NRC's Mathilde Vu told The Independent. Sudan's facing world’s worst hunger crisis & we’re being blocked from reaching those in need. independent.co.uk/news/world/afr…

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šŸŒ§ļø The Hagaa rains are here in #Somalia. For families displaced by conflict and living in Mogadishu’s outskirts, they bring: šŸ›‘ Soaked shelters šŸ›‘ Sleepless nights šŸ›‘ Exposure to illness They fled violence now they face the rains with nothing. This crisis must not be ignored.

šŸŒ§ļø The Hagaa rains are here in #Somalia.
For families displaced by conflict and living in Mogadishu’s outskirts, they bring:
šŸ›‘ Soaked shelters
šŸ›‘ Sleepless nights
šŸ›‘ Exposure to illness
They fled violence now they face the rains with nothing.
This crisis must not be ignored.
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Sudanese refugee women in Uganda showcase the soap they make to survive. Since April 2023, 80,000 Sudanese have fled to Uganda, finding safety but struggling without food aid or urban support. Read more in our latest briefing note: nrc.no/resources/brie…

Sudanese refugee women in Uganda showcase the soap they make to survive. 

Since April 2023, 80,000 Sudanese have fled to Uganda, finding safety but struggling without food aid or urban support. 

Read more in our latest briefing note: nrc.no/resources/brie…
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ā€œI came to this camp 3 years ago when the drought destroyed our crops. Since then, life has only gotten harder.ā€ - Habiba, a displaced mother in #Baidoa, #Somalia. Since 2022, 1M+ displaced by drought. Camps are overcrowded. Conflict & funding cuts are worsening the crisis.

ā€œI came to this camp 3 years ago when the drought destroyed our crops. Since then, life has only gotten harder.ā€ - Habiba, a displaced mother in #Baidoa, #Somalia.

Since 2022, 1M+ displaced by drought. Camps are overcrowded.

Conflict &amp; funding cuts are worsening the crisis.
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Cuts in aid from major donors are close to crippling the humanitarian response in some of the world’s most dire displacement crises. Compared to this point last year, just two-thirds of the humanitarian funding has been received, which itself was dramatically lower than the

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#Sudan: Food insecurity is severe in Kordofan, Nuba Mountains, & Darfur, with areas like El Fasher and Zamzam camp being inaccessible, said Norwegian Refugee Council's Mathilde Vu. Many survive on just one meal a day, and some resort to sucking on coal to ease hunger. šŸ”—apnews.com/article/sudan-…

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"I used to have a shop. But it was looted. I lost everything." In Al Geneina, #Sudan, Salwa lost her shop to the war. Thanks to Swiss Development and Cooperation she is rebuilding. Now, she cooks beans, sells at the market & stretches her earnings to feed her children.

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Newly arrived refugees from DR Congo line up to register in Uganda. - 100,000+ arrivals in 5 months, 63,000 from #DRC - Reception centres at 700% capacity - 17% of new children acutely malnourished This model is collapsing. Our latest briefing note: nrc.no/resources/brie…

Newly arrived refugees from DR Congo line up to register in Uganda.

- 100,000+ arrivals in 5 months, 63,000 from #DRC
 - Reception centres at 700% capacity
 - 17% of new children acutely malnourished

This model is collapsing.

Our latest briefing note: nrc.no/resources/brie…
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In #Sudan, after 2 years of brutal conflict, hope has begun to emerge thanks to the support of Education Cannot Wait & strategic partners, implemented by NRC East & Southern Africa. "Schools have been burned, destroyed & left in ruins. But today, we are seeing something we never imagined – children

In #Sudan, after 2 years of brutal conflict, hope has begun to emerge thanks to the support of <a href="/EduCannotWait/">Education Cannot Wait</a> &amp; strategic partners, implemented by <a href="/NRC_EAY/">NRC East & Southern Africa</a>.

"Schools have been burned, destroyed &amp; left in ruins. But today, we are seeing something we never imagined – children
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Najat fled Sudan’s war. When she returned, her bakery was in ruins. Now, after a small grant from Swiss Development and Cooperation, she’s baking again, feeding a war-torn community. "Many can’t afford 5 loaves of bread. We still need support."

Najat fled Sudan’s war. When she returned, her bakery was in ruins.
Now, after a small grant from <a href="/SwissDevCoop/">Swiss Development and Cooperation</a>, she’s baking again, feeding a war-torn community.
"Many can’t afford 5 loaves of bread. We still need support."
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Sudanese refugees in Kampala face hunger & hardship as #Uganda’s rural-based refugee system fails to meet their urban needs. 80,000+ have crossed into Ugand since 2023, many now struggling without food aid or job opportunities. Our latest briefing note: nrc.no/resources/brie…

Sudanese refugees in Kampala face hunger &amp; hardship as #Uganda’s rural-based refugee system fails to meet their urban needs. 
80,000+ have crossed into Ugand since 2023, many now struggling without food aid or job opportunities.
Our latest briefing note: nrc.no/resources/brie…
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"I used to have a shop. But it was looted. I lost everything." In Al Geneina, #Sudan, Salwa lost her shop to the war. Thanks to @ā€ŒSwissDevCoop she is rebuilding. Now, with the money she makes at the market, she can stretch her earnings to feed her children.

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Food affordability is another ongoing challenge as prices rise in the markets, Norwegian Refugee Council's Advocacy Manager in #Sudan, Mathilde Vu said. A physical cash shortage prompted the Norwegian Refugee Council to replace cash assistance with vouchers. šŸ”—abcnews.go.com/International/…

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In #Somalia’s Kismayo, families displaced by back-to-back climate shocks - drought and floods - arrive to camps already stretched thin. No water. No healthcare. No protection. Neglect is not absence. It’s a silent crisis felt every single day.

In #Somalia’s Kismayo, families displaced by back-to-back climate shocks - drought and floods - arrive to camps already stretched thin.

No water. No healthcare. No protection.

Neglect is not absence. It’s a silent crisis felt every single day.