Niger: Towards Educational Continuity in Niger's Emergency Zones

In Niger, the Ministry of Education has validated the six-month Accelerated Education Programme (AEP) developed by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). Read more »

West Africa: Severe Floods Hitting Most Vulnerable in Sahel and Lake Chad Region

Recent floods in northeast Nigeria have displaced at least 50,000 people from their homes since the weekend. Across the Sahel and Lake Chad region, heavy floods have exacerbated… Read more »

Africa: West and Central Africa - Alarming Rise in School Closures

In West and Central Africa, more than 14,000 schools have been forced to close due to violence and insecurity as of June 2024, impacting the learning of hundreds of thousands of… Read more »

Sudan: Starvation Crisis Reaches Historic Proportions

Joint statement by Norwegian Refugee Council Secretary General Jan Egeland, Danish Refugee Council Secretary General Charlotte Slente and Mercy Corps Chief Executive… Read more »

Mali: Dire Conditions for Burkinabe Refugees in Central Mali Amid Lean Season

As the lean season intensifies across Mali, the situation for thousands of people who have fled ongoing violence in Burkina Faso to find refuge in central Mali is becoming… Read more »

Sudan: World Cannot Continue to Turn Blind Eye to Sudan As Man-Made Famine Is Confirmed in Darfur Camp

The recently published report by the Famine Review Committee has confirmed our worst fears: a man-made famine has taken hold of one of Darfur's largest displacement sites: Zamzam… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan Crisis - People Are Dying of Hunger

The war in Sudan has forced millions of people to flee their homes and created one of the world's biggest humanitarian crises. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is sounding the… Read more »

Africa: Alarming Drop in Global Funding to People in War and Crisis

Halfway into 2024, only 18 percent of the funding needed for humanitarian assistance globally has been received. Read more »

Africa: 117 Million Forced to Flee - 'An Utter Failure to Protect Civilians'

Statement by Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, on the new global displacement figures: Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: What's Happening in the Democratic Republic of the Congo?

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) is home to the second largest internal displacement crisis in Africa. But little information is shared with the outside world about… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Once Again, Burkina Faso Is the World's Most Neglected Crisis

For the second year in a row Burkina Faso is the world's most neglected displacement crisis, according to a new report from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). The normalisation… Read more »

Libya: Libya - Six Months Since Deadly Storm, Affected Families Have Been Supported to Recover

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), supported by Germany's KfW Development Bank, has completed a number of activities addressing immediate needs in the eastern Libyan city of… Read more »

Sudan: Telecommunications Blackout in Sudan

Parties to the conflict must end collective punishment and enable access to life-saving telecommunications. In the midst of the devastating humanitarian crisis that is fast… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Joint Statement - Ingos in DR Congo Call for a Cessation of Hostilities and the Respect for International Humanitarian Law

A deadly attack on Friday 3 May directly hit displacement sites hosting over 55,000 families around Goma in the North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Read more »

Mali: Land to Live On - the Struggle of Displaced Women in Mali

In the vast expanses between the cliffs and plains of central Mali, where the winds carry the echoes of a silent struggle, lies a sad reality. Here, displaced women are fighting… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: From DR Congo to Uganda, and Back

"Life in Uganda is hard, but life in DR Congo is too dangerous to return. I don't know what to do." Like many Congolese refugees in Uganda, Maisha faces an impossible choice. Read more »

Sudan: Sudan Summit - Pledges of Funding and Diplomatic Pressure Must Materialise Quickly

Statement by Will Carter, the Norwegian Refugee Council's country director in Sudan, on the outcomes of today's Paris conference: Read more »

Sudan: A Catastrophic Year for Sudan

Statement by Will Carter, the Norwegian Refugee Council's country director for Sudan, on one year of war: Read more »

Somalia: A Ramadan Staple Supports Mandeq and Her Family

As the holy month of Ramadan approached, Mandeq faced the daunting challenge of providing food for her family with very limited resources. Determined not to succumb to despair, she… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: 'My Soul Was Returning to Its Rightful Place'

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the province of North Kivu alone is home to 2.6 million internally displaced people [1]. Many of them are children, who mourn the loss of… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo - Deepening Humanitarian Catastrophe in Ituri Completely Forgotten

The humanitarian situation in Ituri province in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is becoming increasingly critical, with over 1.6 million people displaced in the… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Displaced by War, Survivors Speak Out

In and around Goma, around 170,000 people have fled the fighting in Masisi territory in recent weeks to settle in the two sites for displaced people in Rusayo.  Around 20,000… Read more »

Sudan: NRC Statement Following UN Security Council Session On Conflict-Induced Hunger in Sudan

The March 20 session of the United Nations (UN) Security Council, on the dire conflict-induced hunger in Sudan, must be a catalyst for urgent diplomatic action. Read more »

Africa: 10 Things You Should Know About the Deadliest Migration Route in the World

The central Mediterranean route (the route from Algeria, Egypt, Libya and Tunisia to Italy and Malta) has long been the deadliest migration route in the world. According to the… Read more »

Africa: Kristin Skogen Lund Will Be NRC's New Board Chair

Norwegian business leader Kristin Skogen Lund will be the new chair of the Board for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). She will replace Harald Norvik. Read more »