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South-Sudan|Uganda | 17. Aug 2017

Today marks 1 million South Sudanese fleeing to Uganda

One million South Sudanese have fled for their lives across Uganda’s border seeking safety since the start of the war in 2013. About a third of this number arrived since January 2017, highlighting that conflict continues to rage in South Sudan.

Internally displaced boys in Mpati, North Kivu. Many internally displaced children miss out on education and boys often end up being recruited by armed groups. The Mpati area is currently under the control of armed groups.

In the Mpati area in North Kivu province, NRC is implementing a multi-sector assistance programme funded by the European Commission (ECHO). The programme aims to improve lives for displaced populations and the most vulnerable host families by offering education, food security and legal assistance. The two ongoing ECHO funded programmes in North and South Kivu provinces, implemented by NRC, are reaching a total of 174. 675 people (25.596 households).

Photo credit: Christian Jepsen/NRC. March 2017

DR Congo | 16. Aug 2017

DR Congo tops list of most newly displaced people in first half year

Almost a million people have been forced to flee inside the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) in the first six months of the year.

Many of the shelters in Dikwa are not suitable for families to stay in. However, most people arrive without any possessions, and have no choice but to make do with what they can find. Rainy season has now begun, and the first few storms have already damaged many shelters in Dikwa and other cities in Borno state. In addition to food, a place to stay is a concern for many families who are literally seeking shelter from the storm.
Photo: Rosalyn Velds/NRC

Nigeria | 16. Aug 2017

Attacks increasingly targeting displaced people in northeast Nigeria

Dozens of people were killed yesterday when multiple suicide bombers detonated devises outside a camp sheltering displaced people in Borno State. Attacks on civilians sheltering in displacement sites are on the rise, worsening an already dire situation for people on the brink of famine in northeast Nigeria.

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NRCs response to the Mosul crisis

IRAQ | MOSUL CRISIS

As of 18 April 2017, an estimated 400,000 people are currently living in displacement as a result of the military operations to retake Mosul.

NRC has assisted over 200,000 people who have fled Mosul since the 25 February with lifesaving assistance - food, water and shelter.

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Hans Christen Knævelsrud working on camp management for UNHCR in Zaatari Camp in Jordan (Photo: NRC/Christian Jepsen)

About NORCAP

NORCAP is the Norwegian Refugee Council’s expert deployment capacity. We aim to improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. We do this by bringing actors together and by sending experts to the UN and to national, regional and international organisations and institutions.

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NORCAP works with partners on national, regional and international levels in order to contribute effectively to humanitarian operations. We provide expertise in various fields to support to a wide range of organisations and countries through the deployment of expert personnel.