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Where destitution and cold kills

Afghanistan | Winter has only just begun, with snow and freezing temperatures, and we are already receiving the first reports of children dying of cold. The Norwegian Refugee Council is working hard to save lives.

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Kabul hit by cold and snow

Afghanistan | A white blanket of snow has settled over the tents and shelters of the informal camps outside Kabul. At the same time, the first reports of children who have frozen to death start to arrive. 1.2 million displaced Afghans live in such settlements. More than half of them are children. NRC is working hard to provide families with winter clothing, stoves, fuel and roofs over their heads.

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How Ana got a roof over her head

Afghanistan | “We are freezing, starving and suffering, but now we are looking forward to moving into a new house." Ana talks about her dramatic flight, the hardships of life on the run and her dream of a new home. She is one of the many thousands who have been forced to leave their homes because of conflict in Afghanistan.

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"The best gift ever"

Afghanistan | “We have suffered a lot from the cold. Dad said we would get a heater in our new house soon. This is the best gift ever,” say the two Afghan sisters Salima, 6, and Samira, 5, as they move closer to the wood-burning stove.

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As plans get underway for the formation of the transitional government in South Sudan tomorrow (Saturday, February 22), protecting its people, preserving peace and providing humanitarian access to areas gripped by food insecurity caused by extreme weather and locusts must be among the top priorities for leaders.

NORCAP-expert Patric Mansour standing in front of temporary shelters in the Moria refugee camp on Lesvos. (Photo: NRC/Tiril Skarstein)

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When he started his mission in 2015, Patric Mansour was faced with one of the largest refugee influxes to Europe in modern times. Four years on, refugees and migrants are still crossing the Mediterranean for safety in Greece and Mansour believes it is high time for Europe to take responsibility.

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Surviving winter in a tented settlement

The family are struggling to repair the damage, and are having to rely on the help of their children in the hope of moving back in.

“My husband is trying to repair our shelter with the help of our 10 and 8-year-old sons, Mahmoud and Adnan. They are removing nails, replacing the timber and covering the roof so the tent doesn’t flood anymore. They work as if they were adults,” says Intisar, 36, a Syrian refugee who lives in Arsal.

As harsh weather conditions sweep across Lebanon, thousands of Syrian refugees have been left vulnerable in the hill town of Arsal. The Lebanese government opposes the creation of formal refugee camps, so many refugee families have resorted to living in informal tented settlements.

Photo: Racha El Daoi/NRC

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Flooded out of their tent

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Global | 23. Dec 2019

A battle of values will determine the next decade of aid

The refugee camp in Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh, is built on sandy hills where there once used to be forests. The hilly landscape is a challenging area to house hundreds of thousands of refugees.

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The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) distributed food (maize, lentils, oil and corn soya blend) to more than 7,100 people in Ngop. While Leer and Mayendit, both also in Unity state, have been recently declared in famine, Ngop is also in high risk. The food distribution is part of a Rapid Response Mission coordinated and funded by the World Food Programme (WFP) to mitigate this risk.

Netherlands | 31. Oct 2019

New Dutch terror bill must not target aid workers

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