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“If the virus doesn’t kill us, hunger will”

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On the ground in Moria

LESVOS Over 12,000 refugees and migrants were made homeless by the fires in Moria camp last week. The Norwegian Refugee Council’s global provider of expertise, NORCAP, has sent experts to the scene to support the coordination of the relief operation.

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Hundreds of thousands made homeless

BEIRUT “Entire neighbourhoods have been wiped out,” reports Elena Dikomitis, our advocacy manager in Lebanon. A massive explosion hit Beirut port on the evening of 4 August, causing extensive damage to the entire capital city.

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See how NRC is responding to the Covid-19 pandemic

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Coronavirus

Children are afraid of the virus too

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Lebanon

Refugees face eviction in crisis-hit Lebanon

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Afghanistan

The girls in the Afghan dream academy

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Students in Burkina Faso are returning to school after covid-19 lockdown.

Africa|Burkina Faso|Mali|Niger | 19. Oct 2020

Covid-19 and conflict forced over 12 million children from school across Africa's Central Sahel region

A staggering 12 million children missed up to four months of school across Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger due to Covid-19 restrictions. Meanwhile, 776,000 children were prevented from attending school the entire year due to insecurity, new figures by the Norwegian Refugee Council have revealed.

Middle East|Palestine | 14. Oct 2020

Israel to demolish European-funded school in central West Bank

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is deeply concerned by the Israeli military’s planned demolition of a European-funded Palestinian primary school in Ras At-Tin herding community in the central West Bank.

09. Oct 2020

Statement by Secretary General of NRC Jan Egeland on today's Nobel Peace Prize announcement

"The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) extends very warm and sincere congratulations to the World Food Programme (WFP), an exceptionally worthy recipient for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize and an organisation with which we are proud to partner."

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Yemen | 27. Aug 2020

We need to reopen Yemen’s airports and sea routes to save lives

Inside NRC camp management center in the outskirts of Kabul city, our staff provides masks to visitors from the camp and also guide them on prevention measures and train them how can they reduce any potential risk of infection to them and their family.

NRC Camp Management is working in 20 settlements consist of 4000 households and 35000 individuals, out of 52 informal settlements in Kabul. Photo: Enayatullah Azad / NRC

Global | 22. May 2020

The crippling cost of Covid-19 on refugees

Date: 22 January 2020
Location: Barsalogho - Center North Burkina Faso
Photo: Tom Peyre-Costa/NRC

Burkina Faso|Mali|Niger | 07. Apr 2020

Military intervention alone will fail to solve the Sahel crisis

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NORCAP: Global provider of expertise

About NORCAP

NORCAP is a global provider of expertise to the humanitarian, development and peacebuilding sectors. We build partnerships with international organisations and national actors to protect lives, rights and livelihoods.

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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.