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70.8 million displaced people

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Here are the crises that forced the most people to flee in 2018

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The world’s most neglected displacement crises

Every year, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) publishes a list of the ten most neglected displacement crises in the world. This is the list for 2018.

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Sahel - The world’s most neglected and conflict-ridden region

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We assisted 8.5 million people last year

With the help of our supporters, the Norwegian Refugee Council provided assistance and protection to 8.5 million refugees and people displaced in their own country in 2018, spread over 31 countries.

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The Norwegian Refugee Council is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across 31 countries, where we help save lives and rebuild futures.

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Annual report for 2017

Reaching more communities in crisis

For Fatima, since the establishment of protection committees in the city of Dekoa, positive changes have been observed in the behavior of its neighbors. "After the community dialogue organized by the protection committees, we are very well here now. We are no longer afraid because there is a very good cohabitation between us, "said Fatima.
Since 2016, the Norwegian Refugee Council, with the support of its partner for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO) of the European Union, has been helping the community of Dekoa to coexist peacefully. NRC organizes community dialogues for good coexistence between the host community and the returnees.
Photo: Chanel Igara/NRC

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Central African Republic (CAR)

Rebuilding broken communities after a conflict

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Lebanon

Many refugee children must work to feed their families

Nafy fled military operations in the south of N'tillit. A night after a loud bang, Nafy and her husband dispersed. Nafy could only bring her two children with her.
Photo: @Mahamadou Abdourhamane_NRC

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2018 the most violent year since conflict began

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Global | 22. Jan 2019

Do not criminalise aid work

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Three crises we cannot ignore in 2019

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World powers must choose peaceful negotiations to avoid an unprecedented disaster in Idlib

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