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Signing peace agreement in Colombia

26.09.2016 |

Following 50 years of civil war, the Government and FARC announced consensus on a 6-point plan towards peace and reconciliation in August. Today, 26 September, they meet to sign the agreement.

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They all had a name

More than 4,100 have drowned since Aylan Kurdi's death.

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One of many coordination meetings at the TRIPLEX training in Norway this week. (Photo: NORCAP/Taherul Khan)

Norway | 28. Sep 2016

ACAPS provide data for TRIPLEX training

ACAPS has been involved in organising one of the biggest humanitarian field exercises, TRIPLEX, this week. ACAPS and NORCAP experts have also participated in the training.

Syria | 23. Sep 2016

Syria’s Humanitarian Crisis

NRC testimony | “The dimension of the Syria crisis is well known to you but nonetheless bears repeating: Syria is facing a humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions”.

NORCAP expert, Håkon Valborgland, with children in a camp for internally displaced people in Borno, Nigeria. (Photo: IOM Nigeria)

Nigeria | 23. Sep 2016

"Everyone is asking for food"

Every day, NORCAP expert Håkon Valborgland meets people who have fled their homes in north eastern Nigeria. “There is already an emergency here, but without immediate food aid and long-term planning, we will soon have an even bigger catastrophe on our hands”, he says.

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Perspectives

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South Sudan

A split nation

27 years old Marieblanche has four children; the daughters Laurène at 8 and three years old Therenia. Her two sons are Artikson at 9, and 14 months old Valdest.
Food situation is critical, so she is glad that she still can breast feed the youngest one.
(Several pictures and more information about Marieblanche).
Photos NRC / Ingrid Prestetun

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Op-Ed

World leadership has stalled for Refugees

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More than a number

28. Jul 2016

Maryam

“Our town was invaded and there were shootings and killings and burnings. They started killing men. My husband was slaughtered in front of me."

27. Jul 2016

Aus

"We can finally breathe again, finally sleep again. In Fallujah, we lived in constant fear for our lives."

26. Jul 2016

Ya'Zara

“Some people came and were shooting, burning down our houses. They killed three of my sons and took away my daughter."

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NORCAP: Expert deployment

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

12. May 2016

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.

Shakiba (9) is giving a flower to Sara (4). They have both just arrived Chios, after fleeing from Afghanistan. In the background: Faribars (3).
Photo: NRC/Tiril Skarstein

16. May 2016

Partners and donors

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.