Responsibility sharing can solve the refugee crisis

A handful of countries are shouldering the burden of housing refugees, while rich countries increasingly refuse to take on the responsibility. How would the world look if there was a more just distribution of refugees?

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The world's most neglected displacement crises

Some humanitarian crises receive less attention and funding than others. Every year, we present a list of the top ten countries that the world has forgotten.

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68.5 million people displaced

19.06.2018 |

As we entered 2018, 68,5 million people were displaced from persecution and armed conflict. That's 2.9 million more than the year before. This is the sixth consecutive year where the overall number of displaced people in the world has increased.

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Reaching more communities in crisis

04.06.2018 |

Our annual report for 2017 shows how we expanded our work and were able to help more people than ever before.

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Latest news

Jordan | 19. Sep 2018

Syrian children prepare to go back to school in Jordan

In Jordan, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) makes sure that Syrian refugee children have a safe learning environment, where they can forget the war and be children again. We paid our summer school students a visit to learn about their hopes and dreams.

From left: Wijdan (9, black), Athnan (11, pink hijab), Fatima (9, blue hijab in the back), Basma (9, purple dress in front), Fikra (9, blue top).

Photo: Suze van Meegen/NRC

Yemen | 19. Sep 2018

"It felt like they targeted my heart"

"The whole neighbourhood lit up in red light and everything around us was shaking. I thought they would bomb us and took my family straight down to the basement," says Mohammed.

Yemen | 18. Sep 2018

Two weeks in a warzone

Having returned to Norway from war-torn Yemen, NRC’s Becky Bakr Abdulla recounts her impressions from one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, a country experiencing daily bombings and a complete economic collapse.

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Global displacement overview

Africa

Conflict, violence and drought forces millions to flee.

The global displacement figures

Yet again, the scope of displacement and subsequent humanitarian crises is at an all-time high.

Asia

Hundreds of thousands have fled from violence in Myanmar and Afghanistan

America

Trump turns the screws on refugees.

The Middle East

Civilians bear the brunt of international power play

Europe

Refugees are meeting closed doors

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.

Perspectives

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Violence in Honduras

"Elena's" sorrow

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Education:

Education during wartime

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South Sudan's children:

A lost generation?

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Youth:

Education first!

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Opinions

Norway|Palestine | 13. Sep 2018

25 years since the Oslo Accords: Israeli Security Depends on Palestinian Rights

South-Sudan | 29. Aug 2018

The world’s most deadly place to deliver aid

Iraq | 29. Aug 2018

Mosul still reeling from the Islamic State group rule

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Our backgrounds vary greatly, but we all share the same drive: to get the job done. With operations in 30 countries, NRC employs a wide range of professionals. Our impact is profound.

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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.

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.