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”.

"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.

Hunger stalks north eastern Nigeria

The ongoing conflict with Boko Haram in West Africa has pushed the number of people facing the threat of severe hunger to more than 6 million according to the latest assessments, say 15 humanitarian organisations.

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."

Aus

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

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 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.

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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.

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