---
title: "Norwegian Refugee Council"
description: "The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across 40 countries, providing life-saving and long-term assistance to millions of people every year."
url: "https://www.nrc.no/"
language: "en"
published: "2015-06-16T04:00:00Z"
modified: "2026-07-23T13:21:23Z"
---

# Norwegian Refugee Council

10th edition

### The world's most neglected displacement crises

#### Some crises are left behind not by circumstance, but by choice.

[The list](https://www.nrc.no/feature/2026/the-worlds-most-neglected-displacement-crises-2025) [Learn more](https://www.nrc.no/neglected)

#### Latest news

Press release

## [DR Congo: Ebola jeopardising education for 100,000s of children](https://www.nrc.no/news/2026/dr-congo-ebola-jeopardising-education-for-100000s-of-children)

06. Oct 2026 | DR Congo

Press release

## [Sudan's harvest at risk as millions face worsening hunger in 2027](https://www.nrc.no/news/2026/sudans-harvest-at-risk-as-millions-face-worsening-hunger-in-2027)

05. Oct 2026 | Sudan

Press release

## [Gaza: Israeli restrictions mean entry of winter shelter materials will take over seven months](https://www.nrc.no/news/2026/gaza-israeli-restrictions-mean-entry-of-winter-shelter-materials-will-take-over-seven-months)

05. Oct 2026 | Middle East|Palestine

[More news](https://www.nrc.no/search?searchCategories=123,129,172,352&searchMethod=1)

#### Stories from around the world

The people of Afghanistan

[Afraid of being forgotten](https://www.nrc.no/feature/2026/afghanistan-afraid-of-being-forgotten)

[Sudanese refugees in Chad: "We left hell"](https://www.nrc.no/feature/2026/sudanese-refugees-in-chad-we-left-hell)

Nowhere left to go:

[Yemen’s growing displacement crisis](https://www.nrc.no/perspectives/2026/yemens-growing-displacement-crisis)

[Under attack: learning in war zones](https://www.nrc.no/perspectives/2026/under-attack-learning-in-war-zones)

[Ebola in DR Congo: What you need to know](https://www.nrc.no/emergencies/ebola-in-dr-congo)

[More stories](https://www.nrc.no/longreads?searchCategories=125,335&searchMethod=1&sortByDate=true)

![Portrait of a woman](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/fr2026/neglected/neglected-displacement-crises-frontpage.jpg)

## **Neglected displacement crises**

You may not hear about these crises in the news, but we ask you to listen.

**[Read the latest →](https://www.nrc.no/neglected)**

#### NORCAP: Global provider of expertise

## [Who we are](https://www.nrc.no/expert-deployment/norcap-who-we-are)

## [Partners and donors](https://www.nrc.no/expert-deployment/norcap-partners-donors)

## [Our projects and programmes](https://www.nrc.no/expert-deployment/NORCAP-projects-and-programmes)

[NORCAP](https://www.nrc.no/norcap)

#### NRC's areas of expertise

- [Education](https://www.nrc.no/what-we-do/activities-in-the-field/education)

  Displacement has a devastating impact on learning, and often leads to education being interrupted or denied. NRC works to ensure that children and youth forced to flee can access high-quality, safe, inclusive and relevant learning opportunities.
- [Information, counselling and legal assistance (ICLA)](https://www.nrc.no/what-we-do/activities-in-the-field/icla)

  People forced to flee frequently lose access to rights and services. Legal frameworks can either perpetuate displacement and discrimination or serve as instruments of protection and durable solutions. NRC assists people to navigate these frameworks, so they can exercise their rights.
- [Livelihoods and food security](https://www.nrc.no/what-we-do/activities-in-the-field/food-security)

  During conflicts and disasters, food production and market systems face collapse. People can lose their assets and even their ability to earn a living. NRC works to ensure that people forced to flee can exercise their right to an adequate standard of living.
- [Protection from violence](https://www.nrc.no/what-we-do/activities-in-the-field/protection-from-violence)

  When people are forced to flee their homes, they often experience ongoing threats to their safety. NRC help to ensure displaced people are protected, by preventing and responding to violence, coercion, and actions taken by others to deny them their rights.
- [Shelter and settlements](https://www.nrc.no/what-we-do/activities-in-the-field/shelter)

  Losing one’s home is devastating. Many people forced to flee are struggling to find a safe place to stay, leaving them exposed to risks like weather, illnesses and violence. NRC supports people with housing within safe and healthy settlements.
- [Water, sanitation and hygiene](https://www.nrc.no/what-we-do/activities-in-the-field/water-sanitation-and-hygiene-wash)

  Access to clean water and sanitation facilities is among the most urgent of all needs. Without proper sanitation, water supplies can become contaminated and disease can spread rapidly. NRC works to ensure that people forced to flee have access to safe water.