The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We protect displaced people and support them as they build a new future.
About NRC
Storm Daniel has devasted Libya. More than 11,000 people are reported dead and between 60,000 and 80,000 people have been displaced. We’re preparing our emergency response.
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We started our relief efforts after World War Two. Today, we work in both new and protracted crises across 40 countries, where we help save lives and rebuild futures.
Where we work
- - Burkina Faso
  - Cameroon
  - Central African Republic
  - Djibouti
  - DR Congo
  - Eritrea
  - Ethiopia
  - Kenya
  - Libya
  - Mali
  - Mozambique
  - Niger
  - Nigeria
  - Somalia
  - South Sudan
  - Sudan
  - Tanzania
  - Uganda
- - Colombia
  - Ecuador
  - El Salvador
  - Guatemala
  - Honduras
  - Mexico
  - Panama
  - Venezuela
- - Moldova
  - Poland
  - Romania
  - Ukraine
- - Iran
  - Iraq
  - Jordan
  - Lebanon
  - Palestine
  - Syria
  - Yemen
NRC works to protect the rights of displaced people during crisis. We specialise in six areas: food security, education, shelter, legal assistance, protection from violence, and water, sanitation and hygiene.
How we work
NORCAP works to better protect and empower people affected by crises and climate change. We collaborate with partners on finding solutions to meet the needs of people at risk.
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Facts and figures

NRC Bangladesh | Fact sheet

Since violence broke out in the Rakhine state of Myanmar in 2017, over 898,000 men, women and children have fled across the border into Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, joining an estimated 212,000 refugees already living in the area.

Download factsheet (November 2022)