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    The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We provide emergency assistance and protect people’s rights in the world’s most challenging crises.

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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
      • Chad
      • Djibouti
      • DR Congo
      • Eritrea
      • Ethiopia
      • Kenya
      • Libya
      • Mali
      • Mozambique
      • Niger
      • Nigeria
      • Somalia
      • South Sudan
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      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador
      • El Salvador
      • Guatemala
      • Honduras
      • Mexico
      • Panama
      • Venezuela
      • Afghanistan
      • Bangladesh
      • Iran
      • Myanmar
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      • Palestine
      • Syria
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  • What we do

    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
      • Education
      • Information, counselling and legal assistance
      • Livelihoods and food security
      • Protection from violence
      • Shelter and settlements
      • Water, sanitation and hygiene promotion
      • Better Learning Programme (BLP)
      • Cash-based interventions
      • Market analysis
      • Preserving the environment
      • Supporting youth
      • Humanitarian principles
      • Internal displacement
      • Humanitarian access
      • Protection
      • Humanitarian system strengthening
      • Housing, land and property rights (HLP)
      • Displacement and climate change
      • Urban displacement
  • NORCAP expert Geophrey Oyugi and local operator Thomas Amum mixing human waste with water at the biogas plant in Malakal, South Sudan

    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.

    About NORCAP
    • Who we are
    • What we do
    • Partners and donors
    • Publications
    • Connect
  • Palestinians returning to their homes in northern Gaza.

    A record number of people are displaced around the world. Find out more here.

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  • About us

    The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We provide emergency assistance and protect people’s rights in the world’s most challenging crises.

    About NRC
    • Organisation
      • Secretary General Jan Egeland
      • Leadership
      • Partners and donors
      • Private sector partnerships
      • Innovation
      • History
    • Our impact
    • Finances
    • Accountability
    • Work with us
    • Contact us
    • Raise a concern
  • Support us

    Families affected by conflict in the Middle East need support now. You can make a difference. 

    Donate now!
    • Give a monthly donation
    • Give a one-time donation
    • Subscribe to our newsletter
    • Private sector partnerships
  • Where we work

    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
    • Africa
      • Burkina Faso
      • Cameroon
      • Central African Republic
      • Chad
      • Djibouti
      • DR Congo
      • Eritrea
      • Ethiopia
      • Kenya
      • Libya
      • Mali
      • Mozambique
      • Niger
      • Nigeria
      • Somalia
      • South Sudan
      • Sudan
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Americas
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador
      • El Salvador
      • Guatemala
      • Honduras
      • Mexico
      • Panama
      • Venezuela
    • Asia
      • Afghanistan
      • Bangladesh
      • Iran
      • Myanmar
    • Europe
      • Moldova
      • Poland
      • Ukraine
    • The Middle East
      • Iraq
      • Jordan
      • Lebanon
      • Palestine
      • Syria
      • Yemen
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      • Head Office - Oslo
      • NRC Europe - Brussels
      • NRC Germany - Berlin
      • NRC Geneva
      • NRC UK - London
      • NRC USA - Washington, DC
  • What we do

    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
    • Activities in the field
      • Education
      • Information, counselling and legal assistance
      • Livelihoods and food security
      • Protection from violence
      • Shelter and settlements
      • Water, sanitation and hygiene promotion
    • Projects and programmes
      • Better Learning Programme (BLP)
      • Cash-based interventions
      • Market analysis
      • Preserving the environment
      • Supporting youth
    • Speaking up for rights
      • Humanitarian principles
      • Internal displacement
      • Humanitarian access
      • Protection
      • Humanitarian system strengthening
      • Housing, land and property rights (HLP)
      • Displacement and climate change
      • Urban displacement
  • NORCAP

    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.

    About NORCAP
    • Who we are
    • What we do
    • Partners and donors
    • Publications
    • Connect
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    A record number of people are displaced around the world. Find out more here.

    A global displacement crisis as the world abandons aid
    • News and press releases
    • Stories from around the world
    • Media centre
    • Resources
    • Tenders
    • Neglected displacement crises
    • Global displacement overview
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El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico continue to face widespread violence linked to organised crime and gangs, deep-rooted poverty and inequality, recurrent extreme weather events, and institutional fragility.
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