At the end of February, NRC was informed that the employees of Equinor had chosen to give a large Christmas gift to support our work in the field.

Mohamed ate grass to survive

Election practitioners from five countries were impressed with the professionalism, transparency and trust in Norwegian local elections, but warn that too much trust can be risky.

By order of President Volodymyr Zelensky, NRC Secretary General Jan Egeland today received the Order of Merit of Ukraine from Ambassador Viacheslav Yatsiuk for NRC’s humanitarian work in Ukraine since the conflict began in 2014.

Twenty-five years ago today I sat on the White House lawn to witness the landmark signing of the Oslo agreement between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization. Diplomats around me gasped as Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shook hands with former foe, Chairman Yasser Arafat. But for some of us present, the handshake came as no surprise.

This is a short brief on the Norwegian Nansen Programme for Ukraine and NRC's recommendations

Christmas Eve in Norway. The sound of the cathedral boys’ choir drifts out from the television, and the aromas of Christmas dinner fill the house. The children are wearing their best clothes and can’t seem to take their eyes off the presents under the tree. What’s in all those packages? Toys? And maybe something that helps people in need?

“There are so many refugees in the world, including children, who could have been stars in their own countries. But instead they were forced to flee, and now they are scattered all over the world.” says author Omar Mohamed.

Equipped with mobile phones from Telering, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) drivers have been documenting everyday life along dirt roads and refugee camps.

Sara was to be married – at the age of seven