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title: "About the Norwegian Refugee Council"
description: "The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee."
url: "https://www.nrc.no/who-we-are/about-us"
language: "en"
published: "2025-10-10T13:38:53Z"
modified: "2026-04-23T13:17:35Z"
---

# About the Norwegian Refugee Council

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. In 2025, our 14,000 aid workers assisted 10.6 million people in 39 countries.

Together, we save lives and rebuild futures.

#### We provide emergency assistance and protect people’s rights

We started our relief efforts after World War Two. Today, we work in both new and protracted crises around the world. We specialise in six main areas: [food security](https://www.nrc.no/what-we-do/activities-in-the-field/food-security), [shelter](https://www.nrc.no/what-we-do/activities-in-the-field/shelter), [legal assistance](https://www.nrc.no/what-we-do/activities-in-the-field/icla), [education](https://www.nrc.no/what-we-do/activities-in-the-field/education), [protection from violence](https://www.nrc.no/what-we-do/activities-in-the-field/protection-from-violence), and [water, sanitation and hygiene](https://www.nrc.no/what-we-do/activities-in-the-field/water-sanitation-and-hygiene-wash).

#### We assist millions in areas that others cannot reach

In 2025, our 14,000 aid workers helped 10.6 million people across [39 countries](https://www.nrc.no/where-we-work). Most of us are hired locally to work in the field, while a small number are based at our head office in Oslo. Many of our staff were once themselves forced to flee their homes.

#### We are a courageous advocate for displaced people

We promote and defend displaced people’s rights and dignity in local communities, with national governments and in the international arena. Our [Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre](http://www.internal-displacement.org/) in Geneva is a global leader in monitoring, reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.

#### We enable others through partnership

We collaborate with communities, partners and authorities, always ensuring that local people and local knowledge are at the heart of our response. Through [NORCAP](https://www.nrc.no/norcap), our global provider of humanitarian, development and peacebuilding expertise, we work to improve aid to better protect and empower people affected by crisis and climate change.

### Our impact in 2025

- 1,291,713

  people supported with education
- 1,692,544

  people supported with livelihoods and food security
- 1,399,503

  people supported with shelter and settlements
- 773,814

  people supported with protection from violence
- 1,523,235

  people supported with information, counselling and legal assistance
- 4,294,121

  people supported with water, sanitation and hygiene
- 1,778,946

  people supported with multi-purpose cash assistance

***Note:** some people received more than one type of assistance.*

![pdf](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/graphics/icons/file-extentions/adobe_pdf_icon.svg)[NRC Global Strategy 2027–2030](https://www.nrc.no/resources/strategies/nrc-global-strategy-2027-2030)

![pdf](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/graphics/icons/file-extentions/adobe_pdf_icon.svg)[NRC Annual Report 2025](https://www.nrc.no/resources/annual-reports/nrc-annual-report-from-the-board-2025)

![pdf](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/graphics/icons/file-extentions/adobe_pdf_icon.svg)

[NRC Policy Paper](https://www.nrc.no/resources/policy-doc/nrc-policy-paper)

![pdf](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/graphics/icons/file-extentions/adobe_pdf_icon.svg)[NRC Response Policy](https://www.nrc.no/resources/policy-doc/programme-policy)