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RSS![Group photo of different firefighting teams.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-09/United%20against%20the%20blaze%2008.jpg?h=c74750f6&itok=JPafx-Nb)
Wildfires are becoming a permanent occurrence in many parts of Europe and the world.
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![A family sitting on a beach looking out to a boat.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-09/Helping%20refugees%20survive%20the%20jungle%20main%20image.jpg?h=a32b3037&itok=8BYXq0vO)
In 2023, an unprecedented 520,000 people crossed the Darién Gap, a dangerous stretch of hostile jungle connecting Colombia to Panama, to seek refuge in North America.
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Responding to the crisis in Sudan, one of the world’s most brutal conflicts
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![Eyad sitting in a chair in the garden.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-08/West%20Bank%20violence%2002.jpg?h=4a9d1e17&itok=GYDW3shM)
Since mid-2023, the West Bank has been subjected to unprecedented violence. These operations, employing airstrikes, drones and heavy machinery, caused extensive damage to infrastructure and widespread destruction and led to numerous arrests and killings of Palestinian civilians.
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![View of the houses under construcation.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-08/Providing%20new%20homes%20for%20Ukrainians%2003.jpg?h=b6b2a568&itok=o7L_Kb4c)
"It was impossible to stay there. They were everywhere, at the entrance with weapons, their equipment scattered around. We were just afraid to stay, so we left."
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![Photo of Patrick, in the background a humanitarian air service helicopter.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-08/5%20insights%20from%20a%20humanitarian%20in%20Burkina%20Faso%2001.jpg?h=4a9d1e17&itok=FYcZy3z1)
As Patrick prepares to leave the country and the continent again, we asked him, for World Humanitarian Day, to look back on his time in Burkina Faso.
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![Rozama walking towards a river with a gallon to collect water.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-08/Rozama-s%20story%2001.jpg?h=b6b2a568&itok=WIZEVe_E)
The effects of climate change on the agricultural sector make it harder and harder to make ends meet. It is increasingly difficult for the family to afford even basic needs such as clean water, warm clothes, heating, or access to healthcare.
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![Norik rogether with 2 aid workers preparing a kit with supplies.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-08/newly%20displaced%20in%20the%20DRC%2005.jpg?h=b6b2a568&itok=WGhw811R)
Our colleague Norik Soubrier visited the site recently, during the distribution of essential supplies to 7,900 IDP families.
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![Distribution point of the kits. Lots of jerry cans, buckets and an aid worker sitting underneath an umbrella.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-08/DRC%20Those%20in%20my%20former%20situation%2002.jpg?h=29234840&itok=dGicX8jy)
Assisting the most vulnerable population in the eastern DRC
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![Women and babies in the Obosibo Halane Health Centre in the Wadajir District, Mogadishu.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-08/Battling%20ill-health%20due%20to%20malnutrition%20in%20Somalia%2001.jpg?h=b6b2a568&itok=dQaTwrbo)
Halima is 2 years old. Sitting on the knee of her grandmother, Sadia, she is wide-eyed, full-faced and curious. It is hard to believe that only 4 months ago, she was close to death.
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![An aid worker wearing a vest with the EU flag, seen from the back, looking upon a mural depecting a firefighter.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-08/Assisting%20the%20brave%2013.jpg?h=8ac44574&itok=R_kxi926)
In any emergency, rescue workers and firefighters are the first to arrive, ready to help, protect and save lives, despite any challenges. They are heroes in every country. When their nation is at war, their daily work takes a whole new level.
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![A groupd of children in a classroom holding up signs.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-07/Inclusive%20education%20in%20rural%20Syria%20main.jpg?h=b6b2a568&itok=k8N4z6JI)
In rural areas of Syria, with the support of the European Union, the NGO WeWorld-GVC is working to support 118,310 individuals through education and improved access to safe and sufficient water.
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![Egnetta standing on the right while talking to an aid worker who is seated on the left. A panel with information in the background.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-07/Fighting%20hunger%2002.jpg?h=b6b2a568&itok=ssALRE5G)
Egnetta is a woman in her sixties – a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother - heading a household of 20 in southwestern Zimbabwe. Looking after her big family leaves little time for seeking paid employment.
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![Close up of a woman holding bank notes in her hands.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-07/DRC%20cash%20supports%20people%20displaced%20by%20violence%2004.jpg?h=b6b2a568&itok=Y1S-Ontk)
“In my extended family, I am considered worthless because I can't provide any help or solutions to their problems. Faced with this handicap, some members of the community are sympathetic towards me; others, on the other hand, laugh at me, mock me.”
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![Mr Thiew holding up a big fish with one hand.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-07/Swamp%20fishing%20secures%20schooling%20in%20South%20Sudan%2001.jpg?h=b6b2a568&itok=W5LzjTtZ)
In a canoe that looks very much like a hollowed-out tree trunk, a gangly man is kneeling in the bow and paddling. He moves smoothly along the shore, handling his long net.
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![2 girls - seen from the back - playing with toys.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-07/A%20family%20returns%20home%2003.jpg?h=a1e1a043&itok=JIcUcElD)
In Iraq, families returning or relocating safely from prolonged displacement need support to acquire the mandatory legal documentation, which are fundamental to access services. Between May 2023 and April 2024 IOM provided crucial protection and legal services to over 4,200 displaced individuals.
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![A dead animal laying on the ground outside a village.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-07/Getting%20ready%20for%20the%20worst%2001.jpg?h=17e3ada4&itok=G4wsurIs)
Situated between the Maghreb and the Sahel, Mauritania faces significant challenges due to climate change, with more than 200,000 hectares of pastureland lost annually to natural disasters.
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![Nurad, sitting outside in front of a cooking pan, stirring the porridge inside with a wooden stick.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-07/Ethiopia%20-%20mothers%20struggle%20to%20protect%20children%20from%20malnutrition%2006.jpg?h=b6b2a568&itok=w1NrKUOx)
In East Africa, 3 years of a catastrophic drought and now severe flooding have contributed to the highest rates of severe and acute malnutrition on record, with children under 5 being the most affected.
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Djibouti, a small East African country on the Red Sea, is dealing with a host of crises, including recurrent droughts, locust swarms, flooding, and epidemics.
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![Ismat sitting on a couch.](https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-06/A%20father-s%20journey%20to%20safety%2001.jpg?h=a7fe004d&itok=sOhQgG82)
On the upper floors of an apartment block towering over Giza’s humble village Al Barajil, Ismat, a 64-year-old Sudanese refugee, gazes out from his apartment’s window. His family lives here, 5 members crowded into a very small apartment meant to host fewer people.
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