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What gives us hope during the COVID-19 pandemic
The coronavirus struck at a time when more people around the world are displaced by war and crisis than ever before. They, along with people living in conflict zones, will be among the hardest hit by the pandemic. We asked refugees and frontline ̽��ѡ staff what gives them hope as the world confronts COVID-19. Watch their moving responses.
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- April 13, 2022
No myths, just facts: 2024 Emergency Watchlist
Each year, the ̽��ѡ analyzes 190 countries and territories to identify the countries at greatest risk of experiencing a new or worsening humanitarian crisis in the coming year. We identify and rank the 20 countries most at risk in our Emergency Watchlist. Read our 2024 Emergency Watchlist and find out which 10 countries top the list.
- Video
- December 14, 2023
Data Justice: The Overlooked Humanitarian Challenge
In January of this year, ̽��ѡ, International Medical Corps, Terres des Hommes, Oxfam, and the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, hosted a technical panel to discuss the datafication of humanitarian work and how we can center data justice in future efforts. Data justice explores the relationship between datafication and social justice. It looks at the impacts of data-driven processes on different populations. A data justice lens in humanitarian settings, then looks at how humanitarian data initiatives typically affect local risk and resilience as well as oppression, equity, and shifts in power. Several themes came out of the panel attended by institutional donors and other practitioners, outlined in the report.
- Report
- March 23, 2023
Overcoming Incredible Odds, ̽��ѡ Client Graduates
Former ̽��ѡ (̽��ѡ) client Patrick Karera -- a Congolese refugee who fled violence in his home country and overcame extensive health complications -- graduated from high school this spring. ̽��ѡ staff were present to cheer him on.
- Announcement
- September 13, 2016
Women and girls exploited in exchange for money to buy food
Drought in northern Kenya has left some 2.6 million people struggling to find enough to eat. Women and girls in Turkana County are being exploited in exchange for money to buy food. The ̽��ѡ is seeing an increase in violence against women, early and forced marriage, and women and girls engaging in transactional sex in order to procure food for their families as the region is gripped by near-famine.
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- June 27, 2022
Uprooted by Boko Haram: David Miliband meets Nigerian survivors
Boko Haram, the world’s deadliest terror group, has forced nearly 2 million people to flee their homes. In October 2017 ̽��ѡ president David Miliband went to Borno state in northeastern Nigeria to hear the stories and the needs of Nigeria's most vulnerable people. The ̽��ѡ is on the ground providing health and education programs, access to clean water and safe spaces for women and children.
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- June 27, 2022
El Salvador
Northern Central America continues to experience a protracted humanitarian crisis, and the UN reports that more than 800,000 people are in need of protection services. The ̽��ѡ serves individuals and families in El Salvador who survive violence and displacement, as well as people who are at high risk of displacement, returnees, migrants and refugees. ̽��ѡ and our partners implement programs that provide immediate support such as information, cash transfer for food and shelter and psychological first aid. ̽��ѡ El Salvador provides case management to women and child survivors of violence; operates safe spaces for women, children and the LGBTQ+ population; and works with national NGOs to implement proven community programs to reduce the risk of violence.
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These are the biggest myths about refugees coming to the U.S.
David Miliband, President and CEO of the ̽��ѡ and, talks to Business Insider about the myths about refugee resettlement in the United States. Contrary to conventional wisdom, refugees welcomed to the United States come from all over the world, represent a diversity of religions, and are invariably hard-working and successful. Read more about seven common myths about refugees who come to the U.S.
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- June 22, 2022
What happens now could change everything
Fearless. Ambitious. Fabulous. The ̽��ѡ knows that wherever they are in the world, with the right support, girls can be girls. While pre-teen and teenage girls are often the first to be harmed in a crisis, they are the last to be protected. They are most at risk of forced marriage, dropping out of school and violence.
- Video
- June 22, 2022
The youngest Syrian refugees learn through play
Refugees in Jordan—especially young children—have limited access to education. That's why the ̽��ѡ has trained Syrian refugees to teach them and vulnerable Jordanians how to use play as part of early learning. The program, "Reach Up and Learn," helps children ages six months to 2 1/2 years build their confidence, as well as language skills and other skills they need to thrive.
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- June 27, 2022