Impact stories

Childbirth is never an easy thing, especially not in the aftermath of a major earthquake that has destroyed your home, livelihood and health facilities

People of north-eastern Ethiopia say they have never experienced conditions as extreme as the current drought caused by El Niño. “Sixteen of my cows have died. It won't be long before the others go too. Unless God does something to stop it, I will soon…

It’s a Tuesday morning and long lines of people are already gathering on the veranda of the Pariang Primary Health Care Centre, waiting for consultations with the medical staff.

On the 6th October the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) Secretariat published their Synthesis report, just a scant eight days before the WHS’s Global Consultation here in Geneva. It is a magnificent document, summing up over 180-odd pages conversations…

My name is Ahmad, I am Kurdish and I come from Aleppo in Syria. I left my home country on the 27th August with my wife, our one-month-old baby daughter Naya and another family who are close friends of ours.

The late-summer sun is burning in a gravel parking area in the north of Serbia, about ten kilometres from the Hungarian border. The temperatures climbed up to 37 degrees Celsius today.

My name is Rami. I am turning 18 years in four months from now. I am excited, although I will be without my family and friends. I am from Damascus, the capital of Syria. 18 days ago, I left my father, my mother and my siblings in order to start a new…

"We not only hope, but plan that we can go back soon, and that we will rebuild our lives for our families and our children. We are proud of who we are and we want our homeland back."

Since my childhood, I have pursued a life of good health. I have enjoyed eating nourishing foods, playing sports, singing songs, writing and drawing. They are a part of my weekly routine.