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As the security and humanitarian situation in Syria worsens, hundreds of people are fleeing across the border to neighboring Jordan and registering with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on a daily basis.

Due to the intensified fighting witnessed since April between the national army of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and various armed groups

Due to continuing conflict between Sudan and the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Army - North as well as an intensifying food crisis, the number of people seeking refuge in South Sudan is increasing. “In the Yida refugee camp of Unity State, located directly on the border of both

The food crisis currently affecting the Sahel is a result of several causes including drought, high food prices, and regional instability. Certain factors might have a bigger influence than

“If we have nothing to eat, after a while we will die.” The words of Hasta Abdelkarim, 46, are remarkably strong. A visitor asks her if she is afraid of dying. “Yes. After that, it’s over – there is nothing,” she sentences.

All of the above statements actually happened when I tried to apply for a job in the men-dominated field of security. And I accepted to get discouraged but only for a little time or a maximum of a few days.

Welcoming groups of people into your community isn’t always easy – they need to find a place to live and food to eat and this can put pressure on villagers who already struggle to support themselves. Despite these obvious difficulties, communities all over the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) welcome displaced people and offer them support.

For Matipaka, the last 16 years have been a struggle. For 14 of those years she had to care for her children while her husband, an army battalion commander

Humanitarian need growing in South Sudan as rainy season approaches a severe food crisis is growing in South Sudan and as the rainy season approaches the situation has the potential to deteriorate further.