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Unlocking Climate Finance in Africa: Breaking Down the Barriers

NORCAP, together with partner organisations has been driving work to secure climate finance for national institutions across Africa since 2015

"Today, only 12 per cent of the current funding needs for climate adaptation in Africa are met.  To increase the funding will not be easy, but there is no alternative."   Those were the words of Cheikh Mbow, Director of Senegal’s Centre de Suivi Ecologique (CSE), when he held the opening remark at…

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Mozambique: Intensifying crisis forces suspension of aid as millions affected

Some 700,000 people face acute hunger across the country, and hundreds of thousands are impacted by annual climate shocks

Statement by Ulrika Blom, the Norwegian Refugee Council’s country director in Mozambique, on the intensifying crisis and suspension of aid: “The Norwegian Refugee Council is gravely concerned about the intensifying crisis in Mozambique, which comes on top of an already catastrophic humanitarian situation. Across the country, people are struggling to…

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Staff accounts: Siege and bombardment of Sudan’s El Fasher pushes children, adults to the limits of survival

Aid workers caught up in a five-month siege of El Fasher in southwestern Sudan said the lack of services and escalating violence was making life harder by the day, calling for immediate action to protect those at risk

About 2.8 million people in and around El Fasher in North Darfur currently have no option to escape or to access much needed assistance, said a group of non-government organisations (NGOs) working in Sudan. About 500,000 people are living in Zamzam refugee camp near El Fasher which is experiencing famine. Aid workers from international…

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Towards educational continuity in Niger's emergency zones

This programme includes a psychosocial support component for child victims or witnesses of violence, who arrive at school in a traumatised state, hindering their ability to learn

In Niger, the Ministry of Education has validated the six-month Accelerated Education Programme (AEP) developed by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). A major step forward was taken on Tuesday, 17 September 2024, with the AEP validation workshop attended by representatives of the Ministry of National Education, technical and financial partners…

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    • A woman and her child's feet in the water following the floods of August 2024 in Makary in Cameroon. Photo: Patricia Pouhe/ NRC
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Severe floods hitting most vulnerable in Sahel and Lake Chad region

Farmlands across the region, vital for local economies and food security, have been destroyed by floodwaters, threatening livelihoods, and worsening food insecurity

Recent floods in northeast Nigeria have displaced at least 50,000 people from their homes since the weekend. Across the Sahel and Lake Chad region, heavy floods have exacerbated existing humanitarian crises in countries such as Cameroon, Mali, and Niger. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is urgently calling for increased international…

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    • Two community teachers outside a school in the village of Malalabi in Niger. They were recruited and trained by NRC to teach the children of internally displaced persons and Nigerian refugees living in the village. Photo: Ousmane Drabo/NRC
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West and Central Africa: Alarming rise in school closures

Children’s right to an education must be protected as the future of an entire generation hangs in the balance

In West and Central Africa, more than 14,000 schools have been forced to close due to violence and insecurity as of June 2024, impacting the learning of hundreds of thousands of children across the region, highlights the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) on the International Day to Protect Education from Attack.…

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Sudan: Starvation crisis reaches historic proportions

Joint statement from the heads of the Norwegian Refugee Council, the Danish Refugee Council, and Mercy Corps

"As the heads of humanitarian organisations operating in Sudan, we urgently call on the international community to address the immense hunger crisis within the country. "We cannot be clearer: Sudan is experiencing a starvation crisis of historic proportions. And yet, the silence is deafening. People are dying of hunger, every day,…

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Mali: Dire conditions for Burkinabe refugees in central Mali amid lean season

The influx of refugees continues unabated, placing immense pressure on the already limited resources of local communities that are already hosting large numbers of internally displaced people

As the lean season intensifies across Mali, the situation for thousands of people who have fled ongoing violence in Burkina Faso to find refuge in central Mali is becoming untenable, warns the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). Since January 2024, over 20,000 Burkinabè refugees have been registered in the Koro cercle…

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Over 900 Central African children return to school

The school year was first interrupted in November 2023, when serious flooding prevented children from getting to school

In Zangba, in the Central African Republic (CAR), a series of crises led to the closure of several schools during the 2023/24 academic year. In collaboration with local education authorities, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) supported the resumption of classes in three affected schools. The school year was first interrupted…

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Libya: Six months since deadly storm, affected families have been supported to recover

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), supported by Germany’s KfW Development Bank, has completed a number of activities addressing immediate needs in the eastern Libyan city of Derna following a deadly storm late last year

The organisation has provided relief efforts to families affected by the devastating Storm Daniel, which killed over 4,400 people and displaced 8,540 people. The activities aimed at promoting early recovery and supporting the transition towards more sustainable solutions for families. “More than six months on from the storm, the families…