Syria: As economic crisis bites, lack of humanitarian access costs lives every day
… with a devastating domino effect on people’s jobs and income. Almost 90 per cent of …
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Libya: COVID-19 erodes livelihoods already hard-hit by war
“We didn’t expect this coming. I wake up every morning, having no idea how we will survive the day.” Four years ago, Zainab’s home burned down amidst fighting in western Libya. She and her family …
A war down memory lane
"When the prisoners of war finally saw the plane, and they went up, that's when the excitement got a little bit contagious. It was just something you couldn't envision, people being prisoners in …
Walking the distance in Myanmar
The smell of rubber and other chemicals welcomes visitors when entering the small workshop of the Hpa-an Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Centre (HORC). Zaw Zaw Aung is weighing chemicals on a balance. He …
Afghanistan: A visual chronicle of humanitarian challenges and responses
… wait in queues from dawn to sunset for jobs. This scarcity of employment …
What’s it like being a midwife in Somalia?
Fartun Nur Abdulle, 25, Dusamareb, Galgaduud region. Experience as a midwife: Three years Fartun holds a dummy baby during an obstetrics training held in Nairobi for SRCS midwives. “My mother …
Lebanon: Strengthening the resilience of communities affected by violence
Tripoli, Lebanon's second largest city, has been the scene of recurrent outbursts of armed violence between the marginalized communities of the Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen neighbourhoods. Since …
Venezuela: Promoting dignified treatment of the dead and respect for forensics
“The hardest part about working as a forensic doctor is experiencing grief alongside the families. And it’s a different grief because the death was violent, not natural,” says Yesenia Delgado, a …
COVID-19: Virtual roundtable on managing the dead in a dignified manner
… workers are safe and able to carry out their jobs is crucial for their protection and …
Humanity not measured by relief items distributed but by recovery of people in need
… their basic infrastructure; to finding jobs and economic opportunities; to searching …
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