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In the Central African Republic (CAR), conflict, violence and trauma have impacted the lives of almost everyone. Coups, civil wars, inter-religious conflicts, and decades-long political and military instability have left their mark on the population.

On 26 May 2024, cyclone Remal made landfall in Bangladesh. It was the most devastating storm to strike Bangladesh in over a decade. Remal caused widespread damage, but it didn’t catch the local population unprepared.

Access to clean, safe water is a fundamental part of any effort toward providing a stable and healthy life for communities impacted by conflict and climate change.

Evelina and Alvard. They are 2 mothers who faced the same nightmare during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. They ran away for safety twice to the neighbouring Armenia during the conflicts

The crisis that has been affecting Mali for more than a decade has undermined the country's healthcare system. Access to quality health services is increasingly difficult for the Malian population.

Khadija is one of the tens of thousands Sahrawi refugees living in the refugee camps in southwestern Algeria. Here, life is a constant struggle, with temperatures regularly exceeding 50℃ during Summer.

Since 2021, large swathes of South Sudan have been under water. Unity State, where Angelina and her family live, has been the worst affected. Communities survive on the high ground, cut off from services, and each other, by the flood waters.

In this story map, you will get an insight in EU preparedness and response to wildfires in 2024.

In North-West Syria, 13 years of conflict have left over 4 million people in need of humanitarian assistance to survive, and the situation only continues to deteriorate with no end to the conflict in sight.

Wildfires are becoming a permanent occurrence in many parts of Europe and the world.

In 2023, an unprecedented 520,000 people crossed the Darién Gap, a dangerous stretch of hostile jungle connecting Colombia to Panama, to seek refuge in North America.

Responding to the crisis in Sudan, one of the world’s most brutal conflicts

Since mid-2023, the West Bank has been subjected to unprecedented violence. These operations, employing airstrikes, drones and heavy machinery, caused extensive damage to infrastructure and widespread destruction and led to numerous arrests and killings of Palestinian civilians.

"It was impossible to stay there. They were everywhere, at the entrance with weapons, their equipment scattered around. We were just afraid to stay, so we left."

As Patrick prepares to leave the country and the continent again, we asked him, for World Humanitarian Day, to look back on his time in Burkina Faso.

The effects of climate change on the agricultural sector make it harder and harder to make ends meet. It is increasingly difficult for the family to afford even basic needs such as clean water, warm clothes, heating, or access to healthcare.

Our colleague Norik Soubrier visited the site recently, during the distribution of essential supplies to 7,900 IDP families.

Assisting the most vulnerable population in the eastern DRC

Halima is 2 years old. Sitting on the knee of her grandmother, Sadia, she is wide-eyed, full-faced and curious. It is hard to believe that only 4 months ago, she was close to death.