Articles by Norwegian Refugee Council
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War in Sudan: Nearly One Million People Forcibly Displaced to Chad
Norwegian Refugee Council - TRANSCEND Media Service,
3 Feb 2025
29 Jan 2025 – Since war broke out in Sudan, one million people fled into Chad. Nine out of ten are women and children and many have endured terrible acts of violence including torture, rape and sexual slavery.
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Gaza: Nearly One Million Palestinians Face Winter without Shelter
Norwegian Refugee Council | Human Wrongs Watch - TRANSCEND Media Service,
23 Dec 2024
16 Dec 2024 — Thousands of families in Gaza are struggling as the winter season brings heavy rains, causing floods in their tents and exposing them to the cold and wind.
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Gaza: Dramatic Escalation of Humanitarian Catastrophe with Forced Mass Displacement of Civilians
Norwegian Refugee Council - TRANSCEND Media Service,
14 Oct 2024
9 Oct 2024 – Aid Organisations Warning: Israel’s new displacement orders in northern Gaza threaten to force civilians into ever-shrinking areas and endanger aid operations.
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Israel’s Siege Now Blocks 83% of Food Aid Reaching Gaza, New Data Reveals
Norwegian Refugee Council - TRANSCEND Media Service,
23 Sep 2024
16 Sep 2024 – Joint Press Release: 15 aid organisations demand international pressure for an immediate ceasefire, arms embargo, and end to Israel’s systematic aid obstruction.
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On-the-record Update on Situation in Gaza, Palestine
Norwegian Refugee Council - TRANSCEND Media Service,
27 May 2024
23 May 2024 – From Suze van Meegen, the Norwegian Refugee Council’s head of operations in Gaza: “The city of Rafah is now comprised of three entirely different worlds: the east is an archetypal war zone, the middle is a ghost town, and the west is a congested mass of people living in deplorable conditions.”
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Cox’s Bazar: The World’s Largest Refugee Settlement
Kristine Kolstad | Norwegian Refugee Council – TRANSCEND Media Service,
27 Aug 2018
24 Aug 2018 – In August of last year, extreme violence erupted in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, forcing hundreds of thousands of civilians to flee their homes. One year has passed, and around 725,000 refugees from Myanmar have sought safety in neighbouring Bangladesh, according to the UNHCR.
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