Internally displaced people

A letter from a mother in Gaza

By Alaa, with Johanna Wynn Mitschlerlich · December 11, 2023

When the war started on October 7, I was getting my children ready to go to the kindergarten and school. I had just put their little jackets and shoes on when we heard the first airstrikes hit. We only had minutes to pack our things.

Where climate loss and damage means life and death

By Travis Nichols & CARE staff · December 11, 2023

At COP28, world leaders are talking about climate "loss and damage" while the people of Somalia are living it.

Once-in-a-century floods are ravaging Somalia. Here’s how you can help.

By Travis Nichols · November 10, 2023

After enduring drought and climate effects for years, Somalia now faces a once-in-a-century flood disaster, with over a million affected.

DRC portraits: faces of the displaced

By David Mutua · September 26, 2023

The Democratic Republic of Congo is in the grips of a worsening humanitarian disaster. Ongoing conflict has displaced over 6.1 million people, making it the country with the highest number of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in Africa. At the same time, more than 26 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance.

Drought in Somalia: “A nightmare repeating itself”

By Saddam Mohamed and Travis Nichols · September 8, 2022

After four failed rainfall seasons & two locust infestations, there is imminent risk of famine in Somalia. Nurta Hassan Hussein, along with hundreds of thousands of others, have been displaced in search of food and water.

Somalia drought: “Climate change has been reality for us for a long time.”

By Sarah Easter · August 11, 2022

The global hunger crisis is worsening. While the war in Ukraine is causing food and gas prices to rise around the world, the effects of climate change are also becoming increasingly apparent – especially in countries of the Global South such as Somalia in East Africa.

Ukraine: Lviv and Kyiv – Lively everyday life vs. ghost town

By Sarah Easter · June 9, 2022

Lviv, in west Ukraine, normally has 800,000 inhabitants, but many more are now there seeking refuge. Most do not know how long they can stay and whether they might have better prospects in a neighboring country.

Dispatches from Lviv: Displaced women share their stories

By CARE Staff · June 9, 2022

More than 6.8 million people in Ukraine have fled to neighboring countries since the conflict began, and more than 8 million have been internally displaced. All these people, most of them women and children, need support and protection.

‘Psychological first aid’: Training mental-health first-responders in the Ukraine refugee crisis

By Lucy Beck · April 8, 2022

Florian Koleci, a psychiatrist with training in cognitive behavioral therapy and art therapy, is among 500 psychiatrists, social workers, healthcare workers on the Romania-Ukraine border and in transit hubs who recently received emergency psychosocial support and trauma-counseling training.

In Western Ukraine, a resort becomes a refuge

By CARE and PIN Staff · April 6, 2022

A resort called “Garden” near Lviv has hosted numerous weddings and other celebrations. Today it hosts up about 70 people displaced by war, with plans to host even more. The picturesque surroundings contrast sharply with the stories of hardship told by those arriving in search of rest.

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Internally displaced people

A letter from a mother in Gaza

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Where climate loss and damage means life and death

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Once-in-a-century floods are ravaging Somalia. Here’s how you can help.

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DRC portraits: faces of the displaced

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Drought in Somalia: “A nightmare repeating itself”

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Somalia drought: “Climate change has been reality for us for a long time.”

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Ukraine: Lviv and Kyiv – Lively everyday life vs. ghost town

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Dispatches from Lviv: Displaced women share their stories

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‘Psychological first aid’: Training mental-health first-responders in the Ukraine refugee crisis

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In Western Ukraine, a resort becomes a refuge

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Internally displaced people

A letter from a mother in Gaza

Where climate loss and damage means life and death

Once-in-a-century floods are ravaging Somalia. Here’s how you can help.

DRC portraits: faces of the displaced

Drought in Somalia: “A nightmare repeating itself”

Somalia drought: “Climate change has been reality for us for a long time.”

Ukraine: Lviv and Kyiv – Lively everyday life vs. ghost town

Dispatches from Lviv: Displaced women share their stories

‘Psychological first aid’: Training mental-health first-responders in the Ukraine refugee crisis

In Western Ukraine, a resort becomes a refuge

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