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Sudan: Looking to the future amid the crisis

During a highly challenging humanitarian situation, work on long-term measures continues. For many, it is about the possibility of looking ahead, even in the middle of the crisis. The Norwegian Refugee Council is helping to ensure that Hanaa and other women can gain greater control over their own lives.

Preventing the worst impacts of El Niño

El Niño is expected to cause widespread damage later this year. Norway is providing NOK 30 million to support early action that helps protect people from hunger and food insecurity.

Venezuela: Urgent humanitarian needs after the earthquake

The need for assistance in Venezuela is acute in the days following the earthquakes. Even before the disaster, the country was facing widespread hardship. Norway is allocating NOK 20 million to the UN and the Red Cross, and is also supporting humanitarian organisations present in the country.

Ebola in DR Congo: A crisis within a crisis

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is affecting a region already devastated by conflict, large numbers of internally displaced people and weak health systems. To help contain the outbreak, Norway is providing funding to Norwegian humanitarian organisations and major international emergency funds.

Trans people are losing access to life-saving healthcare

Global aid cuts are threatening health services and legal protection for trans people in several parts of the world. Norway is maintaining its support. That is helping to save lives.

Disturbing trend for humanitarian workers in Ukraine

– It has become more dangerous to be a humanitarian worker in Ukraine. Last week, two deminers from Norwegian People's Aid were killed. This week, the Ukrainian Red Cross's main warehouse in Kyiv was completely destroyed in a Russian attack, says Norad Director General Gunn Jorid Roset.

– Pride is not a celebration, it is an act of resistance

What is it like to stand up for fundamental human rights in a country under attack? Norad met two Ukrainian human rights defenders who, with support from Norway, are working to ensure that the rights of LGBTQ+ people are not put on hold during the war.

Ukrainian journalists expose corruption in wartime

Together with independent anti-corruption agencies and civil society, a free and independent press plays a central role in the fight against corruption.

Gaza: – Hard to comprehend how badly injured the children are

Red Cross doctor Roger Alcock has never seen so many injured people as in Gaza. At the field hospital in Rafah, they save lives and also create moments of joy for the children in the midst of the catastrophe.

Standing Together Against Illegal Gold Mining in the Amazon

In the heart of the Amazon, authorities and Indigenous peoples are joining forces in the fight against illegal gold mining.

The Rafto Prize Laureates from Sudan: As Long as We Live, We Believe in Democracy

In war-torn Sudan, local neighbourhood committees known as Emergency Response Rooms (ERR) are making an invaluable contribution to help their fellow citizens with water, food and health care. ERR brings hope when the world is at its darkest. Life is catastrophic for millions of people in Sudan.

They support each other in the fight against corruption

«Why shouldn’t we have our own global network when the criminals have theirs?», said Eva Joly when she launched the international Corruption Hunter Network in 2005 – a network led and supported by Norad.

Historic agreement for women shea workers in Ghana

Hardworking and underpaid women in Ghana are now seeing their labour rights strengthened. The country’s first collective agreement in the shea sector has been signed, with support from Norway.