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While students around the world go back to school, millions of children that fled conflict and drought in East Africa have no classes to attend.
“We decided to flee Burundi because there was war. I miss the school where I was studying in Burundi. I had enough materials: shoes and clothes, pens, eraser and a school bag,” says ten-year-old Nyongere at Nduta refugee camp in Tanzania. But this year he has no school to attend.
Financial assistance has been consistently flagged as a critical need and top priority in all exchanges with Afghan families. High prevalence of negative coping mechanisms, high inflation rate and limited livelihoods opportunities justify this need.
NRC Iran initiated its own cash based Program in Iran in 2013 and has ever since been a strong advocate to develop and extend Cash Transfer Programming (CTP) in Iran.
While students around the world go back to school, millions of children that fled conflict and drought in East Africa have no classes to attend.
“We decided to flee Burundi because there was war. I miss the school where I was studying in Burundi. I had enough materials: shoes and clothes, pens, eraser and a school bag,” says ten-year-old Nyongere at Nduta refugee camp in Tanzania. But this year he has no school to attend.
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Statement from the NRC Secretary General Jan Egeland on Myanmar
“The devastating violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State in August has led to an explosion of unmet needs within the local vulnerable populations. We are likely looking at a full-blown humanitarian crisis that warrants a large-scale response. We now need full and unimpeded access to affected communities, including all parts of the northern Rakhine.
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Rights Respected, People Protected
Background:
NRC Middle East:
Rights Respected, People Protected
Background:
The Middle East Regional Office based in Amman, Jordan was created in January 2014 as part of NRC’s reorganization process. We currently have more than 3,000 staff in the Middle East region assisting people displaced by conflict in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan and Palestine. Our work is concentrated on the shelter, education, food security, legal assistance and water, sanitation and hygiene sectors with strong protection and resilience focus integrated into our programs.
Do you want to work in the West and Central Africa Regional office (CWA RO)? NRC is looking for a highly motivated and fluent English and French speaking Regional Support Director that would like to be part of the development of a regional office. The CWA RO currently serves country operations in Mali, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo, and is based out of the NRC Head office in Oslo.
Rights Respected, People Protected
“Everyone who is fleeing Mosul is in extremely fragile state'
Heidi Diedrich, Country Director Iraq
NRC has an urgent need to recruit an ICLA (Information Counselling and Legal Assistance) Specialist who can be part of a scoping mission and potentially start up of NRC's activities in and in connection with the ongoing situation in Libya.
Our Ideal Candidate:
