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On the 10 April, the same day the first Covid-19 case in Yemen was confirmed, Muhsen Ahmed Mahyoub was fleeing his home. Muhsen’s home village of Hareeb was a small and a peaceful one, not far from Sana’a city. On the farm he had inherited from his father, Muhsen kept goats and sheep, and planted corn, barley and wheat. He held on to this quiet life through five years of escalating violence. Even when a landmine took both his legs in 2016, Muhsen still steadfastly continued farming, thanks to the help of his children. The farm was his life, and his only source of income. How would his family eat, if they left? But on 10 April, one day after a unilateral ceasefire was announced, the war finally forced him to flee. First came the gunfire in the distance. When it grew closer, Muhsen called his wife and children together, and quickly rounded up the goats and sheep. Around him, other families were doing the same. Muhsen hired a small pickup, loading his animals in the back, and struck out for the desert near Marib city. Here, a barren stretch of sandy land has in the last four months become home to 500 families from around Marib and Nihm. It is known as Al-Swaidah camp, though there is nothing to mark it as such: no running water, no toilets, no electricity. It is just there. Muhsen’s family assembled a tent for themselves from iron pipes and plastic sheets. But despite these conditions, Muhsen is just glad to be safe. “We felt we were the luckiest in the world when we arrived.” Some families still have their goats and sheep with them. Muhsen has sold his animals to buy food and other basic items. “In my village, I used to eat from my farm and sell the rest. But here we are dependent on organizations to help,” he says. “It is true that we can get some food from WFP, but it isn’t enough.” Muhsen is thankful to those organizations which have started to provide mattresses, water and food. But there is so much they still need, including latrines and proper shelter. Storms and floods have damaged several tents in the last few months. “Before the war, I used to wake up before dawn and walk to the fields and work until ten. Then I would walk to the market to buy some things, and return to have my lunch with family. We sat together in the afternoon to chew Qat and talk—usually about farming. Nowadays, we are thinking all the time how to get food, how to get water and how long we can stay here.” Muhsen has heard about Covid-19 but doesn’t consider it a threat for displaced people, as they have other, more pressing, worries. None of the displaced people in the camp have been taking any measures against Covid-19. He has not heard of the ceasefire declaration. He has seen the families still arriving from surrounding areas, fleeing the ongoing fighting. And so far, the news from his hometown is that it has not stopped. “The battles are still ongoing, so we can’t return.” Photo: Hassan Al-Homaidi/NRC
Jemen |

Flucht während des „Corona-Waffenstillstands“

Am 10. April, dem Tag, an dem auch der erste Covid-19-Fall im Jemen bestätigt wurde, flohen Muhsen Ahmed Mahyoub und seine sieben Kinder vor dem Kugelhagel aus ihrem Heimatdorf. Inmitten einer Pandemie waren sie gezwungen, in die Wüste zu fliehen, wo sie nun zusammen mit 500 weiteren Familien in dürftigen Zelten und ohne fließendes Wasser und richtige Toiletten leben müssen.

Afghanistan |

Seife rettet Leben

Ein neuer Hilfskonvoi ist unterwegs – mit Seife im Gepäck. Häufiges Händewaschen mit Seife ist die wirksamste Methode, die Ausbreitung des Coronavirus zu verhindern und Leben zu retten. Bisher haben wir an über 10.000 vertriebene Familien in Afghanistan Seife und andere Hygieneartikel verteilt.

NRC education team takes precautionary measures against COVID-19 into consideration during distribution of High Energy Biscuits to displaced families in Lahj governorate. The education team used to distribute these biscuits to children in schools as replacement for the food children would have been receiving in schools but nowadays the schools are closed so our team is distributing it to displaced families. Photo: Abdulfatah Al Jaboly/NRC
Jemen |

Der Kampf gegen Covid-19 im Jemen

Es war der Moment, den alle gefürchtet hatten: Am 29. April starben die ersten zwei Menschen an den Folgen einer Covid-19-Erkrankung. Weitere Infektionen und Todesfälle folgten.

Jemen |

PRESSEINFORMATION: Stellungnahme zur steigenden Anzahl an Covid-19-Fällen im Jemen

Kommentar von Mohammed Abdi, Landesdirektor für NRC Flüchtlingshilfe im Jemen, zur steigenden Anzahl an Covid-19-Fällen im Jemen.

FISHERMAN Suleiman (45 years old) is a fisherman from Al-Hodeidah and now he is an internally displaced person in Ras Emran (Aden). His only income was fishing. Because of the war, he could not continue fishing in Al – Hodeidah after some of his friends were killed by airstrikes, and others were killed in the fish market which was hit by airstrikes several times. He is afraid to face his friends fate since they were killed without having committed any sins- they were only fishermen. Because of the war, he faced many difficulties in Al-Hodeidah, the high cost of living, no money to buy fishing tools and the fuel for the boat to go out to the sea. Even before the war, his life was difficult and strenuous as he was staying out at sea for many days, but at least it was a safe life. Since the war started - he no longer feels safe. When the clashes moved closer to the area where he lived, he heard people say that they should store basic food items because they would not be able to get out of their homes. Suleiman has a big family; one wife, 7 children and 2 grandchildren. He stored a few basic food items, which was enough for a few days. After a few days, the food was close to running out so he had to go out and buy some food and store it. He did this three times despite clashes coming to his area. One day, Suleiman made a tough decision – it was about surviving. He fled with his family, and they left with only the clothes that they were wearing. He sold his wife's jewellery and his animals to pay for transportation and travel expenses. He fled to Ras Emran (Aden) where he could continue work as a fisherman. It took three days to get here. As an internally displaced person he feels like a stranger in the area that he fled to. He cannot act or live as freely as he used to do in Al-Hodeidah before the war. He doesn't know the condition of his house in Al-Hodaidah. Maybe it was hit by an airstrike or is occupied by someone else. But the most important thing for him is that he and his family are safe. Currently, Suleiman works together with other fishermen to provide a living for his family. But it is not easy to find enough work. He has a wife, 7 children and 1 grandchild. He works for a daily fee between 3000 to 5000 Yemeni Riyals, and he needs many things for his family to live as he and his family left everything behind when they fled. Suleiman hopes that the war will end so he can return to his home. So that he can go back to his work. And his children can live in peace and safety like other children in the world and go back to school to finish their education. His message to the international community is to help and stand by Yemeni people in their ordeal and to do their best to stop this war in a peaceful manner and to make Yemen safe and secure for people. Photo: Ingrid Prestetun/NRC
Jemen |

Alles verloren nach fünf Jahren Krieg

Fünf Jahre Krieg haben 80 Prozent der jemenitischen Bevölkerung – 24 Millionen Menschen – von humanitärer Hilfe anhängig gemacht, darunter sind 14,3 Millionen in einer akuten Notlage.

Jemen |

Wofür sollte eine Schule benutzt werden?

„Sie verdienen ein anständiges Leben, genau wie wir, aber wir möchten nicht, dass ihre Anwesenheit den Bildungsprozess beeinträchtigt“, sagt Geschichtslehrer Salah. Aus Mangel an Alternativen sind viele jemenitische Familien, die zur Flucht gezwungen waren, derzeit in Schulen untergebracht. Dieser Umstand beeinträchtigt die Ausbildung Tausender Kinder, die nun dicht gedrängt in den wenigen verbleibenden Klassenräumen lernen müssen.

Global |

10 Gründe, warum Menschen auf der Flucht vom Coronavirus besonders stark bedroht sind

„Wir haben keine Seife. Alles, was ich habe, ist Wasser, um mich selbst und meine Puppe zu waschen“, sagt die 10-jährige Shazia.

Zentralafrikanische Republik |

CAR: In meinem Haus lebte eine andere Familie

Beschädigte Fenster, eine zerstörte Tür und eine fremde Familie, die in seinem Haus lebte. Das war nicht der Empfang, den der 45-jährige Hamayadi Youcouda sich vorgestellt hatte, als er die Entscheidung traf, nach fünf Jahren auf der Flucht in seine Heimatstadt in der Zentralafrikanischen Republik zurückzukehren.

The protracted crisis in the Donbas region of Ukraine is well into its sixth year. The contact line continues to separate Government controlled area (GCA) and Non-Government controlled area (NGCA) of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. This separation isolates much of the population in GCA from important services and livelihood providers in urban centres in NGCA. Along the 427-kilometre contact line, there are five open exit-entry checkpoints (EECP) in Hnutove, Novotroitske, Marinka, Maiorsk and Stanytsia Luhanska, where internally displaced and conflict-affected people cross to visit relatives, buy food and other goods, receive social payments and check on their property. Since the opening of these EECPs, the number of people crossing the contact line continues to grow. Every month, there are about 1,3 million people recorded crossing through all five of the EECPs. Long queues and correspondingly, long waiting times at checkpoints continue to be reported. During their journey to cross the contact line, very often people face difficult weather conditions and slow processing times. These civilians who cross the contact line have limited access to basic services such as drinking water, latrines, weather shelters, heating, and medical care. Photo: Dmytro Tielushkin/The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
Ukraine |

Ukraine: Sechs Fakten nach sechs Jahren Krise

Im April 2014 brach in der Ostukraine ein bewaffneter Konflikt aus. Seitdem wurde das Gebiet geteilt und eine ehemals integrierte Gemeinschaft ist nun durch eine 427 Kilometer lange Frontlinie, die sogenannte „Kontaktlinie“ getrennt. Sechs Jahre später wird die Ukraine nach wie vor von dem bewaffneten Konflikt im Osten erschüttert. Trotz diverser im Laufe der Jahre unternommener Versuche, der Gewalt ein Ende zu setzen, sind weiterhin 5,2 Millionen Menschen von der Krise betroffen.

Global |

Wie wir das Coronavirus bekämpfen

Wir alle müssen einen Beitrag leisten, um eine weitere Ausbreitung des Coronavirus (Covid-19) zu verhindern. Der Rat der Gesundheitsfachleute ist eindeutig: Hände waschen und den Kontakt zu anderen Menschen einschränken.

Solidarität darf nicht an unseren Grenzen Halt machen

„Wir haben von dem gefährlichen Virus gehört, und dass wir unsere Hände gründlich waschen müssen, aber wie können wir uns schützen, wenn wir keine Seife oder Shampoo haben?“

Jemen |

Jemen: Angst vor den Folgen des Coronavirus

„Wir haben Angst vor dem Coronavirus, aber wir machen uns auch Sorgen, dass wir unsere Lebensmittelhilfe verlieren könnten, wenn Corona sich im Jemen ausbreitet“, sagt Ehsan. Covid-19 flößt den Jemenitinnen und Jemeniten, die zum Überleben von humanitärer Hilfe abhängig sind, große Angst ein. Wir von NRC Flüchtlingshilfe passen unsere Verteilungen rasch an, um sicherzustellen, dass wir auch inmitten der Krise sicher weiterarbeiten können.

Global |

NRC Flüchtlingshilfe verstärkt Bemühungen

NRC Flüchtlingshilfe arbeitet rund um die Uhr daran, die Ausbreitung des Coronavirus unter gefährdeten Geflüchteten und Binnenflüchtlingen zu verhindern. Am wichtigsten ist es jetzt, zu sensibilisieren und den Bedarf an Information und Hygiene zu decken.

A Syrian boy poses for a picture during an awareness workshop on coronavirus (COVID-19) at a camp for displaced people in Atme town in Syria's northwestern Idlib province, near the border with Turkey. Photo: AAREF WATAD / AFP / NTB Scanpix
Global |

10 Dinge, die man über das Coronavirus und Geflüchtete wissen sollte

Die Reaktion der Welt auf die COVID-19-Krise muss alle einschließen, auch die Menschen, die aus ihrer Heimat fliehen mussten.

Five year old Farshad from Afghanistan is kept detained at Chios in Greece together with his family while they are waiting for a chance to seek asylum. Photo: Tiril Skarstein/NRC Interview with his sister Yasmin (16) - from Afghanistan: The situation here is very bad. When we ask the police when we can get out, they say they do not know. Some people say maybe one month, maybe two months, maybe more. Why are we kept imprisoned, when we have done nothing wrong? It is very bad. We have been here for many weeks now. Since 20 March. We want to apply for asylum. We do not want to be deported back to Turkey. Many people have been deported. We do not know when we can get out of this prison. It is like a prison. We cannot get out of here. I wish we could at least be able to go around freely. We just want to have security and peace, and be able to study in a safe place. To become a person. We want freedom. I like to say to European politicians that this agreement is a bad agreement. It does not treat us like humans. We need protection. Why are people deporting us back to Turkey? There´s no life for us, no security for us there.
Syrien |

Über 900.000 Vertriebene

Die Menschen im Nordwesten Syriens durchleben eine der schwersten Krisen seit Beginn des Syrienkriegs. Aufgrund des heftigen Konflikts wurden nach Angaben der Vereinten Nationen seit dem 1. Dezember rund 900.000 Menschen vertrieben und sind nun dem klirrend kalten Winter ausgesetzt.

Global |

Das Coronavirus wird Flüchtlingsgemeinden dezimieren, wenn wir nicht sofort handeln

Statement von Jan Egeland, Generalsekretär von NRC Flüchtlingshilfe:

A returnee villagers house rehabilitated with the support of NRC Photo: Nasser Abdulkareem
Jemen |

Jemen: DIY in einem Land im Krieg

Als der Krieg über dieses jemenitische Dorf hereinbrach, waren die Menschen zur Flucht gezwungen. Bei ihrer Rückkehr fanden sie ihre Häuser schwer beschädigt vor. NRC Flüchtlingshilfe unterstützte Familien mit Bargeld, damit sie ihre vom Krieg zerstörten Häuser wiederaufbauen konnten.

Griechenland |

Jeden Tag für Menschenwürde im Einsatz

Als sein Einsatz im Jahr 2015 begann, stand Patric Mansour einem der größten Flüchtlingsströme nach Europa der Neuzeit gegenüber. Vier Jahre später überqueren immer noch Flüchtende und Migrierende das Mittelmeer, um in Griechenland Zuflucht zu suchen. Mansour findet, dass es für Europa höchste Zeit ist, Verantwortung zu übernehmen.

AFGHANISTAN/Mazar-i-Sharif Nov 2019 Photo: Ingrid Prestetun /NRC Mama khal- Mahmood (67): at the NRC distributing point waiting to receive money to bay a stove and firewood for the winter. She is a widow and female HH living with her grandsons/ daughters. There are 16 members in her family. She is making wool waving to support her family and additionally her closed relatives collect money from people and support her on monthly basis with very small amount of money. The family is included in NRC's shelter upgrade project and winterization program.
Afghanistan |

AFGHANISTAN: Wie Ana ein Dach über dem Kopf bekam

„Wir frieren, hungern und leiden, aber jetzt freuen wir uns darauf, in ein neues Haus zu ziehen“, sagt Ana, 67.

Syrien |

„Ich habe meine ganze Welt verloren“

„Niemand kann sich vorstellen, was ich durchmache. Ich habe meine Frau und meine Tochter zurück in den Krieg geschickt. Sie sitzen in einem Bus auf dem Weg nach Idlib“, sagt der 37-jährige Ahmad* mit Tränen in den Augen.

Libanon |

Aus dem Zelt gespült

Vor Kurzem hat ein Wintersturm Intisar*, 36, und seine Familie dazu gezwungen, ihr Zelt zu evakuieren. Nun versucht ihr Ehemann, die Unterkunft mithilfe seiner beiden kleinen Söhne im Alter von erst 8 und 10 Jahren zu reparieren.

A severe lack of funding is hampering humanitarians from saving lives. The military response alone cannot respond to the needs of the displaced who are in precarious situations due to insecurity. Displaced people need urgent assistance. They need shelters, food, water, education, but as long as the response will be mainly security-oriented, the needs will not be met. The funding of the humanitarian response is falling short. Aid organisations have scaled up their capacity in the country and stand ready to respond to the skyrocketing needs but their work is being severely hampered by the lack of commitment from donor governments. In 2019, not even half of the funds for the humanitarian response were allocated. Date: 21 January 2020 Location: Kaya - Center North Burkina Faso Photo: Tom Peyre-Costa/NRC
Burkina Faso |

Fünf Dinge, die man über die Krise in Burkina Faso wissen sollte

„Wir haben nichts zu essen, wir haben kein Dach über dem Kopf, wir haben gar nichts. Und wir bitten um Hilfe.“ Fatoumata, 67, ist eine von über einer halben Million, die im vergangenen Jahr gewaltsam aus Burkina Faso vertrieben wurden. Diese fünf Dinge sollte man über die am schnellsten wachsende Vertreibungskrise der Welt wissen:

Burkina Faso |

Burkina Faso von der am schnellsten wachsenden Vertreibungskrise der Welt erschüttert

Die Anzahl der Vertriebenen in Burkina Faso hat sich innerhalb eines Jahres auf über 560.000 verzehnfacht. Voraussichtlich wird diese Zahl bis April dieses Jahres auf 900.000 hochschnellen, da die brutale Gewalt weiterhin Familien aus ihrer Heimat vertreibt.

Jordanien |

Im Winter Wärme spenden

Auch wenn Jordanien eigentlich für sein freundliches Wetter bekannt ist, kann der Winter sehr hart sein und die Temperaturen fallen nicht selten unter Null. NRC ist vor Ort im Azraq-Lager in Mittelost-Jordanien, um den syrischen Geflüchteten dabei zu helfen, sich auf die eisige Kälte einzurichten.

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