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DRC | 2024 | CBPF

“We used to depend on agriculture”, “But because of the fighting, it is no longer a realistic way of earning a living.”  

Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia | 2023 | CERF
These are some of the many lives affected by climate change in the region.

oPt | 2024 | CERF and CBPF
“We eat less so the kids can eat at least one meal a day.”

oPt | 2023 | CBPF
“I was mostly concerned about the children.”

Lebanon | 2023 | CBPF
“Cleaning the house one day meant sacrificing washing clothes, or even showering.”

Somalia| 2023 | CBPF
“We had no place to sleep or cook as our tent was filled with water. It has been an incredibly challenging time for me and my children.”

Colombia | 2023 | CERF
“We want to thank the United Nations for believing in us midwives.”

Afghanistan | 2024 | CBPF
“In just one year, this hospital has gained the trust of the community. This is because we consistently deliver quality health care.”

oPt | 2023 | CBPF and CERF
“It is terrifying. I hug and shield her with my body, fearing for her safety from breaking  glass and collapsing buildings.” 

Syria and Türkiye| 2023|CBPF and CERF
“For the cost of two tents – which have to be replaced every six months – we’d like to provide a dignified shelter, providing more privacy, more durability and lasting much longer.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CBPF
“It’s not possible to stay here. It’s very dangerous. But he doesn’t want to go anywhere. I don’t know what to do in this situation.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CBPF
“I believe that my mission is to motivate people who have just left home to keep living on, not to close in and isolate, but help them try and adapt to new realities.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CBPF
“Should power outages happen again, communities will be able to feel a sense of normality.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CBPF
“Our priority has always been pensioners, people with disabilities, and single mothers.”

Somalia |2023| CERF
“For us to get clean and safe drinking water, it often meant long, arduous hours of walking to the nearest water source, which is an unsafe journey. This is a task I did not look forward to.”

DRC | 2023 | CERF
“Things are good at the site – people are living in harmony. But we are just waiting for the war to finish so we can go home.”

Syria | 2023 | CERF
“Being landowners, we knew we could not just sit down and do nothing. We had to keep investing in our land.”

Somalia | 2023 | CERF
The longest and most severe drought seen in Somalia in at least 40 years has affected millions and driven displacement across the country.

Madagascar | 2023 | CERF
“A year ago, getting health care would have been a luxury.”

Vanuatu, Ethiopia, Yemen and others| 2023 | CERF
“This clinic is near my home, so I can easily bring Zahara.”

Ethiopia, Mozambique | 2023 | CERF
“I am not like the other parents here. I have two children with disabilities.”

Peru | 2023 | CERF
“I am pleased to see that organizations like the United Nations Population Fund are fully committed to the realities we face as women every day. Through workshops and psychological and legal assistance, they provide invaluable support on our journey.”

Philippines | 2023 | CERF
“During Super-typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan), other provinces helped us. In return, our provincial health officer and governor wanted to give back, which was why they sent us.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CERF
“I was born during the war, far from my native country. And now, at the end of my life, I face war again, in my homeland.”

DRC | 2023 | CBPF
“Eleven months ago, we decided to return to our village, despite the fact that the security situation is still not entirely reassuring.”

Venezuela | 2023 | CBPF
“Before the project started, the community was indifferent, and people would not leave their homes.”

Ukraine | 2023 | CBPF
“I begged my husband [that we should] go anywhere, just not to stay here. There was only one thing in my head: save the children, take the children away from here.”

Syria | 2023 | CBPF
“I felt such relief. There is no mud or dirt, and it did not feel cold. It feels like a home.”