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Basic IT training courses and educational grants in Kosovo: The 21st century is often referred to as the digital age. Former ways of communicating ideas and communicating with each other are becoming obsolete as cyber culture takes over. Moreover, digitalisation of society and the various public and private services is becoming a normal part of … Read more
Fear of mines worries farmers in Ukraine as the planting season starts: Every day, Ukraine becomes more contaminated with Explosive Ordnance (EO) which is now assessed to affect over 100 square kilometres* or about one-sixth of the area of Ukraine. The ongoing battles continuously add to the overall EO contamination with over 10 million people … Read more
20 Years of Mine Action in Iraq: On the occasion of International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance, Mohammed Qassim Abdulridha, Humanitarian Mine Action Project Manager with the Danish Refugee Council (DRC), reflects on his twenty years’ experience of working in the sector. For seventeen years, Mohammed has worked with DRC (formerly the Danish Demining … Read more
Urgent need to limit the impact of explosive devices on civilians in Mali – Between 2021 and 2022 Mali saw a further increase in the number of civilian casualties from explosive ordnances, especially improvised explosive devices (IEDs)/mines. This is the largest increase since 2018, when the IED/mine threat shifted from the North to the more … Read more
DRC EMP Youth Center Inauguration in Addis Ababa: DRC’s Ethiopia Migration Programme Establishes a Youth Recreation Center for Refugees in Addis Ababa. The youth center residing in the capital Addis Ababa was inaugurated on the 10th of November by DRC Secretary General, Charlotte Slente in the presence of the sub city government officials and key … Read more
Hope amidst conflict for Ethiopian Refugees in Um Rakuba Camp Sudan: Um Rakuba is one of the five camps in Gedaref which were opened in 2020 due to an influx of Ethiopian refugees following the Tigray crisis. It hosts over 18,000 individuals in more than 10,000 households, and more than 30% of residents are children. … Read more
DRC Secretary General said they reached 3 million Ukrainians I recently visited several areas in southern Ukraine. It is difficult to put into words the extent of the devastation I saw. After many months of intense fighting and shelling, several areas in the south of the country have recently become accessible. There, I saw how … Read more
Adela Softić Project Team Leader in Bosnia and Herzegovina at DRC During the previous two years of the project’s implementation, funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Adela was in charge of establishing and maintaining a constructive and effective partnership with health institutions across Bosnia and Herzegovina. Adela Softić is the Project team … Read more