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StoriesRefugee women take the lead in combating gender-based violence
Forcibly displaced women are often best placed to lead interventions on gender-based violence and other issues affecting their communities. All they need is support and resources
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StoriesRefugees count their losses as floods destroy camp in Sudan
Months after opening, Alganaa refugee camp in Sudan's White Nile State has been submerged by flood waters, leaving 35,000 South Sudanese refugees in need of urgent assistance.
Take climate action now
The climate crisis is a human crisis, and those forced to flee by conflict are being hit the hardest.
Disasters like droughts, flooding, landslides and wildfires are destroying livelihoods and disrupting food security, putting millions of lives at risk.
We urgently need your support to help those fleeing from conflict confront the climate crisis.
US$ 580
could provide the resources needed to map out five forest intervention sites in Uganda that help mitigate the effects of climate change in the area
US$ 141
could provide three families of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh with cooking kits powered by clean-burning, low carbon fuel
US$ 52
could provide two internally displaced families in Yemen with energy-efficient traditional stoves to make hot meals
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