Norwegian Refugee Council

Mosul free of Islamic State, but returning home still a distant dream for refugees

Unprecedented destruction in Mosul and the unstable security situation will delay the return home of hundreds of thousands of people who fled.

South Sudan marks 6th independence day with no official celebrations amid ongoing civil war

South Sudan on Sunday marked its sixth independence anniversary in muted fashion, with no official celebration as the world's newest nation reels from a brutal and destructive ongoing civil war.

Afghan families flee as Taliban take key northern district in offensive against govt forces

Hundreds of Afghan families have fled fighting between the Taliban and government forces near the northern city of Kunduz as the insurgents captured a strategic district soon after launching their annual spring offensive

Iraqi forces now control 80% of Fallujah; IS militants pushed to city's northern edge

Iraqi special forces battled their way into the centre of Fallujah on Friday, capturing a key neighborhood and a government complex from Islamic State group fighters, and thousands of residents fled as the militants' grip on the city appeared to crumble.

Over 27 million people internally displaced by conflict, natural disasters last year

A major aid agency says 27.8 million people around the world were internally displaced by conflict and natural disasters last year, or as many as the combined populations of New York City, London, Paris and Cairo.