DanChurchAid: War

Host families of displaced at risk

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:13:25 GMT

While official figures of newly displaced people in crowded camps around Goma are still being determined, another reality of displacement remains in the shadows: the thousands of families who have opened their modest homes to fleeing strangers.

A deadly calm in Goma

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:23:55 GMT

After panic and lootings by retreating troops a deadly calm has fallen over Goma in Eastern Congo.

No more mine action

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:47:28 GMT

DanChurchAid�s (DCA) Humanitarian Mine Action programme is closing its mine clearance activities in Burundi after almost four years. DCA has finalised all tasks that has been entrusted to the programme by the Burundian government, except from one area, which continues to be inaccessible due to security reasons. The area in question is a strong hold of one of the rebel groups still active in Burundi.

Returning to nothing

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:41:29 GMT

Refugees are now seriously returning to South Sudan. Expectations are high but there is very little to come home to

Peace settlement faces problems

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:52:37 GMT

Even though the regime in Khartoum and the revolutionary movement SPLM in south have been persuaded to lay down their arms, the challenges of gaining permanent peace in Sudan are huge.
This is said by Mads Frilander, programme officer in DanChurchAid in South Sudan.

Help for Georgian refugees

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:22:48 GMT

DanChurchAid prepares a Material Aid support of 750.000 DKK for foodstuffs, sanitary and household packages for the 30.000 refugees, that fled to Russian North Ossetia from Georgian South Ossetia in early august

DanChurchAid at Roskilde Festival

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:57:00 GMT

DanChurchAid played host to a number of activities at this year�s Roskilde, related to both the volunteer refund work and the humantohuman campaign focus on the DR Congo: �Fair Phone � Fair Future.� These activities were symbolic of the often-unfair mining practices that are behind the production of the many mobile phones we buy and use every day.

Kabumba village - the mine situation in Congo

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:13:41 GMT

The village of Kamumba was once a prosperous fishing community. But during the five year long war it was turned in to a military camp. Though the war is over, the mines remain, preventing the villagers from returning.

Having a Plan A just isn�t enough here

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:17:47 GMT

Line Brylle has just returned home after working with a Humanitarian Mine Action Programme for two years in one of the most war torn countries in the world.

Humanitarian assistance

Mon, 05 May 2008 09:08:39 GMT

Accelerating climate changes, war, armed conflict, shrinking of humanitarian space, 9.9 million refugees and 24 million internally displaced. The environment where humanitarian action takes place is evolving rapidly and continuously, posing new challenges for the delivery of humanitarian assistance, disaster risk reduction and protection for affected communities.