Wrong site?

We have redirected you to a site for your country, if this was not correct, please use the link to go back.
Go back Hide
NRC Logo
  • About us

    The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We protect displaced people and support them as they build a new future.

    About NRC
      • Secretary General Jan Egeland
      • Leadership
      • Partners and donors
      • Corporate partnerships
      • Innovation
      • History
    • Our impact
    • Finances
    • Accountability
    • Work with us
    • Contact us
    • Raise a concern
  • Two boys

    The pulverising of Gaza now ranks among the worst assaults on a civilian population from our time. Almost the entire population has been forced to flee their homes.

    Support our work in Gaza
    • Give a monthly donation
    • Give a one-time donation
    • Subscribe to our newsletter
    • Corporate partnerships
  • Map showing the countries we work in.

    We started our relief efforts after World War Two. Today, we work in both new and protracted crises across 40 countries, where we help save lives and rebuild futures.

    Where we work
      • Burkina Faso
      • Cameroon
      • Central African Republic
      • Djibouti
      • DR Congo
      • Eritrea
      • Ethiopia
      • Kenya
      • Libya
      • Mali
      • Mozambique
      • Niger
      • Nigeria
      • Somalia
      • South Sudan
      • Sudan
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador
      • El Salvador
      • Guatemala
      • Honduras
      • Mexico
      • Panama
      • Venezuela
      • Afghanistan
      • Bangladesh
      • Myanmar
      • Moldova
      • Poland
      • Ukraine
      • Iran
      • Iraq
      • Jordan
      • Lebanon
      • Palestine
      • Syria
      • Yemen
      • Head Office - Oslo
      • NRC Europe - Brussels
      • NRC Flüchtlingshilfe - Berlin
      • NRC Geneva
      • NRC UK - London
      • NRC USA - Washington, DC
  • What we do

    NRC works to protect the rights of displaced people during crisis. We specialise in six areas: food security, education, shelter, legal assistance, protection from violence, and water, sanitation and hygiene.

    How we work
      • Education
      • Information, counselling and legal assistance
      • Livelihoods and food security
      • Protection from violence
      • Shelter and settlements
      • Water, sanitation and hygiene promotion
      • Preserving the environment
      • Cash-based interventions
      • Supporting youth
      • Humanitarian principles
      • Internal displacement
      • Humanitarian access
      • Protection
      • Humanitarian system strengthening
      • Housing, land and property rights (HLP)
      • Displacement and climate change
      • Urban displacement
  • NORCAP expert Geophrey Oyugi and local operator Thomas Amum mixing human waste with water at the biogas plant in Malakal, South Sudan

    NORCAP works to better protect and empower people affected by crises and climate change. We collaborate with partners on finding solutions to meet the needs of people at risk.

    About NORCAP
    • Who we are
    • What we do
    • Partners and donors
    • Publications
    • Connect
  • Subscribe to our newsletter

    Get the latest news from our work in the field, interviews, opinions and campaigns.

    Subscribe to our newsletter
    • News and press releases
    • Stories from around the world
    • Resources
    • Neglected displacement crises
    • Media centre
    • Opinions
  • Global site Global site
  • Norwegian
  • German
  • Swedish
NRC Logo NRC Logo
  • About us

    The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We protect displaced people and support them as they build a new future.

    About NRC
    • Organisation
      • Secretary General Jan Egeland
      • Leadership
      • Partners and donors
      • Corporate partnerships
      • Innovation
      • History
    • Our impact
    • Finances
    • Accountability
    • Work with us
    • Contact us
    • Raise a concern
  • Support us

    The pulverising of Gaza now ranks among the worst assaults on a civilian population from our time. Almost the entire population has been forced to flee their homes.

    Support our work in Gaza
    • Give a monthly donation
    • Give a one-time donation
    • Subscribe to our newsletter
    • Corporate partnerships
  • Where we work

    We started our relief efforts after World War Two. Today, we work in both new and protracted crises across 40 countries, where we help save lives and rebuild futures.

    Where we work
    • Africa
      • Burkina Faso
      • Cameroon
      • Central African Republic
      • Djibouti
      • DR Congo
      • Eritrea
      • Ethiopia
      • Kenya
      • Libya
      • Mali
      • Mozambique
      • Niger
      • Nigeria
      • Somalia
      • South Sudan
      • Sudan
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Americas
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador
      • El Salvador
      • Guatemala
      • Honduras
      • Mexico
      • Panama
      • Venezuela
    • Asia
      • Afghanistan
      • Bangladesh
      • Myanmar
    • Europe
      • Moldova
      • Poland
      • Ukraine
    • The Middle East
      • Iran
      • Iraq
      • Jordan
      • Lebanon
      • Palestine
      • Syria
      • Yemen
    • Representation Offices
      • Head Office - Oslo
      • NRC Europe - Brussels
      • NRC Flüchtlingshilfe - Berlin
      • NRC Geneva
      • NRC UK - London
      • NRC USA - Washington, DC
  • What we do

    NRC works to protect the rights of displaced people during crisis. We specialise in six areas: food security, education, shelter, legal assistance, protection from violence, and water, sanitation and hygiene.

    How we work
    • Activities in the field
      • Education
      • Information, counselling and legal assistance
      • Livelihoods and food security
      • Protection from violence
      • Shelter and settlements
      • Water, sanitation and hygiene promotion
    • Themes in the field
      • Preserving the environment
      • Cash-based interventions
      • Supporting youth
    • Speaking up for rights
      • Humanitarian principles
      • Internal displacement
      • Humanitarian access
      • Protection
      • Humanitarian system strengthening
      • Housing, land and property rights (HLP)
      • Displacement and climate change
      • Urban displacement
  • NORCAP

    NORCAP works to better protect and empower people affected by crises and climate change. We collaborate with partners on finding solutions to meet the needs of people at risk.

    About NORCAP
    • Who we are
    • What we do
    • Partners and donors
    • Publications
    • Connect
  • Latest

    Get the latest news from our work in the field, interviews, opinions and campaigns.

    Subscribe to our newsletter
    • News and press releases
    • Stories from around the world
    • Resources
    • Neglected displacement crises
    • Media centre
    • Opinions
Briefing note

Building the Peace

Published 08. Dec 2016
l
Colombia Education
Rural Education and conflict in Colombia
  • Download Briefing Note
Media centre Careers Tenders
Norwegian Refugee Council

Prinsens gate 2
0152 Oslo
Norway

Switchboard (08-15 CET)

+47 23 10 98 00
nrc@nrc.no

Media hotline

+47 90 56 23 29
media@nrc.no

Donor support

Phone: +47 800 33 503
SMS: +47 594 48 256

fundraising@nrc.no

90 90%

Over 90 per cent of our global revenue goes directly to fulfil our purpose.

  Privacy policy
  About cookies
NRC © 1996-2024