100 results from Finnish Development Aid: Humanitarian work. All the results: https://kehityslehti.fi/en/100-kehitystulosta/

1. Finland helps
people during
and after crises

2. Focusing aid where the need is greatest

3. Finland is known as a reliable, quick
and flexible provider of humanitarian
aid. International and national
organisations take aid to its destination.

4. The war in Syria has continued for years, forcing millions of Syrians to leave their homes.
Finland has supported the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR, the World Food Programme WFP
and the Red Cross to enable the organisations to supply Syrians with emergency aid, such as
shelter, food and water.

5. Nepal was hit by two powerful earthquakes in 2015. More than three
million Nepalese people received help from the International Red Cross.
The Finnish Red Cross built a health clinic in the area.

6. The Ebola hemorrhagic fever claimed thousands of lives in West Africa in 2013–2016.
Finland supported the World Health Organisation WHO and the Red Cross in their
fight against the Ebola virus. In 2016, the countries were declared free of Ebola.

7. Helping those most vulnerable

8. Finland provides support to the most
vulnerable people, including girls,
women and persons with disabilities.

9. Persons with disabilities are often left without support in crises. Finland has been a pioneer in
strengthening the rights of persons with disabilities in crises and was involved in launching the
Charter on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action at the World
Humanitarian Summit in 2016.

10. Syrian female refugees living in refugee camps in Jordania wish to work.
Finland supports women's centres established by UN organisations, which
have helped thousands of women find work, legal support and training.

11. Aid before and after a crisis

12. Preparation reduces the extent of
destruction and the number of
victims. The reconstruction of
societies begins after a crisis.
Development cooperation continues
this work after the humanitarian aid.

13. In 2015, Nepal was struck by two powerful earthquakes. Together with UNICEF, Finland had
supported preparations for natural disasters. As a result, the authorities were able to efficiently
launch the provision of aid and prevent the spread of contagious diseases. Emergency aid was
stored and ready for 100,000 Nepalese people.

14. Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and Yemen received over two million migrants in 2015.
Finland supports the work of the International Organisation for Migration. Over the course of
a few years, 13,000 migrants have been provided with health services and humanitarian aid.

15. Afghanistan is one of the most heavily mined countries of the world. The HALO trust
organisation supported by Finland has already cleared 80 per cent of the mined areas in
Afghanistan. Finland also supports mine clearance work in Somalia, Iraq, Syria and Ukraine.

16. More results of development cooperation
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