Oslo, Norway · Established 1946
NRC
Norwegian Refugee Council
Standing up for people forced to flee.
(About)
Independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee from more than 40 countries.
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. Today it is one of the older organisations of its kind, working on refugees, emergency and legal aid and known within the sector for its tagline "Standing up for people forced to flee.".
The organisation currently operates in 17 countries, with major presence in Syria, Iraq and Yemen. Independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee from more than 40 countries. Verified profiles, financials and annual reports are published on its official website at nrc.no.
(Verified profile)
What the record actually says.
Sourced from official reports & independent registers
Structure & mandate
NRC is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, established in 1946. See the linked official sources for full governance and finances.
Key public programmes
- ▸Refugees — see official programme pages for details.
- ▸Emergency — see official programme pages for details.
- ▸Legal aid — see official programme pages for details.
Founded
1946
HQ
Oslo
Norway
Countries of work
17+
Independent registers
Curated primary-source list not yet compiled for this organization — please refer to their official website and the registers above.
(Public perception & reviews)
What people actually say.
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(Work in the field)
Photos of their work.
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(Where we operate)
Active in 17 countries.
- Syria
- Iraq
- Yemen
- Ukraine
- Colombia
- Somalia
- Kenya
- Ethiopia
- South Sudan
- DR Congo
- Nigeria
- Niger
- Mali
- Burkina Faso
- Palestine
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
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