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May 17, 2013
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May 17, 2013
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Cyclone Mahasan update: It spared Myanmar almost entirely, and the storm’s impact in Rakhine State was minimal.
May 17, 2013
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Cyclone Mahasan update: Storm weakened & then dissipated Thurs, causing far less damage than had been feared as it passed over Bangladesh.
May 17, 2013
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Every day, IRC humanitarian workers are rescuing lives. Here, they offer a glimpse of their experiences, the challenges they face and the courageous people they meet by sharing videos, photos and stories.
Posted by Kathleen Sands Adams on November 29, 2007
Posted in Women, Africa, Asia | Tags: refugees, humanitarian | 3 Comments
Posted by The IRC on November 28, 2007
I borrow the title from an Amnesty International report on Cote d’Ivoire, issued last March. It says: The scale of rape and sexual violence in Cote d’Ivoire in the course of the armed conflict has been largely underestimated. Many women have been gang raped or have been abducted and reduced to sexual slavery by fighters. more »
Posted in Women, Domestic Violence, Africa, Ivory Coast | Tags: refugees, domestic violence, humanitarian, Sexual Violence, Women's Rights | 27 Comments
Posted by The IRC on November 27, 2007
Posted in Women, Domestic Violence, Africa | Tags: refugees, domestic violence, humanitarian | 5 Comments
Posted by The IRC on November 26, 2007
Posted in Women, Domestic Violence, Africa | Tags: refugees, domestic violence, humanitarian | 15 Comments
Posted by The IRC on November 25, 2007
Posted in Women, Domestic Violence, Africa | Tags: refugees, domestic violence, humanitarian | 19 Comments
Posted by The IRC on November 22, 2007
The IRC is working with writer, photographer and long-time women's advocate Ann Jones to give women in war zones an opportunity to speak, loudly and clearly. With digital cameras, women who have survived conflict, displacement, discrimination, sexual and domestic violence vividly document their own lives and make their voices heard. more »
Posted in Women, Africa | Tags: refugees, Ann Jones, humanitarian, Women's Rights | 22 Comments
Posted by The IRC on November 22, 2007
Posted in Women | Tags: refugees, domestic violence, humanitarian, Women's Rights, NYC events | 2 Comments
Posted by The IRC on November 21, 2007
Posted in Children & Youth, Iraqi Refugees, Iraq, Jordan | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, Melissa Winkler in Jordan |
Posted by The IRC on November 20, 2007
Posted in Children & Youth, Iraqi Refugees, Iraq, Jordan | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, Melissa Winkler, Melissa Winkler in Jordan | 2 Comments
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