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Cyclone Mahasan update: It spared Myanmar almost entirely, and the storm’s impact in Rakhine State was minimal.
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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.
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Posted by The.IRC on July 29th, 2010
Heidi Lehman, the IRC's director of the gender-based violence unit, is in Haiti this month. She describes an IRC program that trains Haitian women to support victims of sexual violence in Teleco camp and other settlements where people displaced by the earthquake now live. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Haiti | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, Sexual Violence, gender-based violence, displaced people | 1 Comments
Posted by Peter.Biro on July 29th, 2010
"Our soldiers used to whip people and steal things, but it is better now," says the commander of a rebel group in Central African Republic. "Now my men understand that there are laws even during a war." Read about how the IRC is training the country's various armed groups in human rights and international humanitarian law. more »
Posted in War, Central African Republic | Tags: refugees, CAR Civil War, Central African Republic, humanitarian, human rights, humanitarian law | 4 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on July 26th, 2010
Food is scarce in Ethiopia, where most of the population lives in rural, drought-prone areas in a state of chronic poverty. In 2010, the Government of Ethiopia identified 5.2 million people in need of emergency food aid. Not surprisingly, this hunger crisis also impacts the thousands of refugees living just within Ethiopia’s borders. more »
Posted in Ethiopia | Tags: refugees, Ethiopia, livelihoods, Women's Refugee Commission, WRC |
Posted by Anne.Richard on July 23rd, 2010
I was in Haiti earlier this week, visiting IRC colleagues and learning about our programs. The earthquake harmed or destroyed a quarter of all schools in Haiti, leaving 2.5 million children out of school. The IRC and other groups have worked to ensure children are in temporary learning spaces. More, however, is needed... more »
Posted in Education, Haiti | Tags: humanitarian, school, education | 1 Comments
Posted by Amie.Kandeh on July 20th, 2010
Female Genital Mutilation used to be an accepted ritual for women in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa. It’s widely known now that the procedure can adversely impact the health of women and girls. But that doesn’t mean the tradition has ended. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Africa, Sierra Leone | Tags: gender based violence, Sierra Leone | 1 Comments
Posted by Peter.Biro on July 14th, 2010
Prospèr Honagali lost half of his family to violent crime, political conflict and disease, all of which are rampant in Central African Republic. more »
Posted in Central African Republic | Tags: refugees, CAR Civil War, Central African Republic, humanitarian, Lord's Resistance Army, conflict |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on July 14th, 2010
Four-year-old Jean lost his mother in the Haiti earthquake. The IRC's family tracing team is doing everything they can to help him find his father. more »
Posted in Humanitarian Aid, Haiti | Tags: family tracing, humanitarian, Haiti Earthquake, natural disasters |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on July 12th, 2010
A mother and daughter separated in the Haiti earthquake six months ago are reunited through the work of an IRC caseworker. more »
Posted in Haiti | Tags: family reunification, Haitian orphans, humanitarian, Haiti Earthquake |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on July 11th, 2010
Despite the struggles of life in quake-devastated Port-au-Prince, Haitians were captivated by the FIFA World Cup tournament and took time out to watch. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Haiti | Tags: humanitarian, World Cup, football, soccer, Haiti Earthquake, natural disasters |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on July 11th, 2010
The IRC's Lucy Carrigan shared these photos from a workshop the IRC organized for the security committee in one of the makeshift camps that sprang up after the Haiti earthquake. more »
Posted in Humanitarian Aid, Haiti | Tags: humanitarian, Haiti Earthquake, natural disasters |
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