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Posted by The.IRC on October 31st, 2011
The Forgotten Crisis, a new short film by IRC-UK, documents the scale of the damage caused by the drought in Turkana, Kenya. The film also shows how the IRC is helping communities in need get back on their feet. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya | Tags: video, drought, water, humanitarian aid, Turkana |
Posted by The.IRC on October 27th, 2011
After three months of steady monsoon rains, Thailand is battling its worst flooding in 50 years. The IRC is working with local authorities to assist some of the poorest people in the country to be affected by the devastation. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Asia, Thailand | Tags: refugees, Burmese refugees, natural disasters, humanitarian aid, flooding |
Posted by The.IRC on October 27th, 2011
Burmese farmer Tial Biak Lian and his family board an airplane for the first time in their lives. They registered their interest to resettle in June 2009 and two years later finally got the word that they were moving to Indianapolis, Indiana. more »
Posted in Asia | Tags: refugees, Burmese refugees, resettlement, Resettlement Support Center |
Posted by Ned Colt on October 26th, 2011
In the wake of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi’s death, tens of thousands of Libyans remain displaced by the almost yearlong conflict in the North African nation. The IRC is working to help them. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Africa | Tags: IDPs, conflict, Libya, humanitarian aid, IRC, Tuarga |
Posted by The.IRC on October 26th, 2011
Thousands of Burmese refugees move to large cities, like Kuala Lumpur, to find work and begin the process of resettling to a third country. The IRC helps them maneuver through the complicated application process to resettle in the United States and, once accepted, prepares them for their new, and very different lives. more »
Posted in Resettlement, Asia | Tags: Burmese refugees, resettlement, United States, Malaysia |
Posted by The.IRC on October 25th, 2011
Paddling a makeshift boat through a flooded street in Bangkok's Rangsi area. The IRC is offering support to Burmese refugee and migrant workers who have been stranded by the worst floods to hit Thailand in half a century. more »
Posted in Thailand | Tags: refugees, Burmese refugees, migrants |
Posted by The.IRC on October 24th, 2011
Salado Ali Salat received five goats from the IRC. "I didn't have an income before," she said. "The goats give me milk to feed my children and sell in the market to buy rice." more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Somalia | Tags: drought, conflict, Photo of the Day |
Posted by The.IRC on October 21st, 2011
A donkey drinks at an IRC trough in Somalia's Galmudug state. Hundreds of thousands of animals have already died in the ongoing drought. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Somalia | Tags: drought, water, natural disasters, Photo of the Day |
Posted by The.IRC on October 20th, 2011
Two children fetching water at an IRC-installed water tap in Darussalam village in central Somalia. The IRC is building and repairing wells, hand pumps and pipelines and training community volunteers in hygiene. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Somalia | Tags: children, drought, water, natural disasters, Photo of the Day |
Posted by The.IRC on October 19th, 2011
A woman displaced by recent fighting in Somalia. The most devastating drought in 60 years, clan fighting and clashes between the Somali government and the extremist al-Shabaab militia has left over 180,000 people displaced within Somalia this year alone. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Somalia | Tags: conflict, Photo of the Day, woman |
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