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Posted by The.IRC on March 7th, 2013
Update Mar. 9, 2013: IRC emergency teams in Kenya remain on standby following today's announcement of the results of a tense presidential race. Monday's vote was the first since disputed 2007 national elections erupted into violence that killed 1,500 people. more »
Posted in Peace, Kenya | Tags: Peace Initiative Kenya, Kenyan elections |
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on March 5th, 2013
Yesterday, Kenyans cast their vote for president for the first time since a disputed 2007 election resulted in widespread violence and uprooted more than half a million people. The IRC is ready to respond if the need arises. more »
Posted in Peace, Africa, Kenya | Tags: Kenyan elections |
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on March 4th, 2013
Today, as Kenyans go to the polls to elect a new president, voters are casting ballots with hope and trepidation. Almost 1,500 people died during widespread violence that erupted following the last, disputed election in 2007. more »
Posted in Peace, Africa, Kenya | Tags: peace, conflict, Kenyan elections | 2 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on March 4th, 2013
More than 1,300 people lost their lives in violence that followed a disputed presidential election in 2008. Today millions of Kenyans turned out to cast their vote in the first national elections since the crisis. more »
Posted in Africa, Kenya | Tags: peace, conflict, Kenyan elections |
Posted by The.IRC on November 26th, 2012
When violence broke out in Kenya after the disputed 2008 presidential elections, more than 1,300 people lost their lives. With new elections scheduled for this coming March, the IRC is working with Kenyan partners to avert a repeat of the past. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Post conflict, Peace, Women, Domestic Violence, Africa, Kenya | Tags: 16 Days, domestic violence, peace, Sexual Violence, conflict, women, Peace Initiative Kenya | 2 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on March 1st, 2012
Sarah Costa, executive director of the IRC-affiliated Women's Refugee Commission reflects on the importance of investing in women and girls. more »
Posted in Post conflict, Women | Tags: refugees, peace, Women's Rights, Women's Refugee Commission, conflict, war, Sarah Costa |
Posted by The.IRC on September 21st, 2011
In some areas of Uganda, rival clans raid each other’s livestock, a practice that inevitably leads to violence. With the assistance of the IRC, these clans now communicate with each other in ways that can help resolve their conflicts peacefully. more »
Posted in Peace, Africa, Uganda | Tags: peace, conflict, humanitarian aid, Photo of the Day, International Day of Peace |
Posted by George.Rupp on July 1st, 2011
We are keeping our fingers crossed, hoping for a smooth and peaceful beginning for South Sudan, which is scheduled to gain independence as a nation on July 9. But troubles persist in the state of South Kordofan, in north Sudan. more »
Posted in Post conflict, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: refugees, peace, South Sudan, conflict, Sudan, independence, Southern Kordofan, Nuba Mountains |
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on January 11th, 2011
Today I waited in a line for five hours. I’ve never waited in line for that long – ever! But this was different. I decided to spend the morning with a friend and IRC colleague, Pasquale Ongwen, as he joined millions of others in Sudan to vote in an historic referendum on self-determination. more »
Posted in Peace, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: aid workers, humanitarian, peace, referendum, Southern Sudan |
Posted by The.IRC on August 8th, 2010
Responding to an op-ed in the New York Times on Afghanistan’s National Solidarity Program, IRC international programs VP Michael Kocher writes about a similar program the IRC is supporting in Congo. more »
Posted in Afghanistan | Tags: congo, peace, Afghanistan, Tuungane |
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