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May 17, 2013
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RT @DCComics: Amazing. 2.6k of you gave $150K+ to #WeCanBeHeroes. Big thanks from DCComics @SavetheChildren @mercycorps @theIRC t.co…
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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May 16, 2013
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16 Days Against Gender Violence
Posted by The.IRC on December 10th, 2009
A Pakistani woman named Mukhtar Mai made news around the world in 2002 when she took a group of men to court after they raped her in what they called “honor revenge” against her family because of something Mai’s brother had done. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Pakistan | Tags: refugees, 16 Days, 16 Days against Gender Violence, humanitarian, Mukhtar Mai, punjab, conflict |
Posted by The.IRC on December 9th, 2009
In a small, thatched hut in a refugee camp on the Ethiopian border with Somalia, a group of women is having an animated discussion about the appropriate age for marriage. Miryama, a 16-year-old holding a small baby of her own, says she won’t choose the same path for her daughter that she took herself. Like many girls in this community, Miryama was forced to abandon school when she was just 14 to marry an older man. more »
Posted in Women, Ethiopia | Tags: refugees, 16 Days, 16 Days against Gender Violence, humanitarian |
Posted by The.IRC on December 9th, 2009
Angelina was 16 years old when her mother told her that she would have to get married. She had already agreed on a husband for her daughter, a man in the village. Angelina didn’t know this man, but he owned a lot of cows — cows that her family needed for their livelihood. more »
Posted in Women, South Sudan | Tags: refugees, 16 Days, 16 Days against Gender Violence, humanitarian, South Sudan |
Posted by The.IRC on December 8th, 2009
Liberia, my country, has just come out of a tumultuous period of war. Young girls were taken as “wives” by fighters during the civil conflict, which officially ended in 2003. Fearing what would happen if they deserted — and with little or no education, skills or support — these kidnapped children were particularly vulnerable to sexual abuse and exploitation. more »
Posted in Women, Liberia | Tags: refugees, 16 Days, 16 Days against Gender Violence, humanitarian |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on December 7th, 2009
Our friends at the ONE campaign just blogged this story from Burundi, about how the IRC helped Celine and her family, returning refugees who were faced with the prospect of starting their lives over with little more than what they had brought back with them from exile. more »
Posted in Women, Burundi | Tags: refugees, 16 Days, 16 Days against Gender Violence, humanitarian, ONE | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on December 7th, 2009
One scorching day last summer, 17-year-old Monique tried to drown herself in a river. Less than a week later, she tried to hang herself. Neighbors in remote, hilly South Kivu said the girl was possessed. Her older brother refused to believe them. Instead, he brought his sister to a nearby IRC field office. more »
Posted in Women, D.R. Congo | Tags: refugees, 16 Days, 16 Days against Gender Violence, GBV, humanitarian |
Posted by The.IRC on December 4th, 2009
IRC aid worker Virginie Tanou, who works in Cote d'Ivoire, discusses the effects of war on women and girls. In the wake of crisis and increased poverty, women are more vulnerable and at greater risk of physical and sexual violence more »
Posted in Women, Ivory Coast | Tags: refugees, video, 16 Days, 16 Days against Gender Violence, Cote d'Ivoire, humanitarian |
Posted by joanne.offer on December 1st, 2009
It’s 2 am when Apio Agnes’ mobile phone rings. She’s suddenly awake and ready to go. It’s her night to answer calls to a 24-hour hotline dedicated to anyone who needs advice or support on rape, domestic violence, sexual harassment or other forms of gender-based violence. more »
Posted in Women, Domestic Violence, Uganda | Tags: refugees, 16 Days, 16 Days against Gender Violence, domestic violence, GBV, humanitarian | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on December 10th, 2008
Posted in Women, Africa | Tags: refugees, 16 Days, 16 Days against Gender Violence, humanitarian, Sexual Violence | 2 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on November 25th, 2008
Posted in Protection, Women | Tags: refugees, 16 Days against Gender Violence, humanitarian, human rights | 1 Comments
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