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@LCO_orchestra @RiyadNicolas @cadoganhall Hope it's an amazing night! Thanks for your support.
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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Call Senate Judiciary Cttee & urge them to pass #CIR that includes protections for asylees & #refugees: t.co/4OQrSoAGVt #CIRmarkup
May 16, 2013
VOICES FROM THE FIELD THE IRC BLOG
Aden Abdallah Ibrahim
Posted by The.IRC on January 3rd, 2013
The lifesaving impact of the We Can Be Heroes drought relief campaign is exemplified by the story of Aden, a three-year-old boy who returned from the brink of starvation after being treated at an IRC clinic in Dadaab, Kenya. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya | Tags: drought, malnutrition, Somali refugees, We Can Be Heroes, Dadaab, Aden Abdallah Ibrahim, Hagadera |
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on August 1st, 2012
One year ago, three-year-old Aden Abdallah Ibrahim arrived at the IRC hospital in the Dadaab refugee camp weighing just 11 pounds. His family, refugees from drought-stricken Somalia, had walked for 25 days to reach the camp. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya | Tags: children, drought, health, Somali refugees, humanitarian aid, famine, Dadaab, Aden Abdallah Ibrahim |
Posted by The.IRC on September 15th, 2011
UNICEF Television reports on the progress of 3-year-old Somali refugee Aden. Little Aden arrived at a refugee camp in Kenya severely malnourished and was rushed to the IRC's nutrition stabilization center. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: children, drought, health, malnutrition, Somali refugees, humanitarian aid, famine, UNICEF, Aden Abdallah Ibrahim |
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on July 21st, 2011
When Abdallah Ibrahim Jare, his wife Ishan and their four young children set out on foot on the 25-day trek from their home in Somalia to Kenya, Abdallah had no idea of the nightmare that lay ahead of him. Fifteen days into their journey, 30-year-old Ishan died. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: drought, hunger, malnutrition, refugee camps, news, Kenya, Somali refugees, humanitarian aid, famine, Aden Abdallah Ibrahim | 1 Comments
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