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May 21, 2012
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#Mali: Addressing hunger one health center at a time t.co/KzExlHb1
May 21, 2012
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These pix from Mali show the devastating impact of the #drought sweeping across Africa's #Sahel region: t.co/6dO5jkrY
May 21, 2012
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May 18, 2012
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On the blog: Uganda after #Kony: Alice Akoko’s story t.co/qpKLefsZ
May 18, 2012
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Central African Republic
Posted by The.IRC on October 6th, 2011
In the Central African Republic, years of conflict have disrupted health services. The IRC helps women stay healthy during pregnancy and gives babies the nutrition, immunizations and other necessities to grow strong. more »
Posted in Health, Africa, Central African Republic | Tags: Central African Republic, health, nutrition, Photo of the Day, maternal health, immunizations | 0 Comments
Posted by Elisabeth.Roesch on March 8th, 2011
Margot Wallström’s open style, hands-on attitude and good sense of humor are refreshing for one of the most powerful women in the UN. Not to mention, critically important tools for someone whose job is to confront one of the toughest and most important challenges of our time: rape in conflict. more »
Posted in Women, Central African Republic, D.R. Congo, Ivory Coast, Liberia, South Sudan | Tags: congo, humanitarian, International Women's Day, Sexual Violence, United Nations, human rights, Advocacy, conflict, women, Margot Wallström, world news, Congo rape, International Women's Day 2011 | 0 Comments
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on January 21st, 2011
On Sunday voters in Central African Republic will go to the polls. Observers fear that continuing violence in some regions of the country could disrupt the elections and plunge the population even deeper into misery more »
Posted in Central African Republic | Tags: humanitarian, conflict | 0 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 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 | 0 Comments
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on May 7th, 2010
Peter Biro shares the story of a young mother in Central African Republic, where a long-running civil war decimated the country’s health care system. more »
Posted in Women, Africa, Central African Republic | Tags: refugees, health, humanitarian, Malaria, malnutrition, Mother's Day, conflict | 0 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on March 8th, 2010
When a man from her village raped Esse, he was fined $65 for his crime, just over a month’s wages in impoverished Central African Republic. The village chief considered the matter to be “settled.” The IRC reached out to help her. more »
Posted in Women, Central African Republic | Tags: Sexual Violence, women | 0 Comments
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