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Posted by The.IRC on December 3rd, 2012
A former child soldier in South Sudan, Ador Riak Nyiel attended school for the first time in a refugee camp, eventually becoming a special needs teacher. Today he's enrolled in a pioneering IRC/University of Nairobi Master's degree program that aims to improve education for refugees. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Education, Kenya | Tags: Sudanese refugees, child soldiers, disabilities, education in emergencies |
Posted by The.IRC on April 3rd, 2012
A report released today by the IRC-affiliated Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict highlights the severe risks children are facing in Colombia’s armed conflict. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Child Soldiers, Colombia | Tags: human rights, Advocacy, child soldiers, Watchlist |
Posted by Cristine Better... on March 12th, 2012
The IRC has been in northern Uganda since 1998 and our team, made up mostly of Ugandans, really understands the terrain. While Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army have most likely left the country, their violent legacy lives on. more »
Posted in Post conflict, Child Soldiers, Women, Africa, Uganda | Tags: LRA, child soldiers, conflict, humanitarian aid, Joseph Kony, Kony2012 |
Posted by The.IRC on March 11th, 2012
Ugandan Joseph Kony leads a rebel group called the LRA (the Lord’s Resistance Army) that has terrorized villagers in four countries in central Africa for over 20 years. Learn how the IRC has been helping the LRA's victims. more »
Posted in Child Soldiers, Uganda | Tags: Lord's Resistance Army, LRA, uganda, child soldiers, Joseph Kony, night commuters |
Posted by The.IRC on February 8th, 2012
Stories of horrific violence in Congo are all too common; however, there are even more attacks—especially on women and children—that we don’t hear about. Learn how an IRC-affiliated program is using cell phones to connect those who have experienced violence with those who can help them. more »
Posted by George.Rupp on October 20th, 2010
Since 1989, no president has taken the final step required for ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The time has now come to end this embarrassing state of affairs. more »
Posted by The.IRC on January 23rd, 2009
Posted in Children & Youth, Child Soldiers, Humanitarian Aid, Africa, Uganda | Tags: refugees, child soldier, humanitarian, Lord’s Resistance Army, LRA |
Posted by The.IRC on November 28th, 2008
Posted in Children & Youth, Health, Child Soldiers, Peace, War, Africa, Uganda | Tags: refugees, child labor, humanitarian |
Posted by The.IRC on August 14th, 2008
Posted in Children & Youth, Child Soldiers, Disabilities, Humanitarian Aid, Asia, Afghanistan | Tags: refugees, development, humanitarian, landmines, Taleban, Taliban |
Posted by emily.holland on May 16th, 2008
Posted in Children & Youth, Child Soldiers, Peace, War, Africa, Liberia | Tags: refugees, Charles Taylor, Emily Holland in Liberia, humanitarian | 1 Comments
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