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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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Posted by George.Rupp on September 21st, 2010
I have attended CGI meetings beginning with the first one and am honored to be here again this year. Importantly for the IRC, the commitments made by world leaders, businesses, and philanthropists at the CGI can provide much-needed help for assisting uprooted people worldwide. more »
Posted in US - New York, HQ | Tags: development, Women's Rights, education, Clinton Global Initiative, CGI, conflict |
Posted by Peter.Biro on August 30th, 2010
The Mae Tao clinic, on the outskirts of the town of Mae Sot in northeastern Thailand, is the only source of medical care for thousands of Burmese along the volatile Thailand-Myanmar border. I visited the clinic this spring and took these photos. more »
Posted by Peter.Biro on August 25th, 2010
One year ago the Pakistani military launched an offensive to drive Taliban militants from Pakistan’s Swat Valley. More than two million people fled the fighting, provoking a massive humanitarian crisis. Now, the worst floods in Pakistan’s history have created even greater destruction and displacement. more »
Posted in Pakistan Floods, Pakistan | Tags: emergency, humanitarian, rescue, Swat, photos, Pakistan flooding, natural disasters, conflict | 6 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 |
Posted by The.IRC on July 7th, 2010
These photos show the extent of the destruction in Osh, in southern Kyrgyzstan, where recent ethnic violence has left thousands of people in dire need of assistance. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Kyrgyzstan | Tags: refugees, emergency relief, humanitarian, Osh, conflict |
Posted by Ruth.Fertig on May 29th, 2010
"When you become a soldier, your soul changes. It is like dying today and being reincarnated into another life." - Pierre, a boy featured in a short film the IRC recently screened called, "On the Frontlines: Child Soldiers in the DRC." more »
Posted in Africa | Tags: children, refugees, humanitarian, child soldiers, Witness, conflict |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on May 25th, 2010
George Rupp on the IRC’s commitment to Uganda’s recovery, new legislation to protect Ugandan civilians, and how the LRA’s campaign of violence has forever altered the social fabric of northern Uganda. more »
Posted in Africa | Tags: refugees, Barack Obama, George Rupp, humanitarian, Lord's Resistance Army, LRA, uganda, White House, conflict |
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 |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on April 29th, 2010
My IRC colleague Peter Biro recently traveled through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo -- one of the most volatile areas in Africa -- where a staggering 1.8 million people are believed to be displaced. more »
Posted in War, D.R. Congo | Tags: refugees, DR Congo, DRC, humanitarian, conflict | 3 Comments
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