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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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D.r. Congo
Posted by The.IRC on November 29th, 2012
An IRC team yesterday began an assessment of the damage and destruction inflicted on health clinics and schools by fighting between rebels and government soldiers outside the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, Education, Africa, D.R. Congo |
Posted by Sinziana.Demian on November 26th, 2012
This woman is fleeing the latest armed violence in North Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. It is estimated that more than 140,000 people are now sheltering in camps around the provincial capital, Goma. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: Goma, North Kivu, conflict |
Posted by The.IRC on November 21st, 2012
Thousands of people displaced by recent fighting between rebels and the Congolese army have flocked to a makeshift camp on a lava field on the outskirts of Goma, near Africa's most active volcano. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: emergency relief, conflict, humanitarian aid, Congo crisis, photo |
Posted by Sinziana.Demian on November 20th, 2012
More than 50,000 previously uprooted people had to vacate a camp just north of Goma when fighting resumed last week. Many more local residents were driven from their homes. Food, water and health care are scarce. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: emergency relief, conflict, humanitarian aid |
Posted by Sinziana.Demian on October 12th, 2012
It is a blazing hot afternoon in Mikenge, a village in the highlands of South Kivu province, when 19-year-old Joyeuse staggers through the gates of the brand new hospital. more »
Posted in Health, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: health, Malaria, South Kivu, humanitarian aid | 1 Comments
Posted by Sinziana.Demian on September 28th, 2012
A widow for several years, Fatuma Kitete could not keep up the monthly school fees of $2.50 per child. Now her daughters attend a free IRC accelerated learning center, where they are making up for lost time. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Education, Africa, D.R. Congo | 1 Comments
Posted by melissa.winkler on September 28th, 2012
In crisis zones where the IRC provides aid, millions of women and girls have witnessed extreme violence, suffered immeasurable loss, endured the chaos of displacement and experienced unimaginable abuse and brutality. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Protection, Women, Africa, D.R. Congo, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: Sexual Violence, water, women, Half the Sky | 2 Comments
Posted by Sinziana.Demian on August 8th, 2012
Thanks to IRC-supported village savings groups, women once destitute are now opening small businesses, acquiring plots of land, raising animals, and contributing to daily expenses in their households. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Women, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: North Kivu, livelihoods, South Kivu, conflict, women, poverty, VSLA | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on August 6th, 2012
The IRC's Ronald-Paul Veilleux on Congolese villages caught in the crossfire of fighting between army troops and rebels ... plus other recent media coverage. more »
Posted in Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: refugees, news, humanitarian aid |
Posted by The.IRC on August 3rd, 2012
The IRC released two statements today expressing concern about the deteriorating conditions for people who have been uprooted by violent conflicts in Syria and the Democratic Republic of Congo. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Syria Crisis, Syria, D.R. Congo, Jordan | Tags: emergency relief, North Kivu, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees, Syrian crisis |
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