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Cyclone Mahasan update: It spared Myanmar almost entirely, and the storm’s impact in Rakhine State was minimal.
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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.
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Emergency Response
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 The.IRC on November 13th, 2012
The IRC continues its emergency relief efforts in Haiti to assist some of the most vulnerable people affected by Hurricane Sandy. Now we are also providing help to affected refugee communities in the United States. more »
Posted by The.IRC on November 9th, 2012
People displaced by Nigeria’s worst seasonal floods in 50 years have been able to start returning to their homes, the IRC's team on the ground reports. Many will return with no resources to begin recovery. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Africa | Tags: natural disasters, emergency response, humanitarian aid, Nigeria floods |
Posted by The.IRC on November 1st, 2012
As we witness the destruction unleashed by Hurricane Sandy, our thoughts are with all those who are still in harm’s way. We hope you and your loved ones are safe. We would like to let you know what the IRC is doing to help.
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Posted in Emergency Response, Haiti | Tags: emergency relief, humanitarian aid, Hurricane Sandy |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on October 31st, 2012
As our sturdy walls shuddered with the howling wind, my IRC colleagues in New York wondered how hundreds of thousands of homeless earthquake survivors in Haiti could possibly have weathered this same fearsome storm in tents. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Haiti | Tags: health, emergency response, humanitarian aid, Hurricane Sandy, Sandy |
Posted by The.IRC on October 26th, 2012
As Hurricane Sandy pushes north, leaving 39 people dead in the Caribbean, the IRC is assisting Haitian earthquake survivors who rode out the storm in makeshift shelters. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Haiti | Tags: emergency relief, natural disasters, humanitarian aid, Hurricane Sandy |
Posted by The.IRC on October 24th, 2012
As Hurricane Sandy pounds Haiti with heavy rain, the IRC is on standby to distribute emergency supplies to Haitians still living in camps in and around Port-au-Prince. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Natural Disasters, Caribbean, Haiti | Tags: natural disasters, humanitarian aid, Hurricane Sandy |
Posted by Peter.Biro on October 15th, 2012
A week after Mohammed was born, he was abandoned by his parents and left in the care of an aunt, Assetou Diallo, who was already struggling to raise nine children. He and another of Assetou's children were diagnosed with malnutrition, malaria and pneumonia at an IRC clinic. more »
Posted in Sahel Crisis, Mali | Tags: health, malnutrition, emergency response, Mali, Sahel crisis |
Posted by Peter.Biro on October 15th, 2012
Tens of thousands of people have fled northern Mali as Islamist militants tighten their grip over the vast desert region. Those who remain face an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation with little access to food, clean water and medicine. The International Rescue Committee and international relief organizations, meanwhile, are struggling to deliver vital aid to suffering Malian civilians. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, Sahel Crisis, Mali | Tags: health, malnutrition, emergency response, Mali, Sahel crisis |
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on October 12th, 2012
For the past few years, the coastal town of Hobyo in central Somalia made news for all the wrong reasons—hijackings of cargo ships at sea and kidnappings of foreigners on land. Despite the dangers, the IRC launched a primary health care program there this July. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Somalia | Tags: drought, malnutrition, famine, We Can Be Heroes |
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