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VOICES FROM THE FIELD THE IRC BLOG - Emergency response
Emergency Response
Posted by Ned Colt on September 27th, 2012
Yesterday was the deadliest day in Syria since the conflict began 18 months ago. With the surge in fighting forcing as many as 3,000 Syrians to flee their country each day, the UN has doubled its appeal for refugee aid. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Syria Crisis, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon | Tags: refugees, United Nations, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees |
Posted by Ned Colt on September 27th, 2012
As the crisis in Syria continues to escalate, the IRC is expanding our assistance to Syrian refugees in neighboring Jordan. New emotional care and support services will directly benefit some 6,000 Syrian women and girls. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Gender based Violence, Women, Syria Crisis, Domestic Violence, Middle East, Jordan | Tags: refugees, domestic violence, girls, sexual assault, women, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees |
Posted by Anonymous on August 28th, 2012
The IRC's first responders have started to deliver urgently needed emergency supplies and assistance to vulnerable residents of Haiti's hardest-hit camps. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Haiti |
Posted by The.IRC on August 26th, 2012
The IRC is grateful for the outpouring of support and interest from all of you wanting to help earthquake survivors in Haiti as they cope with the latest crisis to hit their shores: Tropical Storm Isaac. Here is some information about how you can best make a difference. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Caribbean, Haiti | Tags: emergency relief, natural disasters, humanitarian aid, howtohelp, Tropical Storm Isaac |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on August 26th, 2012
As rain continued to fall on Haiti last night in the wake of Tropical Storm Isaac, we caught up with the IRC's country director there about the most urgent needs and the IRC's emergency response. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, Haiti | Tags: emergency relief, Malaria, water, cholera, humanitarian aid, shelter, Tropical Storm Isaac, help Haiti | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on August 25th, 2012
"The capacity of the Haitian people to endure crisis is truly remarkable." The IRC’s country director in Haiti shares photos and an account of what she and her team found this morning in the wake of Tropical Storm Isaac. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Haiti | Tags: emergency relief, natural disasters, humanitarian aid, Tropical Storm Isaac |
Posted by The.IRC on August 25th, 2012
Heavy rains and winds continue as Tropical Storm Isaac passes over Haiti. IRC teams have been assessing damage and preparing to distribute emergency relief. Support our work. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Haiti | Tags: emergency relief, natural disasters, Tropical Storm Isaac |
Posted by The.IRC on August 24th, 2012
As Tropical Storm Isaac nears landfall in Haiti tonight with 70-mph winds and lashing rains, the IRC is prepared to deliver emergency relief. Some 400,000 homeless earthquake survivors are right in the storm's path. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Haiti | Tags: emergency relief, Tropical Storm Isaac |
Posted by The.IRC on August 22nd, 2012
Some 40,000 refugees from the brutal conflict in Syria have fled to neighboring Lebanon. More than half of them are women and girls. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Gender based Violence, Women, Syria Crisis, Lebanon | Tags: refugees, violence against women, emergency response, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees |
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on August 16th, 2012
Dr. Charles Ido describes how the IRC has been scaling up our emergency health and nutrition programs in Chad, which is experiencing its worst drought in several years. "We are still seeing a lot of malnourished children," he says. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, Sahel Crisis, Africa, Chad | Tags: drought, hunger, malnutrition, Sahel crisis, Mongo |
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