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May 23, 2013
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VOICES FROM THE FIELD THE IRC BLOG
Famine
Posted by The.IRC on November 29th, 2011
IRC nutrition specialist Sirat Amin speaks with NEWS.com.au about the challenges health workers face treating the youngest victims of the famine in East Africa. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya | Tags: drought, Dadaab refugee camps, Somali refugees, famine, Minhaj Gedi Farah, Sirat Amin |
Posted by Jane Yang on November 25th, 2011
As the sun sets over Dadaab, my IRC colleague Ruth Kimaathi happily takes time out after a long day to sip tea and talk with me about her job: counseling courageous women who have endured conflict and famine in Somalia. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Domestic Violence, Africa, Kenya | Tags: 16 Days, domestic violence, drought, Sexual Violence, natural disasters, Dadaab refugee camps, Somali refugees, women, famine |
Posted by The.IRC on November 14th, 2011
Minhaj Gedi Farah's remarkable recovery was featured on ABC News this weekend. His transformation -- from a malnourished infant on the brink of death to a chubby, giggling baby -- is a testament to the impact that timely humanitarian aid can have on the millions of people affected by the drought crisis in East Africa. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya | Tags: children, video, health, news, Dadaab refugee camps, famine, Minhaj Gedi Farah, drough |
Posted by The.IRC on November 14th, 2011
$100 can rush clean, fresh water to 200 people whose lives have been uprooted by emergencies such as war, famine or drought. more »
Posted in Health | Tags: drought, emergencies, health, water, war, howtohelp, famine, Rescue Gifts |
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on November 10th, 2011
The gaunt face of baby Minhaj Gedi Farah came to signify the plight of thousands of malnourished refugee children fleeing famine-devastated Somalia. Today, after being treated by the IRC, Minhaj is the picture of health more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, drought, health, Dadaab refugee camps, Somali refugees, nutrition, famine, Minhaj Gedi Farah |
Posted by The.IRC on November 2nd, 2011
New photos by the IRC's Peter Biro on BBC News show the living conditions of Somalis who have been displaced by conflict and famine. more »
Posted by The.IRC on September 28th, 2011
Last week at the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting in New York, IRC president George Rupp spoke with The Economist about the drought crisis in East Africa and what's being done to help. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: video, drought, George Rupp, news, natural disasters, Somali refugees, humanitarian aid, famine |
Posted by Lobna Hadi - IRC on September 22nd, 2011
I wake up and get out of the blue mosquito net—no breakfast for me as it’s Ramadan—then make my way to one of the camp’s reception center, the first contact point for new arrivals. Hundreds of Somalis are already waiting to be processed and receive basic supplies. They have been walking for days, while fasting, to reach this destination. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya | Tags: drought, refugee camps, natural disasters, Dadaab refugee camps, humanitarian aid, famine |
Posted by The.IRC on September 15th, 2011
UNICEF Television reports on the progress of 3-year-old Somali refugee Aden. Little Aden arrived at a refugee camp in Kenya severely malnourished and was rushed to the IRC's nutrition stabilization center. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: children, drought, health, malnutrition, Somali refugees, humanitarian aid, famine, UNICEF, Aden Abdallah Ibrahim |
Posted by The.IRC on September 15th, 2011
Women collect fresh water at the Kobe refugee camp in southeastern Ethiopia. The IRC is providing water and sanitation services in camps in Ethiopia that collectively serve 82,000 refugees from the ongoing drought. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Ethiopia | Tags: Ethiopia, drought, sanitation, water, Somali refugees, humanitarian aid, famine, Photo of the Day |
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