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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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Ivory Coast
Posted by The.IRC on May 9th, 2013
Triphose was only 13 years old when she and her little sister became separated from their parents following election violence in Ivory Coast in 2010. She and her mother Genevievre share the story of their separation and what happened after IRC social workers located the girls. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Africa, Ivory Coast | Tags: children, Mother's Day, mothers |
Posted by The.IRC on August 21st, 2012
The primary threat to women in West Africa is not war or armed gangs, it’s their husbands. The IRC has enlisted the help of 450 marketing students from around the world to raise awareness about domestic violence. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Women, Domestic Violence, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone | Tags: domestic violence, women, IRC Think-in | 1 Comments
Posted by carrie.welch on August 16th, 2012
Today nearly 450 of the brightest minds in advertising are expected to come together in Sweden at Hyper Island. They have four days to address a neglected humanitarian crisis: domestic violence in developing countries. more »
Posted by The.IRC on May 24th, 2012
After listening to women in West Africa talk about the abuses they had suffered at the hands of their husbands and boyfriends, journalist Susan Dentzer and the other members of the IRC Commission on Domestic Violence brought the women's plea for change to government officials. more »
Posted in Women, Domestic Violence, Africa, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone | Tags: domestic violence |
Posted by The.IRC on May 23rd, 2012
This photo was taken as part of Global Crescendo, an IRC project that enables women to document their lives through digital cameras and use pictures to tell their stories in their communities. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Women, Domestic Violence, Africa, Ivory Coast | Tags: domestic violence, Global Crescendo |
Posted by George.Rupp on May 22nd, 2012
Through the strong ties our staff has forged with the women we assist, the IRC has come to see that far too often the riskiest place for a woman is where you might least expect it to be—in her own home. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Domestic Violence, Africa, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone | Tags: domestic violence, West Africa, human rights, women |
Posted by The.IRC on March 28th, 2012
Check out IRC-UK media officer Stefano Gelmini's latest piece on Huff Post UK about an innovative IRC program tackling violence against women in Ivory Coast through social and traditional media. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Women, Domestic Violence, Africa, Ivory Coast | Tags: IRC-UK, Sexual Violence, women |
Posted by The.IRC on December 31st, 2011
In the weeks, months, and years that follow an outbreak of violence or natural disaster, the IRC’s 11,000 dedicated aid workers provide rapid and effective aid that saves lives, reduces suffering, restores dignity, and jumpstarts recovery. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone | Tags: refugees, emergency response, humanitarian aid, IRC Rescue Partners, IRC Corporate Rescue Partners |
Posted by The.IRC on December 12th, 2011
This holiday season, give an IRC Rescue Gift to someone special. $90 can buy a strong lockbox for a village savings and loan association, giving women a secure place to keep the money that will help build stores and stock shelves. more »
Posted in Africa, Ivory Coast | Tags: women, village savings and loan, Rescue Gifts |
Posted by The.IRC on June 9th, 2011
There has been widespread sexual violence against some ethnic groups from both political sides as well as opportunistic sexual violence related to looting, says the IRC's Monika Bakayoko-Topolska. more »
Posted in Women, Ivory Coast | Tags: Sexual Violence, news, conflict, women, Ivory Coast |
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