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Thanks to all who voiced support for U.S. #CIR! What your calls on the Senate immigration reform bill achieved: t.co/z5OAvG7uFs
May 24, 2013
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May 24, 2013
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May 24, 2013
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May 23, 2013
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May 23, 2013
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Kenya
Posted by The.IRC on April 25th, 2013
Today is World Malaria Day. Half the world’s population is at risk for malaria, an epidemic illness that claims one child every 45 seconds. But preventing it is simple: if families sleep under mosquito nets, instances of malaria are reduced by as much as 90 percent. more »
Posted in Health, Africa, Kenya | Tags: Kenya, Dadaab refugee camps, World Malaria Day, mosquito nets |
Posted by The.IRC on March 26th, 2013
Explore DADAAB STORIES, an online multimedia experience just launched by our partner FilmAid International. Video, poetry, music, radio, community journalism and blogs tell personal stories from the world's largest refugee camp. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya | Tags: Dadaab, Somali refugees. refugees |
Posted by The.IRC on March 7th, 2013
Update Mar. 9, 2013: IRC emergency teams in Kenya remain on standby following today's announcement of the results of a tense presidential race. Monday's vote was the first since disputed 2007 national elections erupted into violence that killed 1,500 people. more »
Posted in Peace, Kenya | Tags: Peace Initiative Kenya, Kenyan elections |
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on March 5th, 2013
Yesterday, Kenyans cast their vote for president for the first time since a disputed 2007 election resulted in widespread violence and uprooted more than half a million people. The IRC is ready to respond if the need arises. more »
Posted in Peace, Africa, Kenya | Tags: Kenyan elections |
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on March 4th, 2013
Today, as Kenyans go to the polls to elect a new president, voters are casting ballots with hope and trepidation. Almost 1,500 people died during widespread violence that erupted following the last, disputed election in 2007. more »
Posted in Peace, Africa, Kenya | Tags: peace, conflict, Kenyan elections | 2 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on March 4th, 2013
More than 1,300 people lost their lives in violence that followed a disputed presidential election in 2008. Today millions of Kenyans turned out to cast their vote in the first national elections since the crisis. more »
Posted in Africa, Kenya | Tags: peace, conflict, Kenyan elections |
Posted by The.IRC on February 6th, 2013
A year ago, the IRC and DC Entertainment joined forces to combat the effects of a devastating drought in East Africa through the We Can Be Heroes campaign. Thanks to your support, the campaign has had a wide-ranging impact. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: refugees, drought, health, malnutrition, water, poverty, humanitarian aid, famine, Horn of Africa, We Can Be Heroes |
Posted by Jerotich Seii H... on January 23rd, 2013
When she learned last month that all refugees in Kenya’s cities were being ordered to relocate to camps, Mariam met the news with disbelief. She'd struggled to make a new home in Nairobi for her orphaned grandchildren. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Urban Refugees, Kenya | Tags: refugees, Kakuma, Nairobi, urban refugees, human rights, Advocacy, Eastleigh, humanitarian aid, Dadaab, Kambioos | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on January 3rd, 2013
The lifesaving impact of the We Can Be Heroes drought relief campaign is exemplified by the story of Aden, a three-year-old boy who returned from the brink of starvation after being treated at an IRC clinic in Dadaab, Kenya. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya | Tags: drought, malnutrition, Somali refugees, We Can Be Heroes, Dadaab, Aden Abdallah Ibrahim, Hagadera |
Posted by George.Rupp on December 31st, 2012
The word “renewal” brings to mind another story I would like to share with you. It is one I have written about before — a year ago, when the face of an emaciated seven-month-old boy shook the world. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, drought, hunger, conflict, Somali refugees, Minhaj Gedi Farah, Dadaab, GR 2012 |
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