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Kenya
Posted by Sue Dwyer - IRC on August 24th, 2011
Many others have written about the unfathomable human suffering that is playing out in the Horn and East Africa due to the drought and famine. After visiting the IRC’s programs in Kenya no words seem adequate. The best thing I can offer is to share what is not being reported: the heart-wrenching charitable efforts of Somali refugees themselves. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: drought, Kenya, Somalia, how to help, humanitarian aid, famine |
Posted by The.IRC on August 19th, 2011
In an audio interview recorded by VOA News, the IRC's Dr. Milhia Kader describes the condition of malnourished children who are arriving at the Hagadera Camp in Dadaab, Kenya with their families after fleeing drought in Somalia. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: drought, hunger, malnutrition, news, natural disasters, famine |
Posted by Sinead Murray on August 17th, 2011
Famine has gripped headlines in recent weeks. Yet the story you might not have heard is what I consider the hidden side of this crisis –- violence against women and girls. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: refugees, drought, natural disasters, Somali refugees, humanitarian aid, famine |
Posted by Elisabeth.Roesch on August 15th, 2011
At a packed Congressional briefing on August 4, my colleague Elizabeth Pender, the IRC's emergency technical advisor for women’s protection and empowerment, spoke about violence against women and girls who are fleeing the famine in Somalia. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: drought, Advocacy, take action, Somalia, women, humanitarian aid, famine, Elizabeth Pender | 2 Comments
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on August 10th, 2011
Yesterday CBS Evening News and Scott Pelley visited a hospital for the children of the Somali famine run by the IRC. IRC doctor Humphrey Musyoka told them that the treatment is often simple - fortified milk or nutrition through a feeding tube. "These children that we've seen in the hospital that look so critical, you can save them," Pelley said. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: drought, Kenya, natural disasters, Somalia, Dadaab refugee camps, famine, CBS Evening News, Scott Pelley | 2 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on August 5th, 2011
More than 1,300 refugees fleeing drought and famine in southern Somalia are arriving every day in the already overcrowded Dadaab refugee camp near the Kenya-Somalia border. Under such conditions infectious disease can spread quickly. The IRC's Peter Biro followed along and filmed as an IRC medical team vaccinated refugee children against polio and measles. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Kenya | Tags: drought, health, Kenya, Somalia, Dadaab refugee camps, famine |
Posted by Peter.Biro on August 3rd, 2011
While traveling with an IRC medical team that is vaccinating refugee children against polio and measles, I had a chance to get a sense of what life is like for the inhabitants of Dadaab, the world's largest refugee camp. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Kenya | Tags: drought, health, Kenya, Somalia, Dadaab refugee camps, famine | 1 Comments
Posted by George.Rupp on July 29th, 2011
The United Nations has declared a famine in the Horn of Africa, surprising no one who works in the region. As early as August 2010 there were indications that a crisis loomed. Now more than 3.7 million Somalis, or half of the entire population, are in need of aid. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: drought, natural disasters, humanitarian aid, famine, Horn of Africa | 18 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on July 28th, 2011
Seven-month-old Mihag, cradled in his mother's arms, clings on to life in an IRC hospital in Dadaab, Kenya. When he arrived, little Mihag weighed less than eight pounds -- the AP called him "the frail face of famine." But a day after treatment by IRC doctors he was breastfeeding again, which is a very good sign. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: drought, Kenya, Somalia, Dadaab refugee camps, famine, Mihag, Minhaj Gedi Farah | 6 Comments
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on July 21st, 2011
When Abdallah Ibrahim Jare, his wife Ishan and their four young children set out on foot on the 25-day trek from their home in Somalia to Kenya, Abdallah had no idea of the nightmare that lay ahead of him. Fifteen days into their journey, 30-year-old Ishan died. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: drought, hunger, malnutrition, refugee camps, news, Kenya, Somali refugees, humanitarian aid, famine, Aden Abdallah Ibrahim | 1 Comments
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