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May 17, 2013
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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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VOICES FROM THE FIELD THE IRC BLOG - Natural disasters
Natural Disasters
Posted by The.IRC on July 16th, 2012
Poverty, violence and suffering continue to plague Afghanistan after 10 years of massive military and civilian assistance. IRC country director Nigel Jenkins spotlights the forgotten needs of ordinary Afghans. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Asia, Afghanistan | Tags: Afghanistan, natural disasters, conflict, poverty, humanitarian aid |
Posted by The.IRC on May 9th, 2012
A beautiful portrait shared by the IRC's Ned Colt in Pakistan: The matriarch of this family figures her age to be 100, but says she can only guess. She's slowed down over the years, but helps care for her great-grandchildren. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Asia, Pakistan | Tags: emergencies, Mother's Day, natural disasters, Pakistan floods, women |
Posted by Ned Colt on March 22nd, 2012
Villagers in southern Pakistan install a new pump the IRC supplied after the community's water sources were contaminated during 2010's record floods. more »
Posted in Health, Asia, Pakistan | Tags: health, water, natural disasters, World Water Day |
Posted by The.IRC on March 11th, 2012
IRC partner AAR’s Honda Masumi walks among the ruins of what was once a school in the city of Kamaishi, Japan. The school was destroyed on March 11, 2011 by a powerful tsunami generated by the largest earthquake in Japan’s recorded history. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Japan | Tags: tsunami, natural disasters, emergency response, humanitarian aid, AAR |
Posted by The.IRC on January 16th, 2012
Children practice for a student performance at Karakuwa elementary school in the tsunami-wrecked town of Kesennuma, Japan. The IRC and our partner Peace Winds Japan have helped to furnish the school. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Japan | Tags: children, tsunami, education, natural disasters, Peace Winds Japan | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on January 12th, 2012
The IRC hosted a panel discussion today in Miami to mark the second anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti that killed more than 200,000 people and devastated the capital, Port-au-Prince. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Caribbean, United States, US - Miami, FL, Haiti | Tags: Haiti Earthquake, natural disasters, IRC Voice |
Posted by The.IRC on January 11th, 2012
Two years after a devastating earthquake, more than 500,000 Haitians remain in crowded camps and settlements as their country slowly rebuilds. Their living conditions are deteriorating as funding for vital services dwindles. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Caribbean, Haiti | Tags: Haiti Earthquake, natural disasters, emergency response, Haiti Two years On |
Posted by The.IRC on January 6th, 2012
The IRC's Shinko Tana on focusing attention on overlooked communities in Japan that are trying to recover from the March 2011 tsunami ... plus other notable quotes touching on the IRC's work around the world. more »
Posted by The.IRC on December 28th, 2011
“His mother never thought he would recover,” said the IRC nurse-nutritionist who monitored infant Minhaj Gedi Farah’s extraordinary recovery from life-threatening malnourishment, anemia, and tuberculosis. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Kenya | Tags: refugees, drought, malnutrition, natural disasters, humanitarian aid, famine, children health |
Posted by George.Rupp on December 26th, 2011
The IRC strives to meet the challenges of new and ongoing humanitarian crises in our increasingly restive world. Each day this week, I will share an example of the extraordinary assistance that IRC supporters helped us to deliver in 2011. First, an update on the Horn of Africa crisis. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: drought, natural disasters, humanitarian aid, famine |
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