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Cyclone Mahasan update: It spared Myanmar almost entirely, and the storm’s impact in Rakhine State was minimal.
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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.
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Natural Disasters
Posted by The.IRC on September 7th, 2011
Sarah Costa, executive director of IRC affiliate Women's Refugee Commission, discusses why it's time to put the lives and safety of women and girls who are fleeing the drought in Somalia at the top of the humanitarian agenda. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: refugees, drought, refugee camps, Women's Refugee Commission, natural disasters, Dadaab refugee camps, women, famine, Somalia Refugees |
Posted by Photo.of.the.Da... on September 5th, 2011
The majority of the nearly 700,000 earthquake survivors in Haiti who are still displaced are living in makeshift settlements on private land. Neighbors came to the rescue as a property owner prepared to lock out these children and families like theirs. more »
Posted in Caribbean, Haiti | Tags: children, natural disasters, Haiti, earthquake, humanitarian aid, evictions, Photo of the Day |
Posted by Sue Dwyer - IRC on September 2nd, 2011
Last week, I wrote about the heart-wrenching generosity of Somali refugees in Dadaab, Kenya who are giving of what little they have to help newly arrived families in need. Today I want to pay tribute to the personal sacrifices of my IRC colleagues in Dadaab -- truly an outstanding group of nurses, nutritionists, doctors, social workers, and field office and logistics specialists. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, drought, refugee camps, Kenya, natural disasters, Somalia, Dadaab refugee camps, Somali refugees, humanitarian aid | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on September 2nd, 2011
Poor rains in the Horn and East Africa have led to crop failure, loss of livestock and soaring food prices -- and famine has been declared in five areas of southern Somalia. Somali refugees must walk for days to reach the Dolo Ado camps in Ethiopia. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: refugees, Ethiopia, drought, water, Kenya, natural disasters, Somalia, Somali refugees, humanitarian aid, famine, Dolo Ado, Photo of the Day |
Posted by Pi James - IRC on August 31st, 2011
It's hard to place a value on a goat in a place like Sindh, but it's no surprise that at a recent distribution of thousands of goats, thousands of flood-affected families waited patiently in line. Residents of the Pakistani province are still recovering from last year's devastating floods, which killed livestock and wiped out crops. I was in Sindh recently, for one of the distributions. more »
Posted in Pakistan Floods, Pakistan | Tags: natural disasters, Pakistan, humanitarian aid, IRC, Floods, Goats, Sindh Province |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on August 29th, 2011
As the East Coast of the United States cleans up after Hurricane Irene, the Gulf Coast is commemorating the sixth anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Katrina. Back in 2005, IRC refugee resettlement offices across the country extended aid to families who were displaced by Katrina. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - Atlanta, GA | Tags: resettlement, natural disasters, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Irene, Irene |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on August 26th, 2011
As Hurricane Irene makes its way up the East Coast of the United States, several cities where IRC aids resettled refugees sit right in the projected path of the storm. We’re battening down the hatches in these offices and helping refugees and IRC staff to prepare. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - Miami, FL, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, natural disasters, Hurricane Irene |
Posted by The.IRC on August 22nd, 2011
A very sweet DIY fundraiser for drought-stricken East Africa was covered by local TV in Des Moines, Iowa this weekend more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, United States | Tags: refugees, drought, natural disasters, humanitarian aid, howtohelp, famine, East Africa |
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 Euan.Robinson on August 18th, 2011
Even before the floods hit, many people in Sindh did not have access to health care. Whatever clinics and medical equipment there had been was washed away by the floodwater. Rates of illnesses, including malaria and skin infections, shot up in the wake of the floods, with many people falling very sick. more »
Posted in Pakistan Floods, Asia, Pakistan | Tags: health, IRC-UK, natural disasters, Sindh, Pakistan, humanitarian aid, Floods |
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