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Natural Disasters
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 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 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 Sophia Jones-Mwangi on July 15th, 2011
Fatuma, 25, arrived in Dadaab refugee camp four days ago by car with her mother and her five children. The young widow gave birth to her baby girl, Shire, on her way here. The family arrived without luggage -- it was stolen from the parked car late one night as they slept. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya | Tags: drought, refugee camps, natural disasters, Dadaab refugee camps, humanitarian aid | 2 Comments
Posted by Shinko Tana on May 24th, 2011
Cut off by the tsunami, people on Oshika peninsula in Japan struggle without fresh food and basic supplies. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Asia, Japan | Tags: aid worker blogs, emergencies, humanitarian, tsunami, natural disasters, Japan, JEN |
Posted by The.IRC on May 19th, 2011
Ernst Leo’s wife and oldest daughter were killed when their apartment collapsed in the earthquake that devastated Haiti’s capital on January 12, 2010. His younger daughter was trapped under the rubble for two days before she was rescued; her right arm had to be amputated. Today, the family is building a new life in Miami with the IRC’s support. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - Miami, FL | Tags: children, video, fathers, humanitarian, resettlement, news, natural disasters, Haiti, earthquake, Miami |
Posted by Shinko Tana on May 12th, 2011
I am visiting the Asunaro Home, a low, white building perched on a small mountain above Rikuzentakata -- one of the worst-hit cities in Japan’s devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Established seven years ago, the facility offers people with autism and other mental disabilities opportunities to build vocational skills and earn an income. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Japan | Tags: tsunami, natural disasters, disabilities, humanitarian aid, Japan, AAR, Association for Aid and Relief Japan, autism, social services, Asunaro Home, Rikuzentakata | 1 Comments
Posted by Shinko Tana on May 10th, 2011
Driving along the Japanese coast, you immediately see the scope of the destruction that followed the earthquake and the tsunami. It's far greater than pictures can convey. Amazingly, some houses are still standing, but as you get closer you can see that only their exterior walls are left -- the rooms inside were completely washed away. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Asia, Japan | Tags: aid worker blogs, emergencies, humanitarian, tsunami, natural disasters, Japan, AAR | 1 Comments
Posted by Robyn Kerr on April 26th, 2011
The majority of the nearly 700,000 earthquake survivors in Haiti who are still displaced are living on private land -- and they can’t stay there forever. While the international community plays an important role in advocating for their needs as the country rebuilds, ordinary Haitians are already helping their fellow citizens. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Caribbean, Haiti | Tags: aid worker blogs, emergencies, humanitarian, Haiti Earthquake, natural disasters, home, Haiti, homeless, shelter, Port-au-Prince, forced evictions |
Posted by Natalie Parke on March 31st, 2011
Cynics occasionally refer to Haiti as “the Republic of NGOs,” claiming that the country has lots of well-intentioned non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with little to show for their goodwill. Fair enough. But I’m not a cynic. I firmly believe that the vibrancy of local organizations in Haiti can and will translate into meaningful development for the country. more »
Posted in Natural Disasters, Haiti | Tags: aid worker blogs, family reunification, Women's Rights, Advocacy, Haiti Earthquake, Haiti, humanitarian aid, Haitian NGOs, NGOs |
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