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Quoted: Preventing the next famine
Posted by The.IRC on September 8th, 2011
As the worst drought in 60 years ravages East Africa, IRC president George Rupp and former Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman discuss what the United States can do to anticipate future famines and lessen the devastation. more »
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Quoted: "The crisis is not over" in Horn of Africa
Posted by The.IRC on August 30th, 2011
Listen to NPR foreign correspondent Ofeibea Quist-Arcton's report from Dadaab camp in Kenya, where the IRC runs programs to aid refugees fleeing conflict and drought in Somalia. more »
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Quoted: 'Children under five show most signs of malnutrition'
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 »
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A Somali mother dies so her children can live
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 »
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A dad and daughter reunited
Posted by The.IRC on June 28th, 2011
A heartwarming piece about an Eritrean refugee, Idris Ismail, resettled by the IRC, who was determined to bring his daughter, Nura, to the United States. It took 5 years, but she arrived last Thursday evening. more »
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Noted: Sexual violence against Ivory Coast women worsens
Posted by The.IRC on June 9th, 2011
There has been widespread sexual violence against some ethnic groups from both political sides as well as opportunistic sexual violence related to looting, says the IRC's Monika Bakayoko-Topolska. more »
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A fifth grader building an American life
Posted by The.IRC on June 7th, 2011
Rabina Bhandari is wrapping up her first full year of going to school in America as a fifth grader at Walker Upper Elementary in Charlottesville. When she arrived from Nepal Rabina barely spoke English. Now she's comfortable enough with the language to reach out and help other students. more »
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Noted: Haiti survivors rebuild lives, but some wounds slow to heal
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 »
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Quoted: Iraq eight years later -- a legacy of shattered lives
Posted by The.IRC on May 5th, 2011
On a recent trip to Iraq, the IRC’s Kate Phillips-Barrasso was struck by how little had changed in the last few years for those forced to flee for their lives. She argues that the political will must be found to prioritize the needs of the most vulnerable Iraqis before U.S. forces depart. more »
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Refugees start over in Charlottesville
Posted by The.IRC on May 2nd, 2011
Get an update on three refugee families -- the Bwisezes from Tanzania, the al Malhams from Iraq, and the Bhandaris from Nepal -- who were all resettled by the IRC in Charlottesville. more »
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