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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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Posted by Peter.Biro on April 10th, 2013
Malaysia is home to one of the largest urban refugee populations in the world. Refugees live in constant fear of arrest, abuse and detention; they struggle to find work and are at risk of exploitative employers. In a new report entitled, “In Search of Survival and Sanctuary in the City,” the IRC details the hardships faced by Burmese refugees living in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur. more »
Posted in Protection, Urban Refugees, Malaysia, Asia | Tags: Burmese refugees, urban refugees, Malaysia |
Posted by melissa.winkler on September 28th, 2012
In crisis zones where the IRC provides aid, millions of women and girls have witnessed extreme violence, suffered immeasurable loss, endured the chaos of displacement and experienced unimaginable abuse and brutality. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Protection, Women, Africa, D.R. Congo, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: Sexual Violence, water, women, Half the Sky | 2 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on May 17th, 2012
There are now an estimated 30,000 Syrian refugees in Jordan. About half of them are women -- but we don't often hear about them. more »
Posted in Women, Urban Refugees, Syria Crisis, Middle East, Jordan | Tags: Jordan, girls, women, protection, Syrian refugees |
Posted by The.IRC on October 5th, 2011
A man looks through a fence at the presidential palace in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, which was badly damaged in the powerful earthquake that struck Haiti in January 2010. The IRC is helping people cut through red tape and obtain copies of important documents that were lost in the quake. more »
Posted in Protection, Haiti | Tags: natural disasters, Photo of the Day, erathquake |
Posted by Renata Rendon on July 15th, 2011
Pakistan is now at the start of the annual monsoon season, and there are concerns as to whether the country is prepared. In late June, the United Nations reported that as many as 5 million people could be displaced by flooding this year. more »
Posted in Pakistan Floods, Pakistan | Tags: Sindh, Pakistan, flooding, Indentured servitude, Flood recovery, protection |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on March 28th, 2010
A new report by the IRC, Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) and Refugee Consortium of Kenya (RCK) says that tens of thousands of urban refugees in Kenya face regular harassment, discrimination and poverty. more »
Posted in Protection, Kenya | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, Nairobi, urban refugees, human rights | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on November 25th, 2008
Posted in Protection, Women | Tags: refugees, 16 Days against Gender Violence, humanitarian, human rights | 1 Comments
Posted by Peter.Biro on May 29th, 2008
Posted in Children & Youth, Protection, Poverty, War, Asia, Nepal | Tags: refugees, food crisis, humanitarian, hunger, Maoists, Peter Biro - Nepal, human rights | 2 Comments
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