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Posted by Peter.Biro on March 1st, 2013
Almost a decade ago, as people started to flee their scorched villages in Darfur, Sudan, I traveled to the town of Bahai in northeastern Chad, where the IRC was the only humanitarian organization assisting the flood of people crossing the border. more »
Posted in Darfur Refugees, Africa, Chad | Tags: refugee camps, Darfur, conflict, war, humanitarian aid, #Darfur10 |
Posted by Sarah Wayne Callies on February 27th, 2013
We humans have gotten very good at waging war, but what about waging peace? That's the topic actress and IRC Voice Sarah Wayne Callies tackles in her latest blog, after returning from a trip to see IRC programs for Syrian refugees in Iraq and Jordan. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Syria Crisis, Iraq, Jordan | Tags: refugees, refugee camps, IRC Voices, Syrian refugees, sarahwaynecallies_syria, how yo help | 6 Comments
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on February 11th, 2013
Working in rocky and arid terrain on the border with Somalia, IRC teams in Ethiopia constructed two permanent water systems for remote camps that are home to tens of thousands of Somali refugees. more »
Posted in Health, Africa, Ethiopia | Tags: refugees, refugee camps, water, Somali refugees, humanitarian aid, Dolo Ado | 12 Comments
Posted by Sarah Wayne Callies on February 8th, 2013
Darfur got George Clooney. Haiti got Sean Penn. Cambodia got Angelina Jolie. The Syrian Kurds got me, Sarah Wayne Callies. That is the simplest and most direct metric I know to convey how bad it is for them right now. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Syria Crisis, Syria, Iraq | Tags: refugees, refugee camps, conflict, humanitarian aid, IRC Voices, Syrian refugees, sarahwaynecallies_syria, Domiz | 1 Comments
Posted by Peter.Biro on December 21st, 2012
Jihan Bakar, 43, huddles in her tent along with her four children. Outside, a cold rain falls, turning the streets of Domiz camp in northern Iraq into slippery mud tracks. Its inhabitants, over 25,000 Syrian refugees, shelter inside the thin tarpaulins or under the corrugated tin roofs of makeshift brick huts. more »
Posted in Syria Crisis, Middle East, Iraq | Tags: refugees, refugee camps, conflict, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees, Syria crisis, Kurd refugees |
Posted by The.IRC on December 7th, 2012
Actress and IRC Voice Rashida Jones in Oprah Magazine: "After visiting a refugee camp in Thailand that the IRC provides assistance to, I was touched by the human ability to adapt when given the right tools." more »
Posted in IRC Voice, Asia, Thailand | Tags: Burmese refugees, refugee camps, quoted, IRC Voices, Oprah |
Posted by Peter.Biro on October 10th, 2012
Life in a refugee camp is difficult and fraught with uncertainty. Many refugees must cope with traumatic memories of violence, the loss of loved ones, and the destruction of their homes and property. The IRC helps with intervention and counseling. more »
Posted in Health, Asia, Thailand | Tags: refugees, Burmese refugees, refugee camps, resettlement, mental health, depression |
Posted by Peter.Biro on August 20th, 2012
Prevention proves the best defense against deadly malaria in Thai refugee camps. IRC health workers are visiting families in the camps to help them avoid being bitten by mosquitoes that carry the malaria parasite. more »
Posted in Health, Thailand | Tags: Burmese refugees, Malaria, refugee camps, Tham Hin, World Mosquito Day |
Posted by The.IRC on April 18th, 2012
The IRC's Elizabeth Pender shares an update from the Yida refugee camp in South Sudan, temporary home to more than 20,000 Sudanese who have fled ongoing fighting and severe food shortages in South Kordofan. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Gender based Violence, Women, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: refugee camps, Sudanese refugees, humanitarian aid, South Kordofan | 1 Comments
Posted by Jane Yang on April 12th, 2012
The son of subsistence farmers from southern Somalia, Ahmed Hassan Osman is pursuing his dream of becoming a doctor while he works with the IRC to help other Somali refugees in Kenya. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, Humanitarian Aid, Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya | Tags: aid workers, drought, health, refugee camps, Dadaab refugee camps, Somali refugees, nutrition |
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