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RT @So_Jo1: @theIRC's Felix Leger on VOA today t.co/vzvenVNEJ1
May 22, 2013
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RT @So_Jo1: @theIRC will provide 70,000 liters of clean water daily--enough potable water for 5,000 people a day to drink, cook and bathe #…
May 22, 2013
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Less than 10 yrs after fleeing Somalia, Amal Kahim Jama & her family became refugees again, in Syria: t.co/wZkmKWqy00 via @AJEnglish
May 22, 2013
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@IRCPress You've been quoted in my #Storify story "Crisis in Darfur, 10 Years On" t.co/guLOti8F02
May 21, 2013
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RT @IRCPress: Race against time to aid new #Darfur #refugees in Chad before rains begin: t.co/z6eDBFeR1I
May 21, 2013
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Somalia
Posted by The.IRC on May 7th, 2013
Mohammed Musa suffers from tuberculosis and lives in an abandoned government ministry building in Mogadishu, Somalia. "We have almost no food and medicine," he told the IRC's Peter Biro. more »
Posted in Health, Africa, Somalia | Tags: health, photos, Mogadishu |
Posted by The.IRC on March 22nd, 2013
Watch the stories of Fozia Ahmed Karshe and Hawa Ali Ibrahim; they are linchpins of their community, teaching people how to keep their water clean, and managing the water points within the displaced persons camp they live in. more »
Posted by The.IRC on February 6th, 2013
A year ago, the IRC and DC Entertainment joined forces to combat the effects of a devastating drought in East Africa through the We Can Be Heroes campaign. Thanks to your support, the campaign has had a wide-ranging impact. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: refugees, drought, health, malnutrition, water, poverty, humanitarian aid, famine, Horn of Africa, We Can Be Heroes |
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on February 6th, 2013
A farmer forced to flee his home supports his family and fellow Somalis by devoting himself to a humble but essential job—cleaning a camp for displaced persons. more »
Posted in Africa, Somalia | Tags: drought, sanitation, livelihoods, photos, conflict, poverty, We Can Be Heroes | 2 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on October 16th, 2012
Today is World Food Day. Until midnight, when you donate to the We Can Be Heroes campaign to support the IRC's drought response in the Horn of Africa, DC Comics will triple your gift. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Somalia | Tags: drought, famine, We Can Be Heroes |
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on October 12th, 2012
For the past few years, the coastal town of Hobyo in central Somalia made news for all the wrong reasons—hijackings of cargo ships at sea and kidnappings of foreigners on land. Despite the dangers, the IRC launched a primary health care program there this July. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Somalia | Tags: drought, malnutrition, famine, We Can Be Heroes |
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 Sophia Jones-Mwangi on July 20th, 2012
One year ago today, the United Nations declared famine in six areas of Somalia, the result of consecutive seasons of poor rains, failed crops and lost livestock. The IRC responded quickly, scaling up programs and supporting the most vulnerable communities. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Somalia | Tags: drought, water, Somalia famine |
Posted by The.IRC on June 25th, 2012
Today is the last day to RSVP for an exclusive phone briefing with IRC experts on the widening drought disaster in East Africa and the Sahel: Wednesday, June 27, 12-1pm EDT. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Horn of Africa Drought, Sahel Crisis, Africa, Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: drought, conflict, famine, Sahel |
Posted by The.IRC on June 22nd, 2012
War, drought and famine come together to create a ‘perfect storm’ of devastation and suffering in East Africa. Learn more in an exclusive IRC phone briefing on June 27. RSVP by June 25. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Sahel Crisis, Africa, Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: drought, humanitarian aid, famine |
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