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May 17, 2013
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RT @DCComics: Amazing. 2.6k of you gave $150K+ to #WeCanBeHeroes. Big thanks from DCComics @SavetheChildren @mercycorps @theIRC t.co…
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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May 16, 2013
VOICES FROM THE FIELD THE IRC BLOG
Sudanese Refugees
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 January 6th, 2012
“I stepped on a land mine,” 36-year-old John Ngarben told me matter-of-factly. It was June 3, 1993, and
he had been hunting in the Sudanese bush for food. Today John is working with the IRC in Kakuma camp in Kenya, helping other refugees living with disabilities. more »
Posted in Health, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, health, Kakuma, Sudanese refugees, humanitarian aid, community-based rehabilitation, land mines, refugee camp | 1 Comments
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on July 8th, 2011
I have been at the IRC office in Juba for three days and there is excitement in the air as South Sudan prepares to celebrate its independence as a nation tomorrow. Here's what some of my Sudanese colleagues had to say about what independence means to them. more »
Posted in Africa, South Sudan | Tags: refugees, South Sudan, Sudanese refugees, Sudan, humanitarian aid | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on February 21st, 2011
World-renowned supermodel Alek Wek is also an active supporter of humanitarian causes. "I know what refugees go through and I truly believe that we should be able to stand up and say something," she says. more »
Tags: refugees, South Sudan, Southern Sudan, Sudanese refugees, conflict, Sudan, war, Alek Wek |
Posted by The.IRC on January 18th, 2011
The average refugee situation lasts 17 years. When wars end and refugees go home, they often find they don't have the skills they need to get jobs, start their own businesses, and help their countries rebuild. more »
Posted in Post conflict | Tags: refugees, video, humanitarian, refugee camps, Sudanese refugees, livelihoods, Women's Refugee Commission |
Posted by The.IRC on January 10th, 2011
That was me and my family just walking along with so many other people, with whatever little we could carry and trying to go somewhere not knowing if it was going to be safe. Not knowing what’s ahead and trying to get to that safety and just hoping that it’s going to be okay. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States | Tags: refugees, resettlement, Sudanese refugees, conflict, Sudan, Alek Wek | 1 Comments
Posted by joanne.offer on August 15th, 2008
Posted in Health, Humanitarian Aid, Africa, South Sudan, Uganda | Tags: refugees, farming, humanitarian, hygiene, Joanne Offer in Uganda, Sudanese refugees |
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