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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 The.IRC on March 8th, 2010
Women have come together in Haiti to mark International Women’s Day and to begin overcoming the tragedy of what they have witnessed and experienced. They’ve also come together to declare their shared commitment to reinforcing and revitalizing the vibrant and strong women’s movement in Haiti. more »
Posted in Women, Haiti | Tags: refugees, aid, aid worker diary, humanitarian, International Violence against Women Act, IVAWA, Women's Rights, Haiti Earthquake, Robyn Yaker |
Posted by The.IRC on March 8th, 2010
When a man from her village raped Esse, he was fined $65 for his crime, just over a month’s wages in impoverished Central African Republic. The village chief considered the matter to be “settled.” The IRC reached out to help her. more »
Posted in Women, Central African Republic | Tags: Sexual Violence, women |
Posted by melissa.winkler on February 24th, 2010
Kay Fanm means “women’s house” in Creole and for 25 years the Haitian organization has provided safety, sanctuary and hope for thousands of vulnerable women and girls, particularly victims of violence. Last month’s earthquake destroyed Kay Fanm’s main office and a facility the group used for counseling, education and other programs. more »
Posted in Women, Haiti | Tags: humanitarian, Melissa Winkler, photos, Haiti Earthquake, natural disasters, women, Kay Fanm |
Posted by Peter.Biro on February 23rd, 2010
The IRC-run Tuungane program has helped nearly two million people living in remote war-torn eastern Congo rebuild villages and construct new clinics, wells, schools, bridges and roads. more »
Posted in Women, D.R. Congo | Tags: refugees, congo, humanitarian, Tuungane |
Posted by The.IRC on February 9th, 2010
Teresa Casale, an intern working with the IRC's advocacy team in Washington, DC writes about landmark legislation introduced on Capitol Hill last Thursday to protect women worldwide: the International Violence against Women Act. more »
Posted in Women | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, International Violence against Women Act, IVAWA | 1 Comments
Posted by joanne.offer on February 2nd, 2010
Education is a key component of the IRC’s health programs. So staff recently gave a talk in Kakuma refugee camp on the medical complications surrounding pregnancy in young girls and female circumcision. One of the audience members – Somali refugee Kaho Ahmed Gesso – found the talk very welcome. more »
Posted in Women, Africa, Kenya | Tags: health, Kakuma, rescue, Dadaab refugee camps, Somali refugees, women, refugee, IRC, international rescue committee, female circumcision, FGM |
Posted by Peter.Biro on January 4th, 2010
For a long time, Saymeh* lived in terror. Every evening, her husband would come home to their thatched stilt house in a camp for Burmese refugees in western Thailand, drunk and angry. The beatings and rapes that ensued would sometimes last for hours. more »
Posted in Women, Thailand | Tags: refugees, Burmese refugees, humanitarian |
Posted by The.IRC on December 17th, 2009
Sexual attacks are deliberate acts of war and terror, says Sarah Spencer, the IRC's emergency gender-based violence coordinator in the Democratic Republic of Congo. "Women are raped repeatedly, and brutally." more »
Posted in Women, D.R. Congo | Tags: refugees, aid workers, DRC, humanitarian, nonprofit, Sexual Violence, conflict |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on December 11th, 2009
Rape is not just a by-product of the conflict in Congo; it is a combat strategy systematically used to terrorize and humiliate and it cannot be tolerated to achieve a larger military goal. more »
Posted in Women, D.R. Congo | Tags: humanitarian, United Nations, conflict |
Posted by The.IRC on December 9th, 2009
In a small, thatched hut in a refugee camp on the Ethiopian border with Somalia, a group of women is having an animated discussion about the appropriate age for marriage. Miryama, a 16-year-old holding a small baby of her own, says she won’t choose the same path for her daughter that she took herself. Like many girls in this community, Miryama was forced to abandon school when she was just 14 to marry an older man. more »
Posted in Women, Ethiopia | Tags: refugees, 16 Days, 16 Days against Gender Violence, humanitarian |
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