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Posted by The.IRC on September 2nd, 2011
Poor rains in the Horn and East Africa have led to crop failure, loss of livestock and soaring food prices -- and famine has been declared in five areas of southern Somalia. Somali refugees must walk for days to reach the Dolo Ado camps in Ethiopia. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: refugees, Ethiopia, drought, water, Kenya, natural disasters, Somalia, Somali refugees, humanitarian aid, famine, Dolo Ado, Photo of the Day |
Posted by The.IRC on August 30th, 2011
Listen to NPR foreign correspondent Ofeibea Quist-Arcton's report from Dadaab camp in Kenya, where the IRC runs programs to aid refugees fleeing conflict and drought in Somalia. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: refugees, drought, news, Kenya, conflict, quoted, natural disaster, Somalia, humanitarian aid, famine |
Posted by melissa.winkler on August 23rd, 2011
Tamam, an IRC health manager in Chad, sent on these images of a recent sandstorm that hit Bahai -- a desert outpost where we aid refugees from Darfur. They really show the remote and extreme conditions in which IRC staff sometimes work in order to bring humanitarian aid to people who need it the most. more »
Posted in Darfur Refugees, Africa, Chad | Tags: Bahai, photos, Darfur, Chad, humanitarian aid, Darfuri refugees |
Posted by The.IRC on August 19th, 2011
In an audio interview recorded by VOA News, the IRC's Dr. Milhia Kader describes the condition of malnourished children who are arriving at the Hagadera Camp in Dadaab, Kenya with their families after fleeing drought in Somalia. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: drought, hunger, malnutrition, news, natural disasters, famine |
Posted by Sinead Murray on August 17th, 2011
Famine has gripped headlines in recent weeks. Yet the story you might not have heard is what I consider the hidden side of this crisis –- violence against women and girls. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: refugees, drought, natural disasters, Somali refugees, humanitarian aid, famine |
Posted by The.IRC on August 17th, 2011
In the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, severely affected by conflict for more than a decade, the IRC partners with local women’s associations to support and empower survivors of sexual violence and other vulnerable women. more »
Posted in Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: women, Democratic Republic of Congo |
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 Susan.Purdin on July 6th, 2011
As an American, I’ve enjoyed many Fourth of July celebrations, from my hometown near Fresno, California to New York City, when I worked at the headquarters of the IRC, and towns and cities in-between. But this year, along with my colleagues here in Juba, I am looking forward to the Ninth of July. more »
Posted in Post conflict, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: South Sudan, Sudan, July 9 | 1 Comments
Posted by George.Rupp on July 1st, 2011
We are keeping our fingers crossed, hoping for a smooth and peaceful beginning for South Sudan, which is scheduled to gain independence as a nation on July 9. But troubles persist in the state of South Kordofan, in north Sudan. more »
Posted in Post conflict, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: refugees, peace, South Sudan, conflict, Sudan, independence, Southern Kordofan, Nuba Mountains |
Posted by Rebecca Balis on April 13th, 2011
Recently I visited Zorgowee, a Liberian town where the IRC is providing emergency aid to refugees who fled the violence in Ivory Coast. There I met Kou Wonbah, a Liberian mother of three who told me she feels a particular connection to these uprooted Ivorians. Kou was once a refugee herself. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Africa, Liberia | Tags: children, refugees, aid worker blogs, humanitarian, education, Ivorian refugees, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Zorgowee, Nimba County |
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