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VOICES FROM THE FIELD THE IRC BLOG
Pakistan
Posted by Peter.Biro on May 14th, 2009
As the fighting in Pakistan rages on, the situation becomes graver every day. The IRC is providing services and support to those who have found their way to the safety of refugee camps. more »
Posted in War, Pakistan | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, North West Frontier Province, Swat Valley, education, conflict | 1 Comments
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on May 13th, 2009
The IRC's Mike Young told the Council on Foreign Relations today that the situation in Pakistan is deteriorating, with projections of 1.8 million displaced -- a number that could significantly rise if the fighting widens or intensifies. more »
Posted in War, Pakistan | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, North West Frontier Province, Swat Valley, conflict, Council on Foreign Relations |
Posted by The.IRC on July 31st, 2008
In December 1979, the Soviet Union airlifted troops into the mountainous country of Afghanistan. The Soviets and their Afghan allies took the capital, Kabul, and launched nine years of war with indigenous resistance groups. Thus began three decades of conflict and massive displacement for the Afghan people, along with the devastation of their country. more »
Posted in Humanitarian Aid, Pakistan | Tags: refugees, Afghans, Hamid Karzai, humanitarian, Mohammed Haneef Atmar, conflict | 3 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on July 30th, 2008
Until the October 8, 2005 earthquake that devastated parts of Pakistan, Shoaib lived with his wife, Roma, and their children, three girls and three boys between the ages of one and twelve, in a small two-room house. more »
Posted in Pakistan | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, Kashmir, natural disasters, Pakistan earthquake |
Posted by The.IRC on July 24th, 2008
Posted in Asia, Pakistan | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, Pakistan earthquake | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on December 5th, 2007
Posted in Women, Africa, Asia, Liberia, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Thailand | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, Women's Rights |
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