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Domestic Violence is Biggest Threat to West Africa's Women

Submitted by lucy.carrigan on May 22, 2012 - 12:30pm
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Domestic Violence is Biggest Threat to West Africa's Women
Date: 
May 22, 2012
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The Guardian
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A voice from West Africa


May 22, 2012
By The IRC
Photo: Chris deBode
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The Word on Women - End of war doesn’t spell peace for women in West Africa

Submitted by Anonymous on May 22, 2012 - 8:25am
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The Word on Women - End of war doesn’t spell peace for women in West Africa
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George Rupp
Heidi Lehmann
Date: 
May 22, 2012
Source: 
TrustLaw - Blogs
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By Emma Batha The photo shows a woman sprawled in the dirt, grimacing in pain. A man is lunging towards her. The image needs no caption – the man has obviously beaten the woman up and hurled her to the ground.

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The riskiest place for a woman


May 22, 2012
By George Rupp
Photo: Yolanda Barbera/IRC - Sierra Leone
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Mali: Addressing hunger one health center at a time


May 21, 2012
By The IRC

Residents of a village in Mali's Kati district collect clean drinking water from their local health center's pump because the drought has left them with few other options. 

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Photos: Drought in Mali


May 21, 2012
By The IRC
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Quoted: Yida refugee camp in South Sudan remains dangerous for women


May 18, 2012
By The IRC

Women collect materials to build shelter, Yida refugee camp, Unity State, South Sudan.

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Uganda after Kony: Alice Akoko’s story


May 18, 2012
By The IRC

Alice Akoko is a member of an IRC Village Savings and Loans Association in northern Uganda that is helping families who were uprooted by the LRA conflict to recover and rebuild.

 
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Flood of refugees hits camp near Sudan border

Submitted by Anonymous on May 17, 2012 - 12:59pm
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Flood of refugees hits camp near Sudan border
Date: 
May 17, 2012
Source: 
Associated Press
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YIDA, South Sudan (AP) — An unexploded bomb sticks out of the earth. Foxholes have been dug by aid workers fearing more airstrikes from Sudan. Streams of hungry refugees are pouring in.

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South Sudan slides towards destitution amid border conflict with Sudan

Submitted by Anonymous on May 17, 2012 - 2:00am
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South Sudan slides towards destitution amid border conflict with Sudan
Date: 
May 16, 2012
Source: 
Guardian.co.uk
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South Sudan is facing a humanitarian crisis with more than half its population threatened by food shortages because of its ongoing conflict with Sudan, the UN has warned.

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