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The riskiest place for a woman

Photo: Yolanda Barbera/IRC - Sierra Leone

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Domestic violence primary threat to women in post-war West Africa

IRC calls partner abuse a public health crisis that must be placed on humanitarian agenda

Women in post-conflict West Africa continue to suffer violence at alarming levels and with shocking frequency, but the primary threat to their safety is not strangers or men with guns; it’s their husbands, according to the International Rescue Committee.

Mali: Addressing hunger one health center at a time

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. 

Photo: Hanna Taylor/IRC

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Photos: Drought in Mali

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Quoted: Yida refugee camp in South Sudan remains dangerous for women

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

Photo: Liz Pender/IRC

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Uganda after Kony: Alice Akoko’s story

Photo: Celine Auma/IRC

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Flood of refugees hits camp near Sudan border

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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

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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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Imminent rains will jeopardize response to Sudans conflict

In May, in a single day, 700 people arrived at Yida camp in South Sudan’s Unity State. This compares to an average of 287 a day in April, and 83 in February and March. Recent arrivals take the total number in Yida to nearly 30,000, increasing the pressure on agencies already struggling to cope with water stress, sanitation, violence, reproductive health and child protection.

Photo: Elizabeth Pender/IRC

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