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Sudan and South Sudan move from ‘crisis to catastrophe’: Aid groups

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Sudan and South Sudan move from ‘crisis to catastrophe’: Aid groups
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May 15, 2012
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Agence France Presse
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Heavy rains coming soon in Sudan and South Sudan will add to the woes of civilians after a border conflict and civil war forced thousands to flee their homes, aid agencies warned Tuesday.

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Yida refugee camp in South Sudan remains dangerous for women

Submitted by lucy.carrigan on May 14, 2012 - 12:00am
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Yida refugee camp in South Sudan remains dangerous for women
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Liz Pender
Date: 
May 14, 2012
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GlobalPost
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Commentary: Rape and domestic violence are all too common for females who fled Nuba Mountains.
 

Quoted: "Sudden surge" in the number of refugees fleeing South Kordofan


May 9, 2012
By The IRC

Hundreds of desperate Sudanese are arriving each day in South Sudan’s already overwhelmed Yida refugee camp—most of them women and children.

Photo: Marion Dols/IRC
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Asha's story: An 18-year-old mother and mentor for Somali refugee girls


May 8, 2012
By The IRC

Conflict and the worst drought in six decades drove these Somali mothers and their children to the Dadaab camp in Kenya, home to nearly half a million refugees.

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Congo-Kinshasa: Where Giving Birth Is Deadly

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Congo-Kinshasa: Where Giving Birth Is Deadly
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May 8, 2012
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AllAfrica.com
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Kinshasa — Her limbs flaccid, her eyes wide with fear and pain, Théthé's cries seem oddly detached from her body, as if part of her isn't lying on a brown vinyl mattress, slick with blood and amniotic fluid, in one of the worst places in the world to be a mother.

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Video: Women's voices in conflict zones

Where are the voices of women and girls in conflict zones? Where are their voices in decisions that affect their lives? These questions motivated the International Rescue Committee and writer/photographer Ann Jones to produce "A Global Crescendo: Womens Voices from Conflict Zones" in 2007 and 2008. Through photography, women and girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire), Sierra Leone and Thailand documented their lives and made their voices heard, both locally and globally. 

07 May 2012

Mali Crisis: Latest update on the IRC's emergency response


May 3, 2012
By The IRC

Amid the challenges of a tense security situation in northern Mali, the IRC is looking at repairing water points and distributing water purification kits, should they be needed. 

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Photo Share: Women building peace, Uganda


May 2, 2012
By The IRC
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Sahel drought: Huge needs in Guéra, Chad


April 27, 2012
By Sophia Jones-Mwangi

The picturesque nature of this area belies the fact that Guéra Region is severely affected by drought.

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