International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Horn of Africa Drought

Inside the world's biggest refugee camp

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Inside the world's biggest refugee camp
Date: 
August 15, 2011
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ABC Australia
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Driving from Kenya's bustling capital, Nairobi, north-east to the world's biggest refugee camp at Dadaab near the Somali border takes more than eight hours.
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Fleeing famine, facing attacks -- Somali women need our help


August 15, 2011
By Elisabeth Roesch

The IRC's Elizabeth Pender testifies about violence against women and girls who are fleeing the famine in Somalia.

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Famine Crisis in the Horn of Africa: US Response and the Challenges Ahead

Comments of Elizabeth Pender
Emergency Technical Advisor, Women’s Protection and Empowerment
International Rescue Committee

House Hunger Caucus Briefing

“Famine Crisis in the Horn of Africa: US Response and the Challenges Ahead”
04 August 2011

Congresswoman Emerson, Congressman McGovern and members of the caucus:

Don’t Skimp on Aid to East Africa–Women Will Pay the Price

Submitted by Anonymous on August 11, 2011 - 5:35pm
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Don’t Skimp on Aid to East Africa–Women Will Pay the Price
Date: 
August 11, 2011
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Ms Magazine Blog
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This week, President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged a total of $122 million to famine relief in East Africa, putting the total U.
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A tortured choice in famine: Which child lives?

Submitted by Anonymous on August 11, 2011 - 1:10pm
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A tortured choice in famine: Which child lives?
Date: 
August 11, 2011
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Associated Press
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DADAAB, Kenya (AP) — Wardo Mohamud Yusuf walked for two weeks with her 1-year-old daughter on her back and her 4-year-old son at her side to flee Somalia's drought and famine.
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Drought and Famine in Africa: How to Help

A woman with her child fleeing famine in Somalia outside their makeshift shelter, Dadaab, Kenya.

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Saving Ahmed from starvation

Submitted by Anonymous on August 10, 2011 - 10:48am
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Saving Ahmed from starvation
Date: 
August 10, 2011
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CNN's AC360
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Dadaab, Kenya (CNN) -- In the middle of a famine, there is a place that houses the sickest survivors of all. Along the border between Somalia and Kenya at the International Rescue Committee hospital it is simply called a stabilization center.
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80 percent of Somali refugees at camp are female

Submitted by Anonymous on August 9, 2011 - 7:09pm
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80 percent of Somali refugees at camp are female
Date: 
August 9, 2011
Source: 
CBS News
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(CBS News) DADAAB REFUGEE CAMP, Kenya - The Hagadera neighborhood of Dadaab Camp was first settled by refugees back in 1992, during one of Somalia's endless civil wars.
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Children of Somalia's famine flood hospital

Submitted by Anonymous on August 9, 2011 - 6:42pm
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Children of Somalia's famine flood hospital
Date: 
August 9, 2011
Source: 
CBS News
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(CBS News) DADAAB REFUGEE CAMP, Kenya - U.S. officials are warning that hundreds of thousands of children face death from starvation and thirst. The people at the world's largest refugee camp have survived a journey that has taken weeks or even months.
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