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Horn of Africa Drought

Photo of the Day: Displaced by fighting, Somalia


October 19, 2011
By The IRC
Photo: Peter Biro/IRC
GALMUDUG STATE, Somalia -
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George Rupp on famine in East Africa

Video from The Economist: George Rupp, the chief executive of the International Rescue Committee, on the famine in Somalia and the challenges of responding to international crises.  Learn more about the IRC's drought response >

04 Oct 2011

East Africa Drought: Update on the IRC's response

Dahiro Ibrahim Ahmed, 29, fled the drought with her eight children to Dadaab, Kenya. There, her family waits to be registered to get much-needed food, water and health care.

Dahiro Ibrahim Ahmed under her family's makeshift shelter in Dadaab

Dahiro Ibrahim Ahmed, 29, fled the drought with her eight children to Dadaab, Kenya. There, her family waits to be registered to get much-needed food, water and health care. (Photo: Peter Biro/IRC)

Quoted: Volatile situation in East Africa


September 28, 2011
By The IRC
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GALLERY: The World's Largest Refugee Camp - A Glimpse Inside Dadaab

Submitted by Kate Sands Adams on September 23, 2011 - 2:38pm
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GALLERY: The World's Largest Refugee Camp - A Glimpse Inside Dadaab
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September 23, 2011
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In the Horn of East Africa, a massive drought is affecting the lives of approximately 12.5 million people. It has been described as the worst in 60 years and thousands are flocking to Dadaab—a sprawling complex comprising five refugee camps in northeastern Kenya.

"People before politics" in Somalia


September 23, 2011
By The IRC
Photo: Gerald Martone/IRC
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A day in Dadaab


September 22, 2011
By Lobna Abdel Hadi
Photo: Gerald Martone/IRC
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In drought-afflicted Turkana, Kenya, fresh water helps fill schools


September 21, 2011
By Stefanie Pfeil

An IRC-built water tank on the grounds of Naotin Primary School in Turkana, Kenya serves both students and members of the wider community.

Photo: Stefanie Pfeil/IRC
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Inside the world’s largest refugee complex


September 21, 2011
By The IRC

Hundreds of people gather outside the fence at one of Dadaab's reception centers. Here, refugees are registered, receive food rations and IRC medical screening.

Photo: Peter Biro/IRC
DADAAB, Kenya -
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