Refugee fulfils hoop dreams He lived in a Kenyan refugee camp for 11 years, where he lost his mother and father. He arrived in Lismore aged 17, finished school at Lismore High and got a … Read more on ABC Online Dire Medical Needs in Under-Prepared Refugee Camps Juba, 13 June 2012 — Médecins Sans […]
Child Friendly Program Provides New DRC Refugee Camp allAfrica: African news and information for a global audience. Read more on AllAfrica.com Sierra Leone’s Refugee All-Stars As their name implies, the core of this amazing band was formed in a Guinean refugee camp during Sierra Leone’s civil war of the Nineties. Since returning … Read more […]
Palestinian Refugee Killed In Syria The Hama refugee camp was repeatedly targeted by masked gunmen in an attempt to drag the Palestinians into the conflict. The refugee camp was also … Read more on International Middle East Media Center Monkeys Raid Ivorian Refugees Camp At Fententaa Sunyani — Monkeys have been disturbing the peace […]
Suu Kyi brings hope for refugees By Brennan O’Connor Along a bumpy dirt road leading into the Thai Mae La refugee camp, excited refugees, holding National League for Democracy (NLD) flags and posters adorned with photographs of Myanmar’s opposition leader and Nobel Peace Laureate Aung … Read more on Asia Times Online JobsCommunity Service […]
Kenya’s Dadaab Refugee Camp Unable to Accomodate the Growing Need But even at Dadaab, the world’s largest refugee settlement comprised of three separate camps and now home to almost 400000 Somalis, there is not enough space or supplies to meet the growing demand. People wait with bags in a food queue at the. … Read […]
new10 ways Canadian aid money is being spent in East Africa Care Canada: $ 3.75 million to reach severely malnourished children under five and pregnant or lactating women, including in the Dadaab refugee camp. Also providing drinking water and physical security for the camp. Action Contre La Faim: $ 2.35 million … Read more on […]
Aiding Somali Herders a Factor in Fighting Famine Dobley is often the last stop for displaced Somalis travelling to the sprawling refugee camps in Dadaab, Kenya. Families often pause in Dobley, taking a few days to recover for the final push into Kenya. But with no permanent international humanitarian … Read more on Voice of […]
Doctors Battle Psychological Trauma in Dadaab Refugee Camps July 28, 2011 Doctors Battle Psychological Trauma in Dadaab Refugee Camps Michael Onyiego | Dadaab, Kenya In humanitarian crises, the immediate focus is often on providing food, shelter and medical treatment to those in need. … Read more on Voice of America Cabinet meets, postpones long-awaited appointments […]
Somali mother sends children back to famine as camps overflow A newly arrived Somali refugee collects non-consumable welfare items from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) compound at Dagahaley refugee camp in Dadaab, near the Kenya-Somalia border August 3, 2011. … Read more on Reuters Floods in Northern Thailand Hit […]
EU urges inquiry after deaths in West Bank refugee camp BRUSSELS — The European Union on Tuesday urged Israel to carry out an inquiry into the killing of two Palestinians by Israeli soldiers in the Qalandia refugee camp in the West Bank. “The European Union is saddened and concerned by the killing,” said a … […]
