A new “no-water” latrine model helps refugees in dry parts of Ethiopia
Thursday, April 18th, 2013 Posted in Ethiopia, Refugees/IDPs, Somalia, Water/sanitation | 1 Comment »In 2011, as famine hit Somalia, tens of thousands of refugees fled to the Dollo Ado camps in Ethiopia. There are now five camps in Dollo Ado, sheltering over 190,000 people – making it one of the largest refugee sites ...
The Upper Nile refugee crisis – a view from the ground
Saturday, April 6th, 2013 Posted in Aid, Refugees/IDPs, South Sudan, Sudan | No Comments »[caption id="attachment_6098" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="A refugee woman sheltering in Jamam camp"][/caption] For its size, the humanitarian response to the Upper Nile State refugee crisis was one of the most expensive in the world, but what ...
A Day in the Life of a Mogadishu ambulance driver
Thursday, March 21st, 2013 Posted in Aid, Conflict, Health, Refugees/IDPs, Somalia | No Comments »[caption id="attachment_5978" align="alignleft" width="270" caption="Ismail's ambulance makes a stop "][/caption] It is 6 am and already the alarm is going. These are early days for HIJRA's ambulance driver in Mogadishu, Ismail Mohamed. Ismail is not one to ...
Marking 10 years of conflict in Darfur
Wednesday, March 6th, 2013 Posted in Conflict, Refugees/IDPs, Sudan | No Comments »A decade after fighting began in the Darfur region of Sudan, the 3.4 million people there who still require humanitarian assistance are watching a tenuous security situation deteriorate further still. Increasing conflict over the last months linked ...
Restrictions hampering life-saving response in North Darfur
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013 Posted in Conflict, Refugees/IDPs, Sudan | No Comments »Fears new fighting may be on the horizon after tens of thousands of people displaced in Jebel Amir gold producing area Tens of thousands of people who have fled fighting in the largest displacement in Darfur in recent years ...
Safe water, direct from the lake to the taps
Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 Posted in DR Congo, Photos, Refugees/IDPs, Water/sanitation | Comments OffAbout 40,000 people are now sheltering in Bulengo camp, on the edge of Goma in eastern DR Congo. Most have fled the surge in fighting in the region over the past few months. A lack of clean and safe water ...
Eastern Congo region of Masisi faces growing insecurity and threat of cholera
Friday, February 8th, 2013 Posted in Conflict, DR Congo, Refugees/IDPs | No Comments »Over 700,000 vulnerable according to UN as region is hit by increased militarisation, poor harvest & little access to clean water The eastern Congolese region of Masisi is the site of a growing humanitarian crisis as hundreds of thousands of people ...
Oxfam responds in Mugunga camp, eastern DRC
Thursday, January 24th, 2013 Posted in DR Congo, Refugees/IDPs, Video | No Comments »Since April last year about 50,000 people have fled to the Mugunga camp, close to Goma, to try and escape the fighting in eastern DR Congo. Oxfam teams there are trucking in 100,000 litres of clean water every day, and ...
Millions left at the mercy of militias and armed forces across eastern Congo
Tuesday, December 18th, 2012 Posted in Conflict, DR Congo, Refugees/IDPs | No Comments »Agency warns of risk of war on top of the daily violence and abuse people already face More than one million people are at risk of militia, rebel and army attacks as fighters begin to position themselves in and around the ...
A view from Goma: Responding to the chaos of upheaval
Tuesday, December 4th, 2012 Posted in Conflict, DR Congo, Refugees/IDPs, Water/sanitation | No Comments »[caption id="attachment_5504" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Camp for displaced people around Goma"][/caption] Tens of thousands of people have fled the fighting of the past two weeks and are now sheltering in desperate conditions in and around Goma. Many of them have had to ...