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Commemorating World Humanitarian Day

Today we celebrate World Humanitarian Day, honoring the men and women who devote their lives to the challenging and dangerous work of providing humanitarian aid. Every day,...

Also labeled: Haiti, Reproductive Health, Maternal Health, Children, Immigrant Families, Health Care, Protection, Livelihoods, Ethiopia, Sexual Violence, Gender-Based Violence, Youth, Economic Programs, Fuel and Firewood

Lives in the Balance: No Time to Waste in the Horn of Africa

Women's Refugee Commission Board members explain why the world needs to act now to save lives in the Horn of Africa. Read their Huffington Post blog.

Also labeled: Protection, Sexual Violence, Gender-Based Violence

Struggling to Make a Living in Ethiopia: Surviving in the Informal Economy

Food is scarce in Ethiopia, where most of the population lives in...

Also labeled: Livelihoods, Ethiopia

Voices from Dadaab: the Daily Struggle to Cook a Meal

Also labeled: Livelihoods, Sexual Violence, Gender-Based Violence, Fuel and Firewood

When Food Is Not Enough to Stop Famine

Read the Huffington Post piece by Senior Program Officer Erin Patrick on the cooking fuel needs of the thousands of Somalis fleeing famine and pouring...

Also labeled: Livelihoods, Fuel and Firewood