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Photo Friday: Diesel, South Sudan

By On February 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Diesel, a young Sudanese girl, stands idly with her friends while her mother prepares breakfast in Sherkole camp.

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Infographic: Famine in the Horn of Africa

By On October 16, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Seven hundred and fifty thousand Somalis may die of starvation this year. That’s equivalent to wiping out every single person in Washington DC, plus 150,000 more.

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Pakistan Floods Bring Further Pain to a Life Marked by Loss

By On October 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Imya Kolhu, 80 years old, lost everything in the recent floods: her grandson, her home, and her hope for the future. Will you give her hope by getting a Blue Key?

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Infographic: Famine in the Horn of Africa

By On September 30, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Seven hundred and fifty thousand Somalis may die of starvation this year. That’s equivalent to wiping out every single person in Washington DC, plus 150,000 more.

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Help the UN Refugee Agency Save Lives in Somalia and Across the Horn of Africa! (PSA)

By On August 31, 2011 · Leave a Comment

In a new video, Americans are urged to contribute to UNHCR’s urgent life-saving efforts by donating online, getting a Blue Key, or texting SOMALIA to 80000 to add a donation of $10 to your wireless bill.*

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Saving Somali Children: Striving to Stave off a Health Crisis in Ethiopian Camp

By On August 30, 2011 · Leave a Comment

UNHCR staff are urgently working to prevent an acute health crisis in Kobe camp, one of the most difficult tasks imaginable. Here are their stories.

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How A Texas Farmer Helped Airlift Aid to Somalia

By On August 20, 2011 · Leave a Comment

UNHCR’s third cargo plane full of aid has arrived in Mogadishu, Somalia. Here’s how it arrived – and the story of one person who helped make it possible.

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