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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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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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Running for Refugees: Who Inspires You?

By On August 23, 2011 · 1 Comment

Who inspires you to reach your goals? For me, it’s athletes from the Horn of Africa that have broken world records and made the world a better place.

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Video: Second Lady Dr. Jill Biden and Former Senator Bill Frist visit UNHCR Refugee Complex in Dadaab, Kenya

By On August 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Jill Biden and former Senator Bill Frist visit UNHCR’s Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya to see first-hand the humanitarian crisis on the border of Somalia and pledge America’s help.

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“I feel very helpless because I have nothing left.”

By On July 25, 2011 · 1 Comment

As conditions worsen in Somalia, young and old alike are fleeing to find help at camps for the internally displaced within the country or further out to refugee camps in Kenya and Ethiopia.

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