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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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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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The Worst Crisis in a Generation: My Takeaways from a Panel on the Somalia Famine

By On August 1, 2011 · 2 Comments

USA for UNHCR’s corporate and foundation manager, Caitlin Van Orden, attends a Brookings Institute panel on the famine in Somalia. Walks away knowing she needs to spread the word on this crisis.

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Video: Mother & 5 Kids Walk 30 Days to Reach Help Amid Somalia Famine

By On July 22, 2011 · 1 Comment

A mother and her 4 kids walked for a month to reach Dadaab, Kenya. Along the way, she found another child alone in the desert…

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“Now I depend on well-wishers for food and a place to sleep”

By On July 14, 2011 · 1 Comment

Families fleeing fighting and drought in South-Central Somalia now lack even the basics as aid agencies like UNHCR are overwhelmed with children in need.

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Video: “Urgent Plight of Somalia’s Child Refugees”

By On July 11, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Video: More aid is desperately needed to help Somalis fleeing to refugee camps in Kenya. Children are arriving severely malnourished.

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Allison Oman, Nutrition and Food Security Officer at UNHCR Nairobi, Discusses the Crisis in Somalia

By On July 7, 2011 · 1 Comment

Ms. Oman answers questions about why so many refugees are fleeing to Somali, what UNHCR is doing to help, and long term implications.

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