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Mass Exodus in the Congo Has Roots In Rwandan Genocide
I know the math on the picture=1,000 words shtick, but these words on the refugee exodus in the Democratic Republic of Congo combined with these pictures is almost a novel I can't even fathom:Along the red dirt roads looping in and out of the jungle, they trooped in their thousands. The women clutching infants to their chests and balancing rolled-up mattresses, blankets and pots on their heads. Any child old enough to walk carried a jerry can of water or dragged a sack of food.
Almost 200,000 Flee Violence in Pakistan
Following an offensive by Pakistani forces against militants, as many as 190,000 Pakistanis and Afghans have fled their homes, according to reports given to the UN High Commission Refugees. Most refugees, running from the clashes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, are staying with host families in either country.
In the Bajaur region of Pakistan, government jets hit insurgent trenches, killing five, today.
Casa Verde: Hexayurt for Temporary Shelter
I love to find examples of good design that's working for a good cause. In the case of designer Vinay Gupta's Hexayurt, those two elements are definitely present. The Hexayurt is, in Gupta's words, a "microbuilding."
82 Percent of Displaced Iraqis Are Women and Kids, Like These
I brake for pictures of children in the throes of chaos created by adults. It's a heartbreaking perspective to the headlines so often consumed by verbs: bombings, attacks, sanctions — it's the ongoing situations, those interminable realities that get forgotten. Like these children in Iraq.
Front Page: South Africa Sets Up Camps, Olmert Called to Step Down, Nepal To Become Republic
- South Africa Sets Up Camps: South Africa is about to create seven refugee camps around the country for foreign migrant workers who have fled a recent wave of anti-immigrant violence. Taking the pressure off of the increasingly unsanitary conditions currently housing the workers at temporary shelters put up around state buildings, the new camps will take up to 70,000 people. Respected international aid agencies have advised the government not to set up camps as they say South Africa does not have the expertise necessary to run them.
Group of Clowns Among Iraqi Refugees Fleeing Violence
The Happy Family Clown Group recently fled Iraq after two of its members were senselessly murdered. Unsure of why they were targeted, the three remaining clowns sought exile in Syria, a country that receives 1,000 Iraqis refugees each day.
The Iraqi clowns registered with the United Nation's refugee agency (UNHCR).
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Google Earth to Show Refugee Camps — Great Idea or Too Far?
The ever-addicting Google Earth feature (who hasn't looked up every house they've ever lived in?) has a brand new feature with a humanitarian twist.
The feature is set to show the movement of refugees around the world using satellite images of refugee hot spots such as Darfur, Iraq, and Colombia. The maps are designed to help humanitarian operations as well as to inform the public about the millions who have fled their homes because of political violence.
Displaced: Pakistani Girls Await Their Meals in Refugee Camp
Pakistani girls watch through a hole in the kitchen tent to see when the food will be ready at the Jalozai refugee camp outside Peshawar, Pakistan. According to the UN, approximately three million people have been displaced inside Pakistan as a result of ongoing fighting and military operations against the Taliban.
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Fab Read: Alek, From Sudanese Refugee to International Supermodel
One look at supermodel Alek Wek's impressive modeling resume (Chanel? Check. Moschino?
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