In Tchad, in Kou Kou and Goz Beida villages, near the border with Sudan, we help 127,000 internally displaced people.
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i dispersi somali rintracciatiMay 9 2012In: NewsThousands of separated Somali families needs support reunification. Over a million and half internally displaced persons 700.000 refugees outside the borders of Somalia are approximate figures of exodus in Somalia since 1991, when the overthrow of Siad Barre caused civil war and an escalatio...
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Counseling, distribution of hygiene kits, tarpaulins for protection from bad weather, blankets, mosquito nets and soapMay 8 2012In: NewsStarting from the declaration of independence of South Sudan from the North of the last July, the crisis in South Sudan doesn’t stop: there are still 110,000 IDPs fleeing from border clashes, who are abandoning the few worldly possessions in the disputed la...
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In a region increasingly parched from lack of rain, this mechanism of dialogue, supported by the INTERSOS staff, has been established to solve conflicts and disputes caused by natural resources and fields damaged by livestock grazingApr 16 2012In: News12.000 IDPs and refugees have gone back to West and Central Darfur in the last year and a half. A growing number that brings life back in those villages abandoned because of the conflict. The increased security on the border between Chad and Sudan and the efforts made over the years by INTERSOS t...
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Apr 6 2012In: News“My name is Hama (a made up name), I come from the tribe of Kel Tinakawat Sharif. I was born in 1966 in Timbuktu, where I attended shool between 1973 and 1978.
After the retirement of my father as an employee of the State, my family returned to our home village, Loutt Tinti, 30 km fa...
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The threat of a bloody conflict is always more concrete. The International Community is currently trying to dislocate the refugees, despite the security problems and the difficulties in logisticsMar 30 2012In: NewsArmed clashes broken out on Monday the 26th on the border, between Sudan's government forces and troops of South Sudan. The situation is particularly confused because of the Sudanese Air Force bombing and the mutual ac...
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a 14 year old girl, together with our staff in Congo, managed to free herself from a fate that wanted her exploited and uneducated.Mar 26 2012In: NewsJanette –a made up name- is a 14 year old girl, who lives with her grandmother in Doruma, in the Zigbi district which is mostly populated by the refugees of the Gangala war. The 60-year old widow who is hosting her, used to live in the village of Katiga, 12km from Gangala, before the war oc...
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We are helping the refugees fleeing the battles between government forces and Tuareg rebelsMar 20 2012In: NewsWe are providing aid in the city of Fassala. From Mali, about 36,000 people are crossing the border to flee the battles between government forces and Tuareg rebels.
We are hosting the refugees in the “transit center”, taking care of the most se...
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Mar 9 2012In: NewsSomali NGOs and international NGOs working in Somalia wish to reiterate their concerns about the international community’s failure to depart from securitised approaches to Somalia.
We welcome some commitments made in London such as the recognition by governments of t...
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Mar 9 2012In: NewsAs we have already mentioned – INTERSOS supports 12 micro-farms for the production of vegetables and honey in a semi-arid area of Somalia in the Centre-North, not far from Gaalkacyo Town. Recently IDPs and host communities have been able to harvest their first crops thanks to...
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INTERSOS in Ginevra to attend the annual meeting of the Global Protection ClusterMar 7 2012In: NewsRecently INTERSOS was in Ginevra for the annual meeting of the Global Protection Cluster, organised by the UNHCR, with UN agencies, NGOs, Inter-governmental Organisations and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
The word Cluster indicates a meeting of national and...
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The first distribution of food and aid in the districts of Faryab and Herat has started!Feb 22 2012In: NewsINTERSOS is working on his rescue action on two levels: by distributing food in the most vulnerable areas of the Herat district and by releasing economic aid to 1600 families of the Faryab district.
Yesterday, about 50 families of the Iraqsoleiman village...
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The rehabilitation of 12 rural markets of West DarfurFeb 19 2012In: NewsINTERSOS has been involved for three years in Sudan, in the west Darfur region, working on the peace processes, through the UN program DSPSF (Darfur Community Peace and Stabilty Fund). The main goals are the restoration of the dialogue and the promotion of a peaceful cohabitation...
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INTERSOS has cooperated by providing information on urban refugees and displaced persons in Aden in Yemen.Feb 17 2012In: NewsIn 2010-11 the US State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migrationfunded research by the Feinstein International Center to develop a profiling methodology for urban migrants and refugees. The purpose was to capture a range of livelihood, integration and vulnerability data in...
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Drought, poor harvests and high food prices risk to lead the Sahel region, West-Central Africa, to a new humanitarian emergencyFeb 1 2012In: NewsSix million people in Niger, 2,9 million in Mali, 700.000 in Mauritania, are affecting the consequences of the ongoing drought in Sahel. In Chad and Mauritania, there is a deficit of the cereal production, which increased by 50% compared with last year. According to the UN's...
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Nov 14 2011In: NewsIn South Sudan, in Ezo town,Tambura and Yambo, INTERSOS staff is now engaged in providing sanitation facilities for vulnerable individuals, with focus on internal displaced people and returnees. INTERSOS undertook the local community involvement in pit latrine co...
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Nov 9 2011In: NewsThe successful launch of 4 honey farms is the highlight of INTERSOS Somalia this October. Through an agreement with the local host community, local authorities and UNHCR on October 19, 2011 in Galkayo, INTERSOS began implementation of a beekeeping project aimed at beneficiaries comprising interna...
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Aug 26 2011In: Approfondimenti"A common language and religion, as well as an economically attractive and secure neighbor country have,
since the 1960s, made Iran a privileged destination for Afghans seeking better economic opportunities and
refuge from the conflict1. Migration to Iran is a livelihood stra... -
Aug 16 2011In: News30 new latrines and 12 new classes for 600 children of El-Irfid. This the result of our day. A team of INTERSOS-Somalia has formalized with the local community of El-Irfid the agreement to start now the construction of latrines, and then to continue with emergency classes...
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Aug 9 2011In: Approfondimenti- The human rights situation in Somalia is desperate.
The famine has led to a crisis situation in the Horn of Africa as populations flee the worst drought in almost six decades. As they flee Somalia to safety, women and girls are passing through areas where armed group...
- The human rights situation in Somalia is desperate.
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Jul 29 2011In: NewsImmediate relief is needed for people fleeing the areas affected by drought and war in Somalia. INTERSOS emergency response staff have been mobilized to provide assistance to 5,000 people displaced to Baidoa, in the Bay region, and 12,550 newly displaced people in th...
