Minneapolis, MN (October 4, 2012)—Floods have devastated communities in central Somalia’s Hiiraan Region. According to the United Nations, more than 21,000 people have already been forced from their homes due to flooding of the Shabelle River. Hundreds of thousands more are at risk. Houses, wells, and latrines have been destroyed.

Thousands of Somalis – many in need of urgent lifesaving assistance – face a potential cut-off of aid from abroad from family members as a U.S. bank plans to close money-wiring services later this month, the humanitarian non-profits Oxfam America and the American Refugee Committee said today.

Minnesota's Somali Community, American Refugee Committee, City of Minneapolis, United Way, and UCare Lead Effort

April 13, 2011— Minnesota’s Somali community, the American Refugee Committee, the City of Minneapolis, Greater Twin Cities United Way, and UCare are uniting in a first-of-its-kind collaborative effort to bring about change and to build hope in Somalia and here in Minnesota.

9 March 2011-Unrest in Libya has forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. The conflict continues, putting up to one million people at risk.

The American Refugee Committee is sending a relief team to the Libyan border to respond.

Eric James will lead the team's efforts. They will meet with partners on the ground and provide relief to people affected by the crisis.

"As the fighting continues to escalate,

Contact: Therese Gales, 800-875-7060; ThereseG@archq.org

Minneapolis, MN (November 6, 2010)-Hurricane Tomas struck yet another damaging blow to the people of Haiti. The heavy rains and wind compounded an already precarious situation, where more than one million people remain homeless after a massive January earthquake. The country is also in the midst of fighting a cholera outbreak which killed 440 people.

The American Refugee Committee manages

Contact: Therese Gales, 800-875-7060

Minneapolis, MN (August 16, 2010) - The American Refugee Committee is providing medical care to survivors of the floods in Pakistan, which have uprooted 20 million people and which the UN Secretary General called the worst disaster he's ever seen.

"The situation here is desperate," said Jill McGrath Jones, American Refugee Committee team leader. "People lack food and clean water. With Ramadan starting, people can't even afford

Contact:

Therese Gales; tel 800-875-7060; ThereseG@archq.org

Minneapolis, MN (June 18, 2010)- The American Refugee Committee today announced its plans to send a relief team to the Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan border, where hundreds of thousands of people affected by the worsening humanitarian crisis are seeking refuge.

The team will arrive this weekend and are being met by a local partner organization. They will assess the conditions

The doctor in charge of patient care had been working 24/7 since the earthquake. Our doctors were able to relieve him so he could get some much-needed rest.

They are providing crucial follow-up care for people who have had amputations and other operations. This is

The American Refugee Committee is deploying an emergency response team that will arrive in Port-au-Prince by Thursday morning. Senior Director of Programs Monte Achenbach, who previously lived and worked in Haiti, will lead the team's efforts on the ground. Top priorities include assessing the situation on the ground and planning a coordinated