Tripoli, Libya, October 3, 2023 — More than two weeks have passed since devastating floods wreaked havoc in eastern Libya, following record levels of rainfall and the bursting of two dams. This...
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Libya: The IRC warns of public health crisis in flood affected areas
**Tripoli, Libya, September 18, 2023 — ** The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is issuing a critical warning about a rapidly escalating public health crisis in flood-affected parts of Libya, with...
Flooding in Libya is emblematic of climate change and conflict on vulnerable communities, warns the IRC
Tripoli, Libya, September 15, 2023 — The recent devastation caused by Storm Daniel in Libya has once again shed light on the dire situation faced by conflict-affected and climate-vulnerable...
IRC prepares response as humanitarian needs mount in Libya and flood affected areas continue to be inaccessible
Tripoli, Libya, September 13, 2023 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) urgently calls for international assistance to address the catastrophic humanitarian crisis unfolding in Libya as a...
Libya: IRC prepares response to devastating floods
Ciaran Donnelly, IRC Senior Vice President for Crisis Response, Recovery and Development said, "In the wake of the devastating flooding caused by Storm Daniel in Libya, we extend our deepest...
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Bangladesh: IRC warns that over 850,000 Rohingya refugees are at risk if Cyclone Mocha reaches Cox’s Bazar
Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, May 12, 2023 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) warns that Cyclone Mocha is set to strike Cox's Bazar refugee camp, home to over one million Rohingya refugees. The...
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Deadly malaria and cholera outbreaks grow amongst refugees as COVID pandemic strains health systems, warns IRC
New York, NY, September 22, 2020 — The International Rescue Committee is extremely concerned about the rise of infectious diseases alongside COVID-19. There is an increase in malaria and cholera...
Pre-Crisis Market Mapping and Analysis: The water market system in the context of severe flooding - Badin, Ghotki and Sanghar Districts, Sindh Province, Pakistan
Pre-Crisis Market Mapping and Analysis (PCMMA) is a relatively new approach to conducting market assessments prior to emergencies in order to anticipate how markets will respond after a shock occurs...
Pakistan Floods Emergency: Lessons from a continuing crisis
Summary The floods that began in August 2011 and swept across the province of Sindh and parts of neighbouring Balochistan resulted in one of the most destructive disasters that Pakistan has...