United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
IRIN is an Internet-based humanitarian news and information service. It comes under the auspices of the United Nations and is dedicated to improving the response of the international community to humanitarian crises and natural disasters through the provi
Primary web addresses
http://www.irinnews.org
Email
irin@ocha.unon.org
Main Address
UNOCHA House
UN Avenue
Gigiri
PO Box 30218 Nairobi
UN Avenue
Gigiri
PO Box 30218 Nairobi
Country
Kenya
Main Telephone
+2542 622147
Joined OneWorld
16.10.2000
Features
05.05.2008
As of Monday Morning, almost 4,000 people are believed to have died -- and tens of thousands more were forced to flee their homes -- as Cyclone Nargis hit Burma this weekend. A thorough damage assessment will be difficult, notes the United Nations.
more...Related topics/regions: [Myanmar] [Emergency relief] [Refugees] [Shelter & housing] [United Nations]
Image: Tens of thousands were affected by the tropical storm. © Atti-la (flickr)
13.03.2008
Many of the hundreds of thousands of displaced people in Somalia are surviving on less than one meal a day, reports the International Committee of the Red Cross, as the protracted conflict in Mogadishu escalates and spreads to other parts of the nation.
more...Related topics/regions: [Somalia]
Image: A displaced Somali woman and her child. © IRIN
11.03.2008
Despite the power-sharing deal signed two weeks ago, hundreds of displaced Kenyans living in temporary shelters in Nairobi are still unable to return home.
more...Related topics/regions: [Kenya]
Image: Elizabeth Mueni, a Kenyan woman displaced by the post-election crisis, in Nairobi. © United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
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