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Vocational Training for a More Vibrant and Stable Economy
A ceremony was held March 20 in Charsadda for 116 Pakistanis, including 19 women, who completed vocational training offered through the Conflict Victims Support Program. Certificates were awarded to participants in tailoring, refrigerator repair, plumbing, electrical systems, and computer software. Participants also received a small in-kind grant to immediatel... more
Filed Under: Conflict Mitigation, Emergency Response, Jobs, Relief to Development, Women & Gender, Asia & Pacific, Pakistan
Vaccination Campaign Helps Prevent Measles
The spread of communicable diseases has become a high risk factor in the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, where the Syrian population has swelled to over 100,000 in recent months. The threat of a large-scale disease outbreak was heightened when a case of the measles was confirmed this March. As more cases emerged, UNHCR and other actors held an emergency meetin... more
Filed Under: Emergency Response, Health & Hygiene, Refugees, Middle East & North Africa, Jordan, Syria
Syrian Refugees Receive Winter Clothing, Shoes, Sleeping Bags
The Outreach Services for Syrian Refugees (OSIR) program, currently in its fifth year, was expanded in March 2012 to assist refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria. IRD is providing cash assistance, establishing community action committees, and implementing quick-impact programming to support vulnerable Syrian families in Jordan. Members of the community action committe... more
Filed Under: Emergency Response, Refugees, Middle East & North Africa, Iraq, Jordan, Syria
Recovering from Loss Caused by Conflict
GHAZNI, Afghanistan – Living near a military base in Afghanistan is dangerous. The risks of roadside bombs and insurgent attacks against foreign and Afghan soldiers are constant. Insurgents often fire mortars at bases but the mortars may miss and strike nearby homes. In Ghazni province a stray mortar hit a home, killing three civilians and injuring six others. ... more
Filed Under: Conflict Mitigation, Emergency Response, Asia & Pacific, Afghanistan
IRD Delivers Medical Supplies to Crimea
CRIMEA, Ukraine – IRD delivered medical commodities worth more than $190,000 to six health facilities in Crimea. Andrei Dranenko, Crimea's deputy minister of health, attended the official handover ceremony for the donated medical commodities, which were distributed to the orthopedics and trauma wards of Simferopol Republican Emergency Hospital #6. Oksana Mikite... more
Filed Under: Emergency Response, Europe, Ukraine