Crisis Watch
Kenya
H1N1 Virus Strikes Refugee Camps
The International Rescue Committee has activated its emergency preparedness plan for an Influenza A H1N1/A virus outbreak after 21 cases were confirmed in two large refugee camps in Kenya – collectively home to more than 320,000 people.
Indonesia
Aid for Earthquake Survivors
The IRC is distributing emergency food rations, tents and household items to families affected by a devastating earthquake on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Pakistan
Rebuilding Homes and Communities
People are returning to villages that have been damaged or destroyed by the fighting between the Pakistani army and Taliban militants in northwestern Pakistan.
Responding to Crisis
The gravest threat to human lives usually occurs in the initial stages of a major emergency. The IRC maintains an Emergency Response Team that can be deployed to the site of a crisis on 72 hours notice.
