Tag: Dadaab
The Baltimore Sun: Hearing Dadaab's Cries
October 24, 2011
Michael Hill, senior writer for Catholic Relief Services and a former reporter for the Baltimore Sun, recently traveled to Kenya, where he saw first-hand the suffering of the refugees streaming over the border from Somalia, and the compassionate response from humanitarian agencies, including CRS. Here is his reflections, Hearing Dadaab’s Cries, on what he witnessed [...]
Vatican Radio: CRS Aiding Thousands of Somali Refugees; Situation "is Extreme, It is Dire"
September 29, 2011
Vatican Radio interviewed LeAnn Hager, acting emergency coordinator for Catholic Relief Services’ Kenya drought response, on efforts to aid Somali refugees arriving in camps in the Dadaab region of Kenya. She said she feared the crisis in the Horn of Africa was fading from public attention and appealed that all keep the plight of those [...]