Action Against Hunger has launched emergency programs in the most affected areas of western Ivory Coast. ACF is providing emergency water and sanitation services for refugees in...
InterAction Members Respond to the Crisis in Ivory Coast and Liberia
Elections were held in Ivory Coast in November 2010. Since that time, two candidates have been disputing the outcome and vying for control of the country. Violence has ensued between the supporters of incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo and former prime minister Alassane Ouatarra resulting in large numbers of displaced persons inside Ivory Coast and growing numbers of refugees in Liberia.
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ADRA is on the ground and is monitoring and evaluating the crisis. An ADRA sub office will be established in Duekoue. According to agency reports more than 25,000 refugees...
The American Refugee Committee has worked in Liberia since 2003 and been present in the border region near Cote d’Ivoire since the beginning of the latest crisis. ARC is currently...
Brother's Brother Foundation is helping to support a total of 8 mission and government hospitals in Liberia, with regular donations of medical supplies and equipment.
CRS will support Ivorian refugees in Liberia with the construction of 1,000 shelters in eight villages, providing housing for 5,000 refugees.CRS has also constructed a way station...
Handicap International, present in Liberia for some 20 years, sent a team of emergency specialists on March 23 after confirming reports that refugees were fleeing the country. The...
In Côte D’Ivoire, HKI proposes to prevent malnutrition & micronutrient deficiencies in children 6-24 months by distributing fortified complementary foods and promoting...
IRD is currently working in Liberia under a McGovern-Dole Food for Education project in the Monrovia area. To respond to the Côte d'Ivoire refugee crisis, IRD has assessed...
The International Rescue Committee is delivering emergency aid to tens of thousands of displaced and violence-impacted Ivorians. In western districts of Ivory Coast, IRC teams are...
Merlin is currently operating a six month emergency health care program for Ivory Coast refugees in Grand Gedeh and Maryland, Liberia, counties which border Ivory Coast. ...
Mercy Corps has deployed emergency staff who are conducting assessments in affected communities along the border, coordinating with other agencies and will focus on meeting urgent...
Oxfam has airlifted supplies, including water tanks, drilling equipment, and latrines, to help provide clean water and safe sanitation to the refugees along the Ivory Coast-...
Plan’s emergency response teams have currently set up education and protection programs for 5,000 children in villages along the border in Liberia as floods of people escaping the...
Save the Children is responding in the West of the country and in Abidjan. Save the Children is distributing non-food items, addressing protection needs of displaced children, and...
UMCOR is supporting partner ACT Alliance in providing urgent assistance to refugees in Liberia who have fled Cote d’Ivoire due to the ongoing political conflict and violence....
