Reporter Jessie Van Berkel of the Herald-Tribune traveled to Jordan for two weeks in August as part of a fellowship with the International Center for Journalists funded by the U.S. State Department’s Professional Fellows Program.
Emergency
10/17/14
In the Middle of Nowhere
Many Syrian refugees who were displaced to Lebanon fear the approaching winter, as they are living in unfinished buildings or awfully inadequate housing.
10/16/14
Without its farmers, South Sudan remains perilously close to famine
- The conflict that began in December 2013 has disrupted every layer of life
10/9/14
Lack of women’s participation an obstacle to recovery and peace in Gaza, says CARE
JERUSALEM—(October 9, 2014)-- Increased participation by Palestinian women is crucial to creating a process towards peacefully resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and bringing sustainable development to the West Bank and Gaza, according to international humanitarian organi
10/6/14
CARE Joins Aid Agencies Warning of Famine in South Sudan as Upsurge in Fighting Imminent
Agencies fear that efforts to prevent the crisis from deteriorating will falter as rival sides regroup to resume violence once the rainy season ends this month
10/2/14
South Sudan: Surviving on Hopes for Peace
“When will the world help us live in peace again?” That’s the burning question that Nyagadh has as she tries to resume some kind of life in an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp, but living in fear of fighting and wondering how she will feed her family is not the life she thought she would h
10/2/14
South Sudan: Fear after Sunset
“We stay in our tent every night because bad things happen at night here. It’s not safe,” says Josephine, who sits with her four children in a tent the size of a small closet.
9/30/14
‘World cannot look away from suffering of refugees fleeing fighting in Syria’, says aid agency CARE
‘Terrified, exhausted and often with no idea where to go next’, more than 140,000 Syrian people who have fled the violence in Kobane for Turkey are in desperate need of support from the international community.