Cat Carter
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Catherine Carter, who is 28, has worked for Save the Children for the last four years. She is currently Emergency Communications Manager, based in London. Her job takes her around the world, photographing, reporting and responding to humanitarian crises. She is currently on assignment in Puntland, Somalia.

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Syrian Children Tell of Torture

(4) Comments | Posted 29 September 2012 | (01:00)

Khalid looks younger than his 15 years. I'm sat opposite him in a tent in Za'atari camp. The sun is beating down on the tent and there are beads of sweat on all our faces. He's too far into his story to notice.

"I was arrested - here, you...

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Syria: One Woman's Story

(2) Comments | Posted 25 September 2012 | (01:00)

I'm crouched next to Reem, a beautiful young Syrian woman living in the Za'atari refugee camp in Jordan. A head scarf covers her hair and her family hover nearby. She is telling me about her life in Dera'a, Syria, and why they left. She is also crying.

"I remember...

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Fleeing Gunfire in Mogadishu - Fatuma's Story

(1) Comments | Posted 29 May 2012 | (01:00)

Thousands of Somalis have been forced to flee an ongoing military offensive in Afgooye Corridor, Southern Somalia. More than 5,000 people have arrived, many on foot and carrying nothing, into overcrowded Mogadishu.

I'm standing in Sigale camp, Mogadishu, and the trickle of people struggling in becomes a torrent. Mothers carrying...

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