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That day at the pool
Posted by Sarah Wayne Callies on February 9, 2012
Actress and IRC Voice Sarah Wayne Callies is preparing to travel to Thailand later this month to visit camps where the IRC assists Burmese refugees who have fled political upheaval at home. She reflects on her experience last summer as a volunteer mentor for one Burmese family in Atlanta. more »
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Calling for help
Posted by The IRC on February 8, 2012
Stories of horrific violence in Congo are all too common; however, there are even more attacks—especially on women and children—that we don’t hear about. Learn how an IRC-affiliated program is using cell phones to connect those who have experienced violence with those who can help them. more »
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In Iraq, keeping kids safe in school
Posted by Heather Hansen on February 7, 2012
Education is the right of every child – but for children in countries recovering from war or natural disaster, it is far more than that. It's also a chance for them to heal. That's why the IRC works to promote safer schools and help educators respond to cases of violence and abuse. more »
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This Week's Voices: "We cannot abandon the people of South Sudan"
Posted by The IRC on February 3, 2012
Sir John Holmes on threats to South Sudan that may force aid agencies to switch their programs away from development and back to emergency humanitarian aid ... plus other notable quotes touching on the IRC's work around the world. more »
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From a refugee camp to American Idol
Posted by The IRC on February 3, 2012
Big congratulations to Romeo Diahn: The 22-year-old from Liberia — who fled a bloody civil war, endured life in a refugee camp, and then started over in Oregon— is now on his way to Hollywood and the next stage of the American Idol competition. more »
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Facing a ‘perfect storm’ in South Sudan
Posted by The IRC on February 3, 2012
Sir John Holmes warns in the Huffington Post that the world's newest country -- South Sudan -- faces a ‘perfect storm’ of unresolved issues with Sudan, tribal clashes, growing violence along its northern border, and a new food crisis. more »
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Quoted: The recession's impact on refugees
Posted by The IRC on January 31, 2012
An NPR report that quotes the IRC's Bob Carey focuses on a Rwandan refugee and her two young daughters to cast a wider lens on the challenges refugees are facing in this tough economy. more »
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Photo Share: Dancing across a bridge
Posted by The IRC on January 30, 2012
A girl dances across a new footbridge in the rural Mutare district of eastern Zimbabwe. Before the bridge was built, local children had to wade across the river to get to school -- a dangerous trip when the water level was high. more »
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“The New Kids”
Posted by The IRC on January 27, 2012
This afternoon Brooke Hauser, author of “The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens,” visited our New York headquarters for a discussion about the challenges young refugees must overcome in their new lives in America. more »
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This Week's Voices: Heroes in the midst of crisis
Posted by The IRC on January 27, 2012
IRC president George Rupp on We Can Be Heroes, a two-year campaign to help the people of the drought-ravaged Horn and East Africa ... plus other notable quotes touching on the IRC's work around the world. more »
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