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Cyclone Mahasan update: It spared Myanmar almost entirely, and the storm’s impact in Rakhine State was minimal.
May 17, 2013
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Cyclone Mahasan update: Storm weakened & then dissipated Thurs, causing far less damage than had been feared as it passed over Bangladesh.
May 17, 2013
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Every day, IRC humanitarian workers are rescuing lives. Here, they offer a glimpse of their experiences, the challenges they face and the courageous people they meet by sharing videos, photos and stories.
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on May 8, 2013
Cavine Akello sells traditional pancakes at a market stall in Kitgum, Uganda. An IRC program for young mothers helped her to save enough to open her business. Since the rebel Lord's Resistance Army was driven from the region, thousands of people have returned from displacement camps to rebuild their communities. more »
Posted in Women, Africa, Uganda | Tags: Kitgum, LRA, livelihoods, poverty, VSLA |
Posted by The IRC on May 7, 2013
Mohammed Musa suffers from tuberculosis and lives in an abandoned government ministry building in Mogadishu, Somalia. "We have almost no food and medicine," he told the IRC's Peter Biro. more »
Posted by Kathleen Sands Adams on May 7, 2013
As northern Uganda struggles to recover from the long and brutal LRA conflict, the IRC is reintroducing local agricultural traditions to a generation that grew up without them, and teaching older farmers modern methods that can result in more bountiful harvests. more »
Posted in Post conflict, Poverty, Africa, Uganda | Tags: LRA, livelihoods, agriculture, conflict, Lamwo |
Posted by Ned Colt on May 3, 2013
The search for unaccompanied children continues through the night at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, where IRC caseworkers walk through arrival tents looking for young people who’ve crossed from Syria without a close relative. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Syria Crisis, Middle East, Jordan | Tags: refugees, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees, Syria crisis, Zaatari, unaccompanied children |
Posted by The IRC on May 1, 2013
Yesterday, the International Rescue Committee hosted our first Google+ Hangout that gave an inside look into how IRC communications and media officers bring stories of our work from the field to our supporters. Watch it now. more »
Posted in Events | Tags: video, social media, irc media |
Posted by The IRC on April 25, 2013
American University's chapter of Project Nur hosted a cultural fair to support the International Rescue Committee's work with Syrian refugees. more »
Posted in Fundraising, Syria Crisis, United States | Tags: Syria, fundraising, Syrian refugees, DIY, iRescue |
Posted by The IRC on April 25, 2013
Today is World Malaria Day. Half the world’s population is at risk for malaria, an epidemic illness that claims one child every 45 seconds. But preventing it is simple: if families sleep under mosquito nets, instances of malaria are reduced by as much as 90 percent. more »
Posted in Health, Africa, Kenya | Tags: Kenya, Dadaab refugee camps, World Malaria Day, mosquito nets |
Posted by Ned Colt on April 23, 2013
The International Rescue Committee has distributed 70,000 specialized aid kits to those in need inside Syria. more »
Posted in Syria Crisis | Tags: Syria, emergency reponse, distribution, Syria crisis |
Posted by Terah Edun on April 23, 2013
In South Sudan, the International Rescue Committee educates communities about the importance of health care and provides free immunizations to expectant mothers and infants. more »
Posted in Health, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: South Sudan, maternal health, immunizations |
Posted by The IRC on April 22, 2013
April 21st is Earth Day, and we honor it today through New Roots, the International Rescue Committee's nationwide gardening, micro-enterprise and nutrition program. more »
Posted in Resettlement, New Roots, United States | Tags: Earth Day, new roots |
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