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Posted by The.IRC on July 29th, 2010
Heidi Lehman, the IRC's director of the gender-based violence unit, is in Haiti this month. She describes an IRC program that trains Haitian women to support victims of sexual violence in Teleco camp and other settlements where people displaced by the earthquake now live. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Haiti | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, Sexual Violence, gender-based violence, displaced people | 1 Comments
Posted by Peter.Biro on July 29th, 2010
"Our soldiers used to whip people and steal things, but it is better now," says the commander of a rebel group in Central African Republic. "Now my men understand that there are laws even during a war." Read about how the IRC is training the country's various armed groups in human rights and international humanitarian law. more »
Posted in War, Central African Republic | Tags: refugees, CAR Civil War, Central African Republic, humanitarian, human rights, humanitarian law | 4 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on July 26th, 2010
Food is scarce in Ethiopia, where most of the population lives in rural, drought-prone areas in a state of chronic poverty. In 2010, the Government of Ethiopia identified 5.2 million people in need of emergency food aid. Not surprisingly, this hunger crisis also impacts the thousands of refugees living just within Ethiopia’s borders. more »
Posted in Ethiopia | Tags: refugees, Ethiopia, livelihoods, Women's Refugee Commission, WRC |
Posted by Anne.Richard on July 23rd, 2010
I was in Haiti earlier this week, visiting IRC colleagues and learning about our programs. The earthquake harmed or destroyed a quarter of all schools in Haiti, leaving 2.5 million children out of school. The IRC and other groups have worked to ensure children are in temporary learning spaces. More, however, is needed... more »
Posted in Education, Haiti | Tags: humanitarian, school, education | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on July 2nd, 2010
The IRC's Robin Dunn Marcos speaks with Fox News about the ten refugees from around the world who became U.S. citizens at a June 21 naturalization ceremony in Phoenix. more »
Posted in Resettlement, US - Phoenix, AZ | Tags: refugees, video, Arizona, humanitarian, naturalization, Robin Dunn Marcos |
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