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@LCO_orchestra @RiyadNicolas @cadoganhall Hope it's an amazing night! Thanks for your support.
May 17, 2013
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RT @DCComics: Amazing. 2.6k of you gave $150K+ to #WeCanBeHeroes. Big thanks from DCComics @SavetheChildren @mercycorps @theIRC t.co…
May 17, 2013
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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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Call Senate Judiciary Cttee & urge them to pass #CIR that includes protections for asylees & #refugees: t.co/4OQrSoAGVt #CIRmarkup
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Posted by The.IRC on September 10th, 2010
Our affiliate organization the Women’s Refugee Commission recently posted a thought-provoking piece on their blog, illustrating the challenges and needs faced by people with disabilities in the aftermath of January’s devastating earthquake. more »
Posted in Disabilities, Haiti | Tags: humanitarian, Women's Refugee Commission, Haiti Earthquake, natural disasters, disabilities |
Posted by Anne.Richard on September 3rd, 2010
Congress may have been in recess, but two prestigious organizations used the dog days of summer to call attention to the tragic flooding in Pakistan and to appeal for greater amounts of relief aid. IRC leaders participated in both discussions. more »
Posted in Pakistan Floods, Pakistan | Tags: aid, emergency, George Rupp, rescue, Advocacy, Pakistan flooding, natural disasters, Asia Society, Brookings, Michael Young | 1 Comments
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on September 3rd, 2010
In 2005, Albert Mbanfu, a refugee from Cameroon, started a new job with the IRC helping people made homeless by Hurricane Katrina relocate to Atlanta and find work. He spoke with me last week about his experience as "a displaced person helping displaced people." more »
Posted in Resettlement, US - Atlanta, GA | Tags: refugees, Hurricane Katrina |
Posted by The.IRC on September 2nd, 2010
Fleeing persecution, her refugee Ethiopian family was resettled 20 years ago in Georgia by the IRC. Today Naima Abdullahi, an employment specialist with the IRC’s Atlanta office, wants to be sure her American born son Teso, 12, understands his family’s origins. more »
Posted in Resettlement, US - Atlanta, GA | Tags: refugees, resettlement, StoryCorps |
Posted by The.IRC on September 2nd, 2010
Problematic changes in the Supplemental Social Security Income program may cut off the incomes of vulnerable refugees. The IRC’s Bob Carey says the changes run “counter to the humanitarian principles” on which the U.S. accepted the refugees. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States | Tags: refugees, news, immigration |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on September 2nd, 2010
Elhamija Kadic fled war and persecution in Bosnia in 1992 and came to the United States with the help of the IRC. Today she works for the IRC in Atlanta helping other refugees from war-torn countries. When Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in 2005, she helped coordinate the IRC's response. She spoke with me last week about that experience. more »
Posted in Resettlement, US - Atlanta, GA | Tags: refugees, natural disasters, Hurricane Katrina |
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