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Posted by Kate Sands Adams on October 29th, 2010
Every day my IRC colleagues and I deal with numbers -- big numbers, small numbers, sobering numbers – numbers that add to the sum total of human suffering. But no matter how grim the statistics from the crisis zones where we work, there are other numbers that add up to one thing: hope. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - Atlanta, GA, US - Phoenix, AZ, US - San Diego, CA, Haiti, Thailand | Tags: refugees, aid workers, humanitarian |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on October 29th, 2010
Cholera is a serious threat to the more than one million earthquake survivors living in crowded tent settlements around Port-au-Prince. That's why prevention activities are in full gear in the 30 camps where the IRC currently assists some 100,000 people. more »
Posted in Health, Caribbean, Haiti | Tags: health, humanitarian, cholera | 2 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on October 27th, 2010
The IRC's Rebecca Chandler talks with KCBS in San Francisco about her work on family tracing and reunification in Haiti, and what being an aid worker means to her. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Haiti | Tags: children, family tracing, humanitarian, news, Haiti Earthquake, Rebecca Chandler, aid worker |
Posted by The.IRC on October 26th, 2010
They rarely make headlines, but aid workers perform lifesaving deeds every day. We recognize the most outstanding of our colleagues through the annual Sarlo Foundation Award for Distinguished Humanitarian Service. Meet this year’s recipients. more »
Posted by Gerald.Martone on October 22nd, 2010
It is a cruel irony that at a time of the most monumental technological advances in the history of human civilization, we also have the greatest number of people who do not have enough food, water, medicine, and shelter. For addressing the worrisome mega-trends that the world faces, the United Nations might simply be one of the most important institutions we have. more »
Posted in Advocacy, IRC Worldwide | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, United Nations, human rights, Advocacy, conflict |
Posted by The.IRC on October 21st, 2010
Bob Kitchen, the IRC's country director in Afghanistan, spoke with CNN about the increasing challenges and dangers of providing humanitarian aid there. more »
Posted in Asia, Afghanistan | Tags: humanitarian, news, Afghanistan, conflict |
Posted by The.IRC on October 21st, 2010
Patrick Poulin, executive director of the IRC's Salt Lake City US Programs office, comments on the construction of affordable housing for refugees, the homeless and low-income Utahans in Salt Lake City. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - Salt Lake City, UT | Tags: refugees, resettlement, news, Salt Lake City, home |
Posted by George.Rupp on October 20th, 2010
Since 1989, no president has taken the final step required for ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The time has now come to end this embarrassing state of affairs. more »
Posted by The.IRC on October 18th, 2010
Alan Paul, the IRC’s deputy director of programs in Southern Sudan, says that the referendum is the single most important event in Africa in 2011. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: development, humanitarian, Southern Sudan, Sudan referendum |
Posted by The.IRC on October 15th, 2010
Today, Blog Action Day 2010, we're focusing on water issues. Read about how technology and a water faucet transformed the life of a 30-year-old mother of nine in Ethiopia in some incredibly positive -- and even unexpected -- ways. more »
Posted in Health, Africa, Ethiopia | Tags: Blog Action Day, humanitarian, water |
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