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Posted by George.Rupp on December 31st, 2010
I want to close 2010 by paying special tribute to the courageous members of the IRC field staff, including those working in our 22 U.S. resettlement offices. Many of these men and women work in dangerous and difficult circumstances to selflessly carry out our work. more »
Tags: aid workers, humanitarian, resettlement, Haiti Earthquake, natural disasters, refugee |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on December 30th, 2010
Children in one of the IRC's child friendly spaces in Haiti offer thanks to all our loyal supporters who make the IRC's work possible around the globe. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Caribbean, Haiti | Tags: children, video, humanitarian, Haiti Earthquake, natural disasters |
Posted by George.Rupp on December 30th, 2010
Conditions in Haiti are only marginally improved today from what they were when the earthquake struck on January 12, 2010. On a recent visit to Port-au-Prince, I was stunned by the mountains of rubble still waiting to be cleared. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Caribbean, Haiti | Tags: children, health, humanitarian, water, Haiti Earthquake, cholera, natural disaters |
Posted by George.Rupp on December 29th, 2010
In past updates, I have described the Democratic Republic of Congo as the site of the world’s largest civil war, a conflict that has led to the death of more than five million people. This year I am able to tell a more positive story about Congo. more »
Posted in Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: children, refugees, congo, humanitarian, education, conflict, war |
Posted by George.Rupp on December 28th, 2010
As emergency conditions continue to prevail in southernmost Sindh province, the IRC has been providing clean water, food, shelter, health care, and emergency kits for thousands of beleaguered families who still have trouble coming to grips with the scale of the devastation. more »
Posted in Pakistan Floods, Pakistan | Tags: Pakistan flooding; humanitarian; natural disasters |
Posted by Susana.Ferreira on December 24th, 2010
Rumor is powerful in Haiti. There are rumors about everything: about political candidates, about who might be distributing guns in the streets, about the driving forces of election violence, about the weather. more »
Posted in Health, Caribbean, Haiti | Tags: health, humanitarian, Haiti Earthquake, cholera |
Posted by The.IRC on December 23rd, 2010
If there’s a common thread to these Iraqis in Phoenix, it’s their stories of survival during the war. And now, their stories are of economic survival. more »
Posted in Iraqi Refugees, United States, US - Phoenix, AZ | Tags: refugees, Iraqi refugees, humanitarian, resettlement, news |
Posted by The.IRC on December 22nd, 2010
I was working with the IRC. They brought me a young girl who was thirteen years old. She had just been taken by rebel groups. These men forced her to stay in the forest with them for three months. more »
Posted in Women, D.R. Congo | Tags: humanitarian, Sexual Violence, Women's Rights, conflict, war, women, Wake Up Wednesdays | 1 Comments
Posted by Susana.Ferreira on December 22nd, 2010
The IRC is giving out and posting flyers and pamphlets -- like the ones these little boys in the Djobel 4 camp are holding -- as part of our ongoing cholera information campaign. more »
Posted in Health, Caribbean, Haiti | Tags: children, health, humanitarian, Haiti Earthquake, cholera |
Posted by The.IRC on December 21st, 2010
Today, billions of dollars in aid is delivered by soldiers and private contractors at the behest of the political and military leadership. But this so-called "militarized aid" is ineffective, wasteful, and puts lives at risk. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Afghanistan | Tags: refugees, development, humanitarian, conflict, war, Michael Young, militarized aid | 1 Comments
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