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Refugee Journeys: Max Frankel - Germany, 1940
Posted by The.IRC on December 13th, 2010
My entry to the U.S. was in the city of Hoboken, New Jersey, and distant cousins who had exerted valiant efforts to help us get out, picked us up at the boat and drove us through the Holland Tunnel. I’ll never forget it... more »
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Making ends meet in Nairobi
Posted by The.IRC on December 13th, 2010
I stepped off of a teeming street into Aamina’s apartment, where the floury, slightly sour scent of injera lingered in the air. A round stove, a small TV, and a set of bunk beds lined the teal-gray walls of the one-room flat that Aamina shares with her two children and two employees. more »
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Abuse of refugees in Kenya "getting worse"
Posted by The.IRC on December 10th, 2010
The IRC and our partner Kituo Cha Sheria are concerned that Kenyan police are indiscriminately raiding the homes of refugees and making random arrests of individuals suspected of being in Kenya illegally. more »
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Photos: "You never know if you’ll come back safe"
Posted by The.IRC on December 9th, 2010
The Women’s Refugee Commission traveled to Kenya’s Kakuma and Dadaab camps this summer. There they spoke with refugee women who risk being attacked when they leave the camps to collect firewood to cook food rations for their families. more »
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Quoted: "Where are the men?"
Posted by The.IRC on December 8th, 2010
An IRC medical team is delivering health care services to thousands in southern Sudan who fled Sudanese army bombings on the north-south border last month. The displaced are mostly women and children. more »
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Election unrest overshadows cholera response in Haiti
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on December 8th, 2010
Violent protests and demonstrations in Haiti in response to last night's election results are overshadowing ongoing urgent cholera response needs. Follow the IRC on Twitter to get the latest on how we are working to curb the spread of a devastating epidemic. more »
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Noted: Challenges for a new country
Posted by The.IRC on December 7th, 2010
The IRC's Susan Purdin offers insight into southern Sudan in this piece, which aired on PRI's "The World.” (Southern Sudan is holding a January referendum to decide whether to become an independent country.) more »
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Quoted: “We can’t get back all that we lost"
Posted by The.IRC on December 7th, 2010
“We can’t get back all that we lost. But these seeds and the crops that will grow from them will help us recover from the floods. I thank the IRC for this assistance.” - Obaid Ullah, one of 3,500 farmers the IRC is assisting in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province more »
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In Haiti, "tout moun se moun" -- every voice counts
Posted by RoxannePaisible_IRC on December 4th, 2010
This week's election's in Haiti brought nothing but frustration for the many people who, amid widely-reported confusion, found themselves unable to vote. After years of feeling powerless, they found that, once again, their voices weren’t being heard. more »
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Once again, fleeing Myanmar
Posted by Peter.Biro on December 3rd, 2010
It is early morning in Wat Maha Wong, a Buddhist temple overlooking the muddy Moei River on the Thailand side of the border with Myanmar. Hundreds of ragged and exhausted people huddle on straw mats waiting for food and medical care. more »
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