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201109

Photo of the Day: Rashida Jones, New York
Posted by The.IRC on September 16th, 2011
Today the IRC was pleased to announce that actress Rashida Jones has become an IRC Voice—joining other prominent young artists who use their voices to spotlight the critical needs of refugees and others uprooted by violence and natural disasters. more »
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Video: Aden’s story revisited
Posted by The.IRC on September 15th, 2011
UNICEF Television reports on the progress of 3-year-old Somali refugee Aden. Little Aden arrived at a refugee camp in Kenya severely malnourished and was rushed to the IRC's nutrition stabilization center. more »
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Photo of the Day: Safe water, Ethiopia
Posted by The.IRC on September 15th, 2011
Women collect fresh water at the Kobe refugee camp in southeastern Ethiopia. The IRC is providing water and sanitation services in camps in Ethiopia that collectively serve 82,000 refugees from the ongoing drought. more »
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Photo of the Day: Respect, West Bank
Posted by The.IRC on September 14th, 2011
The IRC is partnering with the UK-based charity Bidna Capoeira to teach capoeira — a challenging Afro-Brazilian sport and art form — to at-risk children in the West Bank. Proponents say it engenders a positive philosophy and outlook on life—one that is based on respect for the self and others. more »
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Photo of the Day: Harvest, New York
Posted by The.IRC on September 13th, 2011
A late summer harvest of cherry tomatoes and peppers from the IRC's New Roots Garden in the Bronx. The garden is tended by refugees from Bhutan, Cameroon, Pakistan and Afghanistan. more »
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Photo of the Day: Surviving drought, Kenya
Posted by The.IRC on September 12th, 2011
Alinga Ekuru, 35, walked four hours from her drought-stricken village to reach an IRC clinic where her two-year-old daughter was treated for malnutrition. Alinga has been relying on milk from relatives' goats to feed her family. more »
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Capoeira in the West Bank
Posted by Ned Colt on September 12th, 2011
The International Rescue Committee is reaching out to Palestinian youth in an innovative new program aimed at encouraging self awareness and self respect. more »
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9/11: Ten years later
Posted by The.IRC on September 9th, 2011
This week, on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, The New Yorker magazine tells the stories of ordinary people who were affected by 9/11. One of them is a teacher from Iraq named Bushra Naji. more »
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Video: George Rupp on preventing famine
Posted by The.IRC on September 9th, 2011
IRC president George Rupp and former Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman discussed their recent opinion piece and the drought crisis in East Africa live on FOX News this morning. Watch video. more »
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Photo of the Day: Delivering health care, Congo
Posted by The.IRC on September 9th, 2011
The International Rescue Committee donated this four-wheel-drive vehicle to Rwanguba Health Zone in July 2011 to enable local health managers to supervise their teams and deliver essential drugs. more »
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