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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
May 16, 2013
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Every day, IRC humanitarian workers are rescuing lives. Here, they offer a glimpse of their experiences, the challenges they face and the courageous people they meet by sharing videos, photos and stories.
Posted by Kathleen Sands Adams on July 7, 2008
Posted in United States, US - Salt Lake City, UT, Burundi | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, refugee resettlement, Utah | 2 Comments
Posted by George Rupp on June 27, 2008
On April 30, 1975, the army of North Vietnam rolled into Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam. The day, celebrated in Vietnam today as Reunification Day, marked the end of a long, bloody, and divisive war—and of the IRC’s work in South Vietnam. more »
Posted in Asia, United States | Tags: refugees, Boat People, humanitarian, Indochina, refugee resettlement, Robert DeVecchi, the IRC, Vietnam |
Posted by The IRC on June 25, 2008
Posted in Children & Youth, Iraqi Refugees, Humanitarian Aid, Iraq | Tags: refugees, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, humanitarian, Iraq war, unhcr | 3 Comments
Posted by The IRC on June 25, 2008
I took this photo while visiting the village Sheikh Misri in Nangarhar Province in eastern Afghanistan. This village has been newly created by the Government of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation to assist Afghan refugees who are returning to Afghanistan from Pakistan or Iran after living abroad... more »
Posted in Humanitarian Aid, Asia, Afghanistan | Tags: refugees, Afghans, humanitarian, water | 3 Comments
Posted by The IRC on June 24, 2008
Posted in Humanitarian Aid, War, Women | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, Sexual Violence, un, United Nations |
Posted by The IRC on June 23, 2008
Posted in Health, Humanitarian Aid, Poverty, Asia, Myanmar | Tags: refugees, aid worker blog, cyclone, Cyclone Nargis, humanitarian, Rangoon, Yangon | 3 Comments
Posted by Kathleen Sands Adams on June 23, 2008
Posted in Humanitarian Aid, War, United States, Iraq, Jordan | Tags: refugees, Bush, humanitarian, Morton Abramowitz |
Posted by Kathleen Sands Adams on June 20, 2008
Posted in Humanitarian Aid | Tags: refugees, World Refugee Day, Antonio Guterres, humanitarian |
Posted by Joanne Offer on June 20, 2008
Posted in Humanitarian Aid, Women, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, World Refugee Day, aid worker blog, humanitarian, Joanne Offer in Kenya, Nairobi |
Posted by The IRC on June 19, 2008
Posted in Food, Poverty, Women, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, food crisis, humanitarian, Nairobi |
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