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Update on violence against women legislation
Posted by Elisabeth.Roesch on September 30th, 2010
Though IVAWA was not voted on by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday, your voices were heard through your letters, e-mails and phone calls. By continuing to reach out to Members of Congress in the coming weeks, you can make sure that this bill gets passed during this Congress. more »
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Calling attention to Pakistan floods
Posted by Anne.Richard on September 3rd, 2010
Congress may have been in recess, but two prestigious organizations used the dog days of summer to call attention to the tragic flooding in Pakistan and to appeal for greater amounts of relief aid. IRC leaders participated in both discussions. more »
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In Haiti, the poor become visible
Posted by Anne.Richard on August 10th, 2010
Why would victims of the Haiti earthquake stay in overcrowded camps if they had somewhere else to go? More than six months after the earthquake, people ought to be leaving camps that were set up under emergency conditions. more »
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“International blame game” in Haiti
Posted by Anne.Richard on August 6th, 2010
Fresh from a visit to Haiti, Anne Richard, IRC VP, government relations and advocacy, discusses in the Huffington Post the successes and failures of the international relief effort and how it is imperative to transcend the “international blame game” in order to rebuild Haiti. more »
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Introducing Rajiv Shah
Posted by Anne.Richard on June 2nd, 2010
Anne Richard, the IRC's vice president of government relations, shares her impressions from a speech by Rajiv Shah, the new Administrator of USAID (the federal government agency that provides aid to developing countries). more »
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A special mission to Washington
Posted by Jamie.Kelso on May 18th, 2010
Before last week, I had not returned to Washington, DC since my first trip there in the 6th grade. I remember firmly declaring to my parents after a tour of the Federal Bureau of Investigation that I was going to grow up to be a secret agent. I chuckled to think of my 11-year-old self as I sped down to Washington on the train, tasked with documenting delivery of the IRC’s petition to end violence against women. more »
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Congo: “I want to go back to school”
Posted by The.IRC on April 21st, 2010
Marit Glad and her IRC colleagues are in a little village in the eastern province of South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, speaking with local families. They’re trying to understand why so many children here are not going to school -- and why parents are making the difficult choice to take a child out of the classroom. more »
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An urgent Haiti "to do" list for world leaders
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on March 31st, 2010
Today, officials from governments around the globe are meeting in New York to discuss how best to help Haiti. IRC president George Rupp and seven other aid agency leaders have set out half a dozen action points for this meeting they say could save lives and provide opportunities for millions of Haitians now and for years to come. more »
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Congolese Women Respond: "These messages comfort us"
Posted by tim.lash on June 24th, 2009
Last year we launched a very special online campaign, asking people to send personal messages to survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. We wanted to show support for women and girls in Congo by sharing with them messages of solidarity and encouragement from around the world. more »
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Urge President-Elect Obama to Welcome Refugees
Posted by The.IRC on November 6th, 2008
We hope you will join the IRC in calling on President-elect Obama and the next Secretary of State to modernize the U.S. Refugee Admission Program and ensure this country welcomes refugees in a secure and timely manner. more »
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