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Spotted on YouTube: Mapping the IRC's work in Haiti
Posted by The.IRC on May 20th, 2013
Google's video thank-you to the 1 million developers who have used its tools to build innovative maps spotlights an aid map that shows the IRC's work helping Haitians recover from a devastating earthquake. more »
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IRC teams prepare to aid victims of Cyclone Mahasen in Myanmar
Posted by Peter.Biro on May 16th, 2013
International Rescue Committee teams in Myanmar are preparing to assist thousands of people caught in the destructive path of Cyclone Mahasen. more »
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Photo Share: Flood relief in Nigeria
Posted by The.IRC on May 13th, 2013
Last fall, Nigeria experienced record floods that forced some 2 million from their homes. The IRC has been providing returning families with safe water and sanitation, basic household items, and agricultural aid essential to get farmers back on their feet in time for the next planting season. more »
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A refugee mother’s hope in Yida
Posted by terah.edun on May 12th, 2013
“We’re on track to deliver more than 50 babies this week,” says Judith, head midwife for the IRC's women's health center at the Yida refugee settlement in South Sudan. “The average is 35 babies per week, but recently we delivered 21 babies in one night." more »
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Photo Share: Children caught in crisis, Syria
Posted by The.IRC on April 22nd, 2013
These two children are refugees who fled to Zaatari camp in northern Jordan to escape the ongoing conflict in Syria. The International Rescue Committee supports thousands of Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq and works with local partners to deliver aid inside Syria. We provide medical aid, help women and girl victims of violence, and ensure refugees have access to their legal rights. more »
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Help for a young hero after Thailand refugee camp fire
Posted by Peter.Biro on April 9th, 2013
When fire swept through the Ban Mae Surin camp on March 22, thirteen-year old Sha Nay Htoo’s immediate reaction was not to flee the flames, but to help rescue other refugees. Today, Sha Nay is lying in a hospital bed with third degree burns over most of his body. more »
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Central African Republic: Food crisis looms in coup’s aftermath
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on April 9th, 2013
Looters are creating chaos in the Central African Republic (CAR) following last month's coup, putting what is already one of the world's poorest countries on the brink of a hunger crisis. more »
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IRC providing lifesaving support inside Syria
Posted by Ned Colt on April 8th, 2013
Pairs of socks, plastic sheeting, duct tape, blankets and boots are included in the close to 70,000 emergency kits the IRC has distributed through its Syrian partners inside Syria to date. more »
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IRC steps up aid in fire-ravaged Thailand refugee camp
Posted by Peter.Biro on April 1st, 2013
To prevent an outbreak of disease, the IRC is providing desperately-needed drinking water to residents in the fire-ravaged Ban Mae Surin camp on the Thailand-Myanmar border. more »
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IRC aiding survivors of deadly Thailand refugee camp fire
Posted by Peter.Biro on March 25th, 2013
The IRC is providing aid to survivors of a fire at a refugee camp in Thailand that killed 37 people on Friday. The fire destroyed hundreds of makeshift huts at Ban Mae Surin camp, which is home to some 3,500 ethnic Karen refugees who have fled ethnic conflict in neighboring Myanmar. The fire also destroyed the camp’s clinic and hospital. more »
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