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@infoasaid Thanks for sharing that resource. We'll pass it on to our media team.
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@winmitch No, it's not the same program. More on our programs in Kenya: t.co/Py9peewR.
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In #Congo’s massive southern province of Katanga, the IRC's community-driven reconstruction program, ‘Tuungane,’ h t.co/y42qNqLO
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Emergency Response
Posted by The.IRC on January 12th, 2012
The IRC hosted a panel discussion today in Miami to mark the second anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti that killed more than 200,000 people and devastated the capital, Port-au-Prince. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Caribbean, United States, US - Miami, FL, Haiti | Tags: Haiti Earthquake, natural disasters, IRC Voice | 0 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on January 11th, 2012
Two years after a devastating earthquake, more than 500,000 Haitians remain in crowded camps and settlements as their country slowly rebuilds. Their living conditions are deteriorating as funding for vital services dwindles. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Caribbean, Haiti | Tags: Haiti Earthquake, natural disasters, emergency response, Haiti Two years On | 0 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on January 1st, 2012
Happy New Year from all of us at the IRC! May 2012 be filled with peace, joy and renewal. more »
Posted in Asia, Japan | Tags: children, education, emergency response | 0 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on December 31st, 2011
In the weeks, months, and years that follow an outbreak of violence or natural disaster, the IRC’s 11,000 dedicated aid workers provide rapid and effective aid that saves lives, reduces suffering, restores dignity, and jumpstarts recovery. more »
Posted by George.Rupp on December 27th, 2011
When civil war erupted in Libya last February, the IRC stepped in as waves of refugees and foreign nationals fled to Tunisia. In Egypt, where more than 30 million people live on less than $2 a day, we launched a program to foster immediate job creation for unemployed and disadvantaged youth. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Libya, Africa | Tags: refugees, humanitarian aid | 0 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on December 19th, 2011
This holiday season, give an IRC Rescue Gift to someone special. $54 can provide sets of rope and durable plastic sheeting to help four families construct temporary shelters in refugee camps, keeping them safe from the elements. more »
Posted in Emergency Response | Tags: Rescue Gifts | 0 Comments
Posted by Shinko Tana on December 11th, 2011
I am back in Japan for the first time in five months to meet with the IRC’s three local partners and hear about the progress being made as the northeast slowly recovers from the massive March 11 earthquake and tsunami. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Asia, Japan | Tags: emergency relief, tsunami, earthquake, Japan | 2 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on December 6th, 2011
IRC Voice Jencarlos Canela talks about an IRC-run “child-friendly space” he visited yesterday in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. The IRC makes sure young earthquake survivors have safe places where they can play, learn and heal. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Caribbean, Haiti | Tags: children, natural disasters, Haiti, earthquake, Jencarlos Canela, child-friendly Space | 1 Comments
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on December 2nd, 2011
More than eight months after a tsunami ravaged northeastern Japan, IRC partner AAR is continuing to assist survivors with disabilities and others who have had difficulty accessing aid. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Asia, Japan | Tags: tsunami, disabilities, natural disaster, earthquake, humanitarian aid, World Disabilities Day, AAR Japan | 0 Comments
Posted by Sinziana.Demian on November 30th, 2011
A woman who was displaced from her village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo due to ongoing violence was one of thousands of beneficiaries at a Non-Food Items Fair the IRC organized this month. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: South Kivu, conflict | 0 Comments
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