Since 1933, the IRC has provided hope and humanitarian aid to refugees and other victims of oppression and violent conflict around the world.
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@IRCPress You've been quoted in my #Storify story "Crisis in Darfur, 10 Years On" t.co/guLOti8F02
May 21, 2013
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RT @IRCPress: Race against time to aid new #Darfur #refugees in Chad before rains begin: t.co/z6eDBFeR1I
May 21, 2013
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RT @MoveEndViolence: Why do we need a #movement to end #VAWG? #MovementMaker Heidi Lehmann of @theIRC on the blog. t.co/H74c80BdAs
May 20, 2013
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@Doylech @oneworldadopt @Just_Naomi_chan @socialfund @AFRIpads @tamaraduker @lynndalsing @HuTerra @scribblymouse thanks for your support!
May 20, 2013
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RT @IRCuk: Thanks @LCO_orchestra @RiyadNicolas @cadoganhall for an excellent concert & for supporting our work w. Syrian refugees #TheAsfar…
May 20, 2013
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Posted by Peter.Biro on July 6th, 2012
Ripping up clouds of red dust, the IRC ambulance flies along the potholed roads leading to the South Sudanese town of Aweil. Inside, 19-year-old Arek Mawien lies on a stretcher grimacing in pain as she struggles to give birth to her first baby. more »
Posted in Health, Women, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: midwives, mothers, maternal mortality, maternal health, traditional birth attendants | 1 Comments
Posted by Peter.Biro on July 6th, 2012
Decades of civil war and neglect left South Sudan one of the poorest and most undeveloped countries in the world. The IRC is providing health care, clean water and other assistance to South Sudanese who are returning home to rebuild their villages. more »
Posted in Health, Post conflict, Peace, South Sudan | Tags: water, South Sudan independence |
Posted by Sue Dwyer - IRC on July 5th, 2012
In Jordan, I visited IRC health clinics in Ramtha and Mafraq, cities close to the Syrian border, and met with three Syrian women who fled to Jordan after their husbands were killed and their dwellings outside of Homs destroyed. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, Syria Crisis, Middle East, Jordan | Tags: aid workers, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees, Syria crisis | 1 Comments
Posted by Ned Colt on July 3rd, 2012
A record number of Syrian refugees crossed into Jordan this week. While it's uncertain what prompted the spike in crossings, with the crumbling of a U.N. brokered ceasefire and a following upsurge in violence, the security situation in Syria is deteriorating. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, Syria Crisis, Syria, Middle East, Jordan | Tags: humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees, Syria crisis |
Posted by Peter.Biro on June 28th, 2012
With up to 1,000 refugees arriving every day in South Sudan’s remote Yida refugee camp, the IRC is warning of rapidly deteriorating situation as food and water is running out. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Gender based Violence, Health, Women, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: refugees, Sudanese refugees, Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan, Yida |
Posted by The.IRC on June 27th, 2012
What does it take to save lives in war zones? Discovery News posed this question to the IRC's Dr. Emmanuel d’Harcourt and other doctors responding to the humanitarian crisis sparked by the ongoing conflict in Syria. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, Syria Crisis, Jordan | Tags: health, Syrian refugees |
Posted by Ned Colt on June 20th, 2012
An IRC doctor provides treatment to Syrian refugees in Jordan who have limited access to medical care. The IRC has opened two clinics in Jordan. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, Syria Crisis, Middle East, Jordan | Tags: Jordan, health, Syrian refugees, clinic | 5 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on June 14th, 2012
A nurse examines a young patient at one of two medical clinics the IRC opened this week in northern Jordan. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, Syria Crisis, Middle East, Jordan | Tags: health, Syrian refugees | 1 Comments
Posted by Ned Colt on June 12th, 2012
IRC medical teams are now treating patients at two clinics serving Syrian refugees in Jordan who have fled fighting at home. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, Syria Crisis, Syria, Middle East | Tags: refugees, health, Syrian refugees |
Posted by The.IRC on May 29th, 2012
Umaru Senessie was born into poverty in war-torn Sierra Leone, forced to work hard labor in the country’s diamond mines, but he was determined he would make a difference and help his village heal. He tells his story here. more »
Posted in Health, Africa, Sierra Leone | Tags: health | 2 Comments
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