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Photo Share: Rashida Jones with the IRC in Thailand
Posted by Peter.Biro on July 14th, 2011
I took these photographs of actress and IRC Voice Rashida Jones this week as she was visiting the Tham Hin refugee camp in Thailand. The camp’s residents have fled war and upheaval in Myanmar and have lived in the camp for years, or in some cases, decades. more »
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IRC aid workers in South Sudan share what independence means to them
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on July 8th, 2011
I have been at the IRC office in Juba for three days and there is excitement in the air as South Sudan prepares to celebrate its independence as a nation tomorrow. Here's what some of my Sudanese colleagues had to say about what independence means to them. more »
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Muhammad: Behind the scenes with an IRC aid worker (Part ll)
Posted by Ned Colt on July 8th, 2011
I’d initially heard about Muhammad from another IRC colleague. “He’s amazing,” she said. “At the height of last year’s flooding, when everyone else was fleeing to safety, Muhammad went in the opposite direction.” more »
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Invitation to the birth of a new nation
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on July 8th, 2011
The IRC’s country director in South Sudan, Susan Purdin, has been invited to the official Independence Day ceremony tomorrow where she will join heads of state and dignitaries from all over the world including Colin Powell and former President Jimmy Carter, as well as celebrities such as George Clooney. more »
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Quoted: Drought and conflict are "devastating" Somalis
Posted by The.IRC on July 7th, 2011
"The people of Somalia are fighting a combination of devastating factors all at once, including conflict, recurrent drought, livestock disease and high food prices." more »
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Four ways the IRC is saving children's lives
Posted by Emmanuel d'Harcourt on July 6th, 2011
In war-torn and disaster-stricken countries where IRC field teams work, medicines and supplements that can save children from preventable diseases are frustratingly unavailable. But the IRC is addressing this urgent need and helping to ensure that the most common and treatable childhood ailments don’t become a death sentence. more »
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Quoted: Madeleine Albright on liberty
Posted by The.IRC on June 30th, 2011
The saying on the Statue of Liberty is to "give me your tired and your poor'" ... America really needs to remember that we are the strongest because we have brought in so many people who want to live in America and share what we have and contribute to it. more »
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Photo Share: Supporting recovery in Rwanda
Posted by The.IRC on June 28th, 2011
The IRC is continuing to support Rwandans by encouraging development and democracy and protecting women and children. more »
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Kadoma: A journey through Africa
Posted by The.IRC on June 28th, 2011
Last year the First Ascent kayak team went on an African river expedition with stops to see IRC programs in action along the route. They made a film called Kadoma about the journey and now they're raising money to support the IRC's work in Congo. more »
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Join Jencarlos this Father's Day
Posted by The.IRC on June 14th, 2011
This Father's Day (Sunday, June 19), award winning musician and actor Jencarlos Canela is going to make a gift to the IRC and dedicate it to his father, a refugee from Cuba who arrived in Miami in 1980 as part of the Mariel Boatlift. more »
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