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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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Call members of Senate Judiciary Ctte & ask them to retain #CIR provisions that protect refugees & asylees t.co/xLIoPRWloc #CIRmarkup
May 20, 2013
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Posted by Sarah Wayne Callies on January 28th, 2013
I’m ashamed to admit how afraid I am to go to the Middle East. I’m not afraid of being a half day’s walk from Syria’s war zone — I’m not afraid for my safety. I am afraid of the weight of the pain I will witness. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Gender based Violence, Women, Syria Crisis, Iraq, Jordan | Tags: Sexual Violence, conflict, women, humanitarian aid, IRC Voice, Syrian refugees, Syria crisis, sarahwaynecallies_syria | 4 Comments
Posted by Jerotich Seii H... on January 23rd, 2013
When she learned last month that all refugees in Kenya’s cities were being ordered to relocate to camps, Mariam met the news with disbelief. She'd struggled to make a new home in Nairobi for her orphaned grandchildren. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Urban Refugees, Kenya | Tags: refugees, Kakuma, Nairobi, urban refugees, human rights, Advocacy, Eastleigh, humanitarian aid, Dadaab, Kambioos | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on January 22nd, 2013
On Jan. 18 the International Rescue Committee released our 2012 Annual Report. Take a look to read about the impact of our work around the globe. more »
Tags: annual report, refugees, humanitarian aid, impact, publications |
Posted by The.IRC on January 18th, 2013
Concerned about the crisis in Syria? Share this photo to help spread awareness. More than 4 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance. more »
Posted in Syria Crisis, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon | Tags: refugees, conflict, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees, Syria crisis, infographic |
Posted by The.IRC on January 17th, 2013
Watch our partner the ONE Campaign's video about the United States foreign aid budget and tell Congress that we cannot end these lifesaving programs. more »
Posted in Advocacy, United States | Tags: ONE, Advocacy, foreign aid, humanitarian aid |
Posted by The.IRC on December 30th, 2012
Here is a quick recap of the most-read blog posts on Rescue.org, shared by International Rescue Committee aid workers and supporters in 2012. more »
Tags: refugees, aid workers, humanitarian aid |
Posted by Sarah Wayne Callies on December 24th, 2012
Actress Sarah Wayne Callies is a long-time supporter of the IRC's work helping refugees rebuild their lives. She shares her own family’s refugee story, and talks about the spirit of renewal embodied in the refugee gardens she's visited in Thailand and the U.S. more »
Posted in Resettlement, Humanitarian Aid, Asia, United States, US - Seattle, WA, Thailand | Tags: Burmese refugees, Sarah Wayne Callies |
Posted by The.IRC on December 21st, 2012
Negotiations between rebel forces and the Congolese government are stalled, and fears persist that insurgents will once again capture North Kivu’s provincial capital, Goma, and then continue south. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Gender based Violence, Women, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: emergency relief, Goma, North Kivu, Sexual Violence, South Kivu, conflict, humanitarian aid |
Posted by Peter.Biro on December 21st, 2012
Jihan Bakar, 43, huddles in her tent along with her four children. Outside, a cold rain falls, turning the streets of Domiz camp in northern Iraq into slippery mud tracks. Its inhabitants, over 25,000 Syrian refugees, shelter inside the thin tarpaulins or under the corrugated tin roofs of makeshift brick huts. more »
Posted in Syria Crisis, Middle East, Iraq | Tags: refugees, refugee camps, conflict, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees, Syria crisis, Kurd refugees |
Posted by The.IRC on December 20th, 2012
As the United Nations Security Council considers a resolution to authorize an international military force in Mali, the IRC and nine other aid groups warn that any military response would have serious humanitarian consequences. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Sahel Crisis, Africa, Mali | Tags: drought, United Nations, conflict, humanitarian aid, Sahel, Mali crisis, Malian refugees |
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