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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Post Conflict
Posted by Sinziana.Demian on March 6th, 2012
With a motorboat purchased specifically for the purpose, the IRC is bringing much-needed medicine and other supplies to remote communities along the shores of Congo's Lake Kivu. more »
Posted in Health, Post conflict, Climate Change, Education, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: Malaria, education, Tuungane, South Kivu, humanitarian aid, community-driven reconstruction, Mushenyi |
Posted by The.IRC on March 1st, 2012
Sarah Costa, executive director of the IRC-affiliated Women's Refugee Commission reflects on the importance of investing in women and girls. more »
Posted in Post conflict, Women | Tags: refugees, peace, Women's Rights, Women's Refugee Commission, conflict, war, Sarah Costa |
Posted by Sinziana.Demian on February 29th, 2012
I recently talked to Ciaran Donnelly, the IRC’s regional director in Congo for the past three years, about the realities on the ground, the importance of recent general elections, and the IRC’s work—past, present and future. more »
Posted in Post conflict, Humanitarian Aid, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: humanitarian aid |
Posted by The.IRC on February 3rd, 2012
Sir John Holmes warns in the Huffington Post that the world's newest country -- South Sudan -- faces a ‘perfect storm’ of unresolved issues with Sudan, tribal clashes, growing violence along its northern border, and a new food crisis. more »
Posted in Post conflict, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: IRC-UK, conflict, Sir John Holmes |
Posted by The.IRC on January 25th, 2012
In Burundi, the IRC provides life skills and job training for young people to help them succeed and become independent. more »
Posted in Post conflict, Africa, Burundi | Tags: livelihoods |
Posted by Peter.Biro on November 25th, 2011
The IRC's innovative economic empowerment programs help survivors of war, persecution or natural disaster rebuild homes, restore cropland, start businesses or get job skills training. more »
Posted in Post conflict, Africa, Liberia | Tags: livelihoods, women, how to help, Rescue Gifts, economic recovery, economic empowerment | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on September 20th, 2011
International Rescue Committee president and Clinton Global Initiative conference speaker George Rupp blogged about community-led development from the 2010 CGI gathering in New York. more »
Posted in Post conflict, United States, US - New York, HQ | Tags: George Rupp, Clinton Global Initiative, community-led development |
Posted by The.IRC on September 20th, 2011
"I’m very pleased about our independence. My future hopes and dreams are that I want my children to be educated. I’d like them to have a plot of land -- and one day I hope that Patricia will even become the President as well as get married!" more »
Posted in Post conflict, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: children, aid workers, South Sudan, education, quoted |
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on July 10th, 2011
Six months ago I stood in line for five hours with my friend and colleague Pasquale Ongwen in Juba as he waited to cast his vote in the referendum which would determine whether South Sudan would split from the north. Fast-forward six months and here I was with Pasquale again, this time in a crowd of tens of thousands. more »
Posted in Post conflict, South Sudan | Tags: South Sudan, Juba, independence, July 9 | 2 Comments
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 »
Posted in Post conflict, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: South Sudan, Susan Purdin, humanitarian aid, July 9 |
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