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@LCO_orchestra @RiyadNicolas @cadoganhall Hope it's an amazing night! Thanks for your support.
May 17, 2013
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RT @DCComics: Amazing. 2.6k of you gave $150K+ to #WeCanBeHeroes. Big thanks from DCComics @SavetheChildren @mercycorps @theIRC t.co…
May 17, 2013
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Cyclone Mahasan update: It spared Myanmar almost entirely, and the storm’s impact in Rakhine State was minimal.
May 17, 2013
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Cyclone Mahasan update: Storm weakened & then dissipated Thurs, causing far less damage than had been feared as it passed over Bangladesh.
May 17, 2013
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Call Senate Judiciary Cttee & urge them to pass #CIR that includes protections for asylees & #refugees: t.co/4OQrSoAGVt #CIRmarkup
May 16, 2013
VOICES FROM THE FIELD THE IRC BLOG
Resettlement
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on March 23rd, 2010
"It’s not fun being a stranger and no money and in a foreign country where you don’t know anybody. So I found out about IRC, and I went to them, and I told them my story and they were so helpful." - Mary Page more »
Posted in Resettlement, US - San Diego, CA | Tags: refugees, resettlement, urban refugees |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on February 10th, 2010
Today was a day of firsts for two Burmese refugees resettled by the International Rescue Committee in New York — including their first sight of real snow. The New York Times told their story on its City Room blog more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, resettlement, urban refugees |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on January 11th, 2010
Today I’m in Bangkok, visiting an IRC office that helps refugees in Asia who can't return to their home countries make an informed decision about whether to apply for resettlement in the United States. more »
Posted in Resettlement, Asia, Thailand | Tags: refugees, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bangkok, culture, humanitarian, Karen, OPE |
Posted by The.IRC on October 23rd, 2009
The students at the IRC's Refugee Youth Summer Academy in NYC had an amazing, creative summer thanks to World Up. more »
Posted in Resettlement, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, video, NYC, teens, urban refugees | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on October 9th, 2009
Posted in Resettlement, US - New York, HQ | Tags: refugees, Bhutan, Misha Cohen, NYC, Nepal, photos | 3 Comments
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on July 29th, 2009
Said Rifai, from Baghdad, never wanted to consider himself a refugee, but the aspiring-architect-turned-reporter's work for the Los Angeles Times put him in constant danger. more »
Posted in Resettlement, Iraq | Tags: refugees, Iraqi refugees, humanitarian, New York City, NYC, photos | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on July 21st, 2009
Posted in Resettlement, Nepal | Tags: refugees, Bhutan, Misha Cohen, NYC, resettlement, urban refugees, photos | 9 Comments
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on July 14th, 2009
Posted in Resettlement | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, resettlement, volunteer |
Posted by The.IRC on July 6th, 2009
Posted in Resettlement, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, Bhutan, Misha Cohen, NYC, resettlement, urban refugees, Nepal, photos | 3 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on May 7th, 2009
Posted in United States, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, Bhutan, humanitarian, Misha Cohen, NYC, resettlement | 6 Comments
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