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Posted by The.IRC on February 4th, 2013
70% of Syrian refugees who have fled their country's civil war live outside of refugee camps. They struggle to buy food, water, fuel and clothing. Aid must be scaled up for urban refugees to help them survive. more »
Posted in Syria Crisis, Middle East, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon | Tags: refugees, urban refugees, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees, Syria crisis, infographic |
Posted by The.IRC on January 29th, 2013
"While the international news agenda is dominated by stories about the fighting and conjecture on when President Bashar al-Assad will fall, what has often been overlooked is the condition of those Syrian civilians struggling to survive." more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Syria Crisis, Jordan, Lebanon | Tags: refugees, emergency relief, IRC-UK, urban refugees, conflict, quoted, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees, Syria crisis |
Posted by The.IRC on January 24th, 2013
IRC-UK worked with award-winning photographer Andrew McConnell of Panos Pictures to raise awareness of the difficulties faced by refugees living in towns and cities across the world. more »
Posted in Urban Refugees, Haiti | Tags: refugees, IRC-UK, urban refugees, Hidden Lives | 1 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 George.Rupp on December 29th, 2012
Already more than 200,000 Syrians have sought safety in Jordan since the fighting began 21 months ago. On an average night, 700 more will cross the desert border to join them. Most will be women and children. more »
Posted in Syria Crisis, Jordan | Tags: refugees, emergency relief, urban refugees, conflict, how to help, Syrian refugees, Syrian crisis, GR 2012 |
Posted by The.IRC on December 13th, 2012
Bangkok: the sprawling capital of Thailand inspires all manner of images and intrigue. But for refugees and migrants who are living in its shadows, the city can mean something very different. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Humanitarian Aid, Education, Asia, Thailand | Tags: refugees, Bangkok, Burmese refugees, Emily Holland, urban refugees, humanitarian aid |
Posted by The.IRC on November 30th, 2012
Listen to a recording of our recent phone briefing for donors about the IRC’s New Roots program, which uses community gardening, nutrition education, and small-business farming to help recently resettled refugees become self-sufficient. more »
Tags: community gardening, new roots, urban refugees |
Posted by Sharon.Waxman on October 23rd, 2012
Irrigation engineer Abdi Hassen arrived in Baltimore in May after fleeing political oppression in Ethiopia. Today, he's drawing on the farming traditions he grew up with and setting down new roots in a community garden run by the IRC. more »
Posted in Resettlement, New Roots, United States, US - Baltimore, MD | Tags: refugees, new roots, resettlement, urban refugees, water, Ethiopian refugees, urban gardening |
Posted by The.IRC on October 1st, 2012
Have you watched all five episodes of "New Roots in the Bronx" out so far? The series follows Ah Lun, a refugee from Myanmar, and others as they put down new roots at two IRC-run community gardens and adjust to life in the U.S. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, new roots, resettlement, urban refugees, commmunity gardens, Ah Lun |
Posted by Jane Yang on June 4th, 2012
Muggings are a common occurrence in the Eastleigh section of Nairobi, and targeted assaults against certain individuals—say, foreigners—even more so. When I say “foreigners,” I don’t mean expatriates. I mean refugees. more »
Posted in Poverty, Urban Refugees, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, urban refugees, human rights, Somali refugees, Eastleigh, poverty | 1 Comments
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