News, Photos & Video › Blog
Since 1933, the IRC has provided hope and humanitarian aid to refugees and other victims of oppression and violent conflict around the world.
The IRC on Twitter
-
Thanks to all who voiced support for U.S. #CIR! What your calls on the Senate immigration reform bill achieved: t.co/z5OAvG7uFs
May 24, 2013
-
RT @DocEdH: The best of @theIRC: amazing local staff -in this case Immaculee M- listening thoughtfully to a community leader t.co/LH…
May 24, 2013
-
@angusa Thx for your interest in working with us! Positions posted at t.co/w3SDWahSdt; if a position isn't there it's no longer open.
May 24, 2013
-
A woman awaits a checkup at an IRC clinic inside #Syria. t.co/KYCuHf1zWA Photo: Peter Biro/IRC t.co/qptp52tHvi
May 23, 2013
-
Please tweet @theIRC if you have questions, comments or requests!
May 23, 2013
Blog
Every day, IRC humanitarian workers are rescuing lives. Here, they offer a glimpse of their experiences, the challenges they face and the courageous people they meet by sharing videos, photos and stories.
Posted by The IRC on August 28, 2008
“We won’t go back until it’s safe,” is the refrain I hear every day from people who fled for their lives nearly three weeks ago amid intense fighting between Georgian, Russian and assorted other forces. Roughly 160,000 people are newly uprooted in addition to a sizeable group of 250,000 displaced from conflicts dating back to the 1990s. more »
Posted in War, Russia, Georgia, Northern Caucasus | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, landmines, South Ossetia |
Posted by The IRC on August 28, 2008
Posted in Health, Asia, United States, Thailand | Tags: refugees, American Express, Burmese refugees, humanitarian, Malaria, resettlement |
Posted by The IRC on August 27, 2008
Posted in Children & Youth, US - Atlanta, GA | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, school | 2 Comments
Posted by Kathleen Sands Adams on August 26, 2008
Posted in Humanitarian Aid, Balkans, Europe | Tags: refugees, Bosnia, Croatia, humanitarian, Kosovo, Sarajevo, Serbia |
Posted by Joanne Offer on August 25, 2008
Posted in Peace, Africa, Uganda | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, Joanne Offer in Uganda, Karamoja |
Posted by The IRC on August 22, 2008
236 swimmers, including two Bhutanese refugees resettled by the IRC in Phoenix, set a new Guinness World Record for most participants to swim one pool length each in one hour on August 10 as part of the Kids Saving Kids Relay more »
Posted in Children & Youth, United States, US - Phoenix, AZ | Tags: refugees, Arizona, humanitarian |
Posted by Joanne Offer on August 20, 2008
Posted in Health, Humanitarian Aid, Peace, Africa, Uganda | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, Joanne Offer in Uganda, Kitgum |
Posted by Joanne Offer on August 15, 2008
Posted in Health, Humanitarian Aid, Africa, South Sudan, Uganda | Tags: refugees, farming, humanitarian, hygiene, Joanne Offer in Uganda, Sudanese refugees |
Posted by The IRC on August 15, 2008
Last week, the IRC's team in the North Ossetian capital Vladikavkaz distributed hygiene articles, bedding, cleaning supplies and kitchen utensils at two schools sheltering 120 children, mothers and teachers who were evacuated from South Ossetia as tensions mounted between Russia and Georgia. more »
Posted in Humanitarian Aid, Russia, Georgia, Northern Caucasus | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, North Ossetia, South Ossetia |
Posted by The IRC on August 14, 2008
Posted in Children & Youth, Child Soldiers, Disabilities, Humanitarian Aid, Asia, Afghanistan | Tags: refugees, development, humanitarian, landmines, Taleban, Taliban |
Voices From...
Contributors































