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A woman awaits a checkup at an IRC clinic inside #Syria. t.co/KYCuHf1zWA Photo: Peter Biro/IRC t.co/qptp52tHvi
May 23, 2013
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May 23, 2013
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May 23, 2013
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RT @So_Jo1: @theIRC's Felix Leger on VOA today t.co/vzvenVNEJ1
May 22, 2013
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RT @So_Jo1: @theIRC will provide 70,000 liters of clean water daily--enough potable water for 5,000 people a day to drink, cook and bathe #…
May 22, 2013
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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 July 18, 2012
In NYC next week? Join our young professionals group, GenR, for a fabulous evening on the rooftop David Burke Garden at the James Hotel. Proceeds from the event will go toward our international and U.S. programs. more »
Posted in Resettlement, GenR, US - New York, HQ, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, new roots, humanitarian aid, howtohelp, David Burke, GenR |
Posted by Ned Colt on July 18, 2012
I meet Ogla as he’s leaving an IRC clinic in the border town of Ramtha. He’s come for a check up and medication. At only 32, the former chicken farmer from the troubled southern Syrian city of Dera’a has a bad heart. This is the first time since he arrived in January that he’s seen a doctor -- or had his heart medicine. more »
Posted in Syria Crisis, Jordan | Tags: refugees, Syrian refugees, Syria crisis |
Posted by The IRC on July 16, 2012
What would it be like to have to leave your home, your community, your country? Follow the journal of 12-year-old Amina, who was forced to flee Mogadishu with her mother and 6 siblings after her father was killed as a result of the fierce violence roiling Somalia. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Gender based Violence, Women, Africa | Tags: girls, Women's Refugee Commission, women |
Posted by The IRC on July 16, 2012
Poverty, violence and suffering continue to plague Afghanistan after 10 years of massive military and civilian assistance. IRC country director Nigel Jenkins spotlights the forgotten needs of ordinary Afghans. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Asia, Afghanistan | Tags: Afghanistan, natural disasters, conflict, poverty, humanitarian aid |
Posted by Susan Purdin on July 13, 2012
This Tuesday was the first birthday of Aluel Auger, who was born in an IRC-supported clinic one day after her country -- South Sudan -- gained independence. What does her future hold? more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Health, Mothers, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: children, mothers, South Sudan independence |
Posted by The IRC on July 13, 2012
Shout out to multi-platinum rock band Daughtry for joining We Can Be Heroes and recording a new version of "Rescue Me" to benefit the campaign. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa | Tags: drought, famine, We Can Be Heroes |
Posted by The IRC on July 13, 2012
The IRC's Sanj Srikanthan has written a compelling blog post for the Huffington Post that details the ongoing drought in the Sahel and the far-reaching and long-term consequences that this crisis has on children. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Children & Youth, Emergency Response, Africa | Tags: child labor, drought, Mali, Sahel crisis |
Posted by Ned Colt on July 12, 2012
Ahdad, 13 days old, is the tiniest patient receiving treatment at the IRC's medical clinics serving Syrian refugees. The two clinics opened in northern Jordan in mid-June. more »
Posted in Syria Crisis, Middle East, Jordan | Tags: refugees, Jordan, Syria, health, Syrian refugees, IRC clinics |
Posted by The IRC on July 11, 2012
In the struggling new nation of South Sudan, the IRC is building maternal health clinics in extremely remote communities, staffing them with trained South Sudanese midwives. more »
Posted in Health, Mothers, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: maternal health, South Sudan independence |
Posted by The IRC on July 11, 2012
Unforgettable stories of sex trafficking survivors as young as 7: Watch an online screening of The Day My God Died today, Wednesday, July 11, 1pm PT / 4pm ET. Chat live with the filmmaker and anti-trafficking advocates from the IRC. more »
Posted in Anti-trafficking, United States, US - Seattle, WA | Tags: human trafficking |
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