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@infoasaid Thanks for sharing that resource. We'll pass it on to our media team.
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@winmitch No, it's not the same program. More on our programs in Kenya: t.co/Py9peewR.
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Make a difference in the life of a #refugee - volunteer with the IRC in Tucson! Your skills & passions needed: t.co/N6PPdMbM
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In #Congo’s massive southern province of Katanga, the IRC's community-driven reconstruction program, ‘Tuungane,’ h t.co/y42qNqLO
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Posted by Ned Colt on January 18th, 2012
Country director Nigel Jenkins discusses challenges and plans in 2012 for the IRC's Afghanistan program. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Asia, Afghanistan | Tags: aid, Afghanistan, Nigel Jenkins | 2 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on September 23rd, 2011
The IRC was one of 20 aid organizations to sign an open letter asking the international community to put "people before politics" to ease the suffering in drought-stricken Somalia. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Somalia | Tags: drought, Advocacy, natural disasters, humanitarian aid | 0 Comments
Posted by Elisabeth.Roesch on August 15th, 2011
At a packed Congressional briefing on August 4, my colleague Elizabeth Pender, the IRC's emergency technical advisor for women’s protection and empowerment, spoke about violence against women and girls who are fleeing the famine in Somalia. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: drought, Advocacy, take action, Somalia, women, humanitarian aid, famine, Elizabeth Pender | 2 Comments
Posted by Anne.Richard on August 11th, 2011
On August 3, the first-ever Refugee Congress held in the United States took place in Washington, D.C. The event was the brainchild of the UN Refugee Agency's (UNHCR's) Washington office. The IRC was one of several private agencies that stepped forward in support -- I was invited to attend as an observer. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States | Tags: refugees, resettlement, unhcr, Advocacy, Trinh Doan | 0 Comments
Posted by Anne.Richard on June 10th, 2011
Juba — the town destined to be the capital of the new nation of South Sudan — is in the midst of sprucing itself up before the independence celebration on July 9. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Africa, Sudan | Tags: South Sudan, Southern Sudan, Advocacy, Sudan, Juba, independence, Sudan news | 0 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on May 5th, 2011
On a recent trip to Iraq, the IRC’s Kate Phillips-Barrasso was struck by how little had changed in the last few years for those forced to flee for their lives. She argues that the political will must be found to prioritize the needs of the most vulnerable Iraqis before U.S. forces depart. more »
Posted in Iraqi Refugees, Middle East, Iraq | Tags: refugees, Iraq, Iraqi refugees, humanitarian, Advocacy, news, quoted | 0 Comments
Posted by Jamie.Kelso on April 29th, 2011
With the International Affairs budget facing deep cuts on Capitol Hill, investment in women and girls around the world has been in peril. Since International Women’s Day in March, our supporters rallied together to send over 123,000 emails to Congress on this issue, encouraging legislators to wake up to the fact that women and girls all over the world deserve to be more than numbers on a spreadsheet. more »
Posted in Advocacy, US - New York, HQ | Tags: Advocacy, U.S. international affairs budget | 1 Comments
Posted by Alexandra Brosnan on April 12th, 2011
Protecting those persecuted because of their race, religion, nationality or political opinion is a proud American tradition. It is also a historically bipartisan issue in Congress. Today Congressman Gary Peters along with 19 other Members of Congress introduced a new piece of legislation that aims to improve the way the United States welcomes refugees. more »
Posted by The.IRC on April 1st, 2011
The IRC had a message for diplomats in London attending Tuesday’s international conference on Libya: the security of civilians and access for humanitarian organizations must be priorities. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Libya | Tags: humanitarian, IRC-UK, Libya, Carolyn Makinson | 0 Comments
Posted by Natalie Parke on March 31st, 2011
Cynics occasionally refer to Haiti as “the Republic of NGOs,” claiming that the country has lots of well-intentioned non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with little to show for their goodwill. Fair enough. But I’m not a cynic. I firmly believe that the vibrancy of local organizations in Haiti can and will translate into meaningful development for the country. more »
Posted in Natural Disasters, Haiti | Tags: aid worker blogs, family reunification, Women's Rights, Advocacy, Haiti Earthquake, Haiti, humanitarian aid, Haitian NGOs, NGOs | 0 Comments
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