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Posted by The.IRC on January 30th, 2013
Thank you to everyone who sent a letter through our website, urging the Obama administration to ensure that sufficient U.S. funds go toward protecting Syrian women and girls. Your voice was heard. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Syria Crisis, Syria, Iraq, Jordan | Tags: refugees, Sexual Violence, un, women, Syrian refugees, Syria crisis |
Posted by The.IRC on January 29th, 2013
In a Jan. 29 statement, IRC president George Rupp called on donor countries to dramatically scale up aid for millions of Syrians. A donor conference on Jan. 30 seeks to raise $1.5 billion for the next six months. Learn how you can help. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Emergency Response, Syria Crisis, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon | Tags: Advocacy, how to help, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees, Syria crisis |
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 The.IRC on January 18th, 2013
Send an urgent message to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Ask her to lead the way by taking a strong stand for Syrian survivors of sexual violence and pressing other nations to follow suit. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Gender based Violence, Women, Syria Crisis | Tags: refugees, girls, Sexual Violence, Advocacy, conflict, women, how to help, Syrian refugees, Syria crisis |
Posted by The.IRC on January 17th, 2013
Watch our partner the ONE Campaign's video about the United States foreign aid budget and tell Congress that we cannot end these lifesaving programs. more »
Posted in Advocacy, United States | Tags: ONE, Advocacy, foreign aid, humanitarian aid |
Posted by The.IRC on December 20th, 2012
As the United Nations Security Council considers a resolution to authorize an international military force in Mali, the IRC and nine other aid groups warn that any military response would have serious humanitarian consequences. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Sahel Crisis, Africa, Mali | Tags: drought, United Nations, conflict, humanitarian aid, Sahel, Mali crisis, Malian refugees |
Posted by The.IRC on December 3rd, 2012
The IRC's Sharon Waxman writes in The Hill that the need for the United States to respond to global humanitarian emergencies is increasing exponentially at the very time that across-the-board cuts may go into effect. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Syria Crisis, Jordan | Tags: Advocacy, quoted, foreign aid, Syrian refugees |
Posted by The.IRC on November 6th, 2012
As she heads out to vote on Election Day in the U.S., an IRC colleague from Iran reflects on the freedoms she now enjoys as an American citizen and the fears her political activist cousin lives with every day back home. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Resettlement, United States, US - Los Angeles, CA | Tags: refugees, Iranian refugees, Green Movement, Election Day |
Posted by carrie.welch on August 16th, 2012
Today nearly 450 of the brightest minds in advertising are expected to come together in Sweden at Hyper Island. They have four days to address a neglected humanitarian crisis: domestic violence in developing countries. more »
Posted by The.IRC on August 7th, 2012
At a recent Capitol Hill briefing, IRC vice president Michael Kocher shone a spotlight on the unmet humanitarian needs of Syrian women and girls who have been targeted by sexual violence. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Emergency Response, Gender based Violence, Women, Syria Crisis, Domestic Violence, Syria, Middle East, Jordan | Tags: refugees, emergency relief, sexual assault, gender-based violence, conflict, humanitarian aid, human trafficking, Syrian refugees, Syrian crisis, early marriage |
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