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Aid Workers

Posted by The.IRC on October 26th, 2010
They rarely make headlines, but aid workers perform lifesaving deeds every day. We recognize the most outstanding of our colleagues through the annual Sarlo Foundation Award for Distinguished Humanitarian Service. Meet this year’s recipients. more »
Posted by Peter.Biro on August 23rd, 2010
I am traveling with a team of IRC colleagues delivering aid in Pakistan where a staggering 20 million people's lives have been disrupted by the country's worst flooding in living memory. At least 1,600 people are known to have lost their lives and the devastation is epic. more »
Posted by Gerald.Martone on August 18th, 2010
On August 19th, one of the most difficult and dangerous professions in the world will be commemorated and celebrated. This is World Humanitarian Day. And it is devoted to the more than 200,000 humanitarian aid workers around the world who commit themselves to saving lives and reducing the suffering of people affected by disasters and wars. more »
Posted by The.IRC on December 17th, 2009
Sexual attacks are deliberate acts of war and terror, says Sarah Spencer, the IRC's emergency gender-based violence coordinator in the Democratic Republic of Congo. "Women are raped repeatedly, and brutally." more »
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on April 20th, 2009
Meet an IRC doctor who works along the Thai-Burma border, where landmines pose a threat to life and limb, and Burmese refugees are crowded into camps where disease can spread quickly. more »
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on March 4th, 2009
With more than 2 million people driven from their homes, Darfur has been described as one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. Now, the government of Sudan has ordered the IRC and other aid groups to shut down their life-saving programs. more »

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