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Conflict
Posted by Jamie.Kelso on March 8th, 2011
On the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, we reflect on how far women have come and how much they can still achieve. Today, we are launching the IRC's Wake Up campaign, where YOU can help empower women in war and disaster zones to become agents of change in their communities. more »
Posted in Women, IRC Worldwide | Tags: International Women's Day, Women's Rights, Advocacy, natural disasters, conflict, war, Wake Up Call, how to help, International Women's Day 2011 |
Posted by Elisabeth.Roesch on March 8th, 2011
Margot Wallström’s open style, hands-on attitude and good sense of humor are refreshing for one of the most powerful women in the UN. Not to mention, critically important tools for someone whose job is to confront one of the toughest and most important challenges of our time: rape in conflict. more »
Posted by The.IRC on March 4th, 2011
As people continue to flee the crisis in Libya, the IRC's Alan Manski is on the ground on the Libya-Tunisia border. He sent this footage today as 10,000 people walked from the border to a transit camp. more »
Posted in Emergency Response | Tags: refugees, video, emergencies, humanitarian, conflict, Libya, Tunisia |
Posted by The.IRC on February 28th, 2011
In this video, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Max Frankel describes how his own refugee experience helped shape some of the most passionate dispatches he ever wrote in his long career with the New York Times. more »
Posted in Resettlement | Tags: refugees, World War II, conflict, german refugees, Max Frankel, Jewish refugees, Hungarian Recolution |
Posted by The.IRC on February 21st, 2011
World-renowned supermodel Alek Wek is also an active supporter of humanitarian causes. "I know what refugees go through and I truly believe that we should be able to stand up and say something," she says. more »
Tags: refugees, South Sudan, Southern Sudan, Sudanese refugees, conflict, Sudan, war, Alek Wek |
Posted by The.IRC on February 15th, 2011
Ma Aye Myint tries out an electronic fare card in the New York City subway. Her native village in Myanmar and the refugee camp where her family lived in Thailand lacked even basic amenities like electricity and running water. more »
Posted in Resettlement, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, Burmese refugees, humanitarian, Karen, resettlement, conflict |
Posted by The.IRC on February 14th, 2011
When I see a refugee, regardless of where they came from, I see myself, so I have a very deep emotional attachment to the issues that affect refugees because my story is their story. And theirs is mine. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - Los Angeles, CA | Tags: refugees, Ethiopia, humanitarian, resettlement, conflict, Eskinder Negash, Ethiopian refugees |
Posted by The.IRC on February 7th, 2011
We were on the boat for only seven days. We sailed into Hong Kong harbor at night. And it was one of the most beautiful sights I could ever see. It was much more foreign going from Hong Kong to Green Bay, Wisconsin! more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, resettlement, conflict, Vietnamese refugees, Trinh Doan |
Posted by The.IRC on February 2nd, 2011
Solav explains the great difficulty and the great courage it takes for a woman in traditional Iraqi communities to report a rape or sexual violence. The risk is that she will be shunned—or killed. more »
Posted in Iraqi Refugees, Iraq | Tags: humanitarian, Women's Rights, conflict, Wake Up Call |
Posted by The.IRC on January 31st, 2011
I believe that it is crucially important for an organization like the IRC to take care of people who fall through the cracks, and to reestablish some balance. My family and I were given the second chance. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, resettlement, conflict, Vietnamese refugees, Thong Nguyen |
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