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@IRCPress You've been quoted in my #Storify story "Crisis in Darfur, 10 Years On" t.co/guLOti8F02
May 21, 2013
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RT @IRCPress: Race against time to aid new #Darfur #refugees in Chad before rains begin: t.co/z6eDBFeR1I
May 21, 2013
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RT @MoveEndViolence: Why do we need a #movement to end #VAWG? #MovementMaker Heidi Lehmann of @theIRC on the blog. t.co/H74c80BdAs
May 20, 2013
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@Doylech @oneworldadopt @Just_Naomi_chan @socialfund @AFRIpads @tamaraduker @lynndalsing @HuTerra @scribblymouse thanks for your support!
May 20, 2013
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RT @IRCuk: Thanks @LCO_orchestra @RiyadNicolas @cadoganhall for an excellent concert & for supporting our work w. Syrian refugees #TheAsfar…
May 20, 2013
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Posted by Kate Sands Adams on January 21st, 2011
On Sunday voters in Central African Republic will go to the polls. Observers fear that continuing violence in some regions of the country could disrupt the elections and plunge the population even deeper into misery more »
Posted in Central African Republic | Tags: humanitarian, conflict |
Posted by The.IRC on January 21st, 2011
“We don’t know how long the crisis will last,” says Dr. Folaranmi Ogunbowale, who oversees the IRC’s emergency health care response on the Liberia-Ivory Coast border. “But given the volatile history of this region, we have to be prepared for the worst.” more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Africa, Ivory Coast, Liberia | Tags: refugees, health, humanitarian, conflict, quoted, Ivorian refugees |
Posted by The.IRC on January 10th, 2011
That was me and my family just walking along with so many other people, with whatever little we could carry and trying to go somewhere not knowing if it was going to be safe. Not knowing what’s ahead and trying to get to that safety and just hoping that it’s going to be okay. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States | Tags: refugees, resettlement, Sudanese refugees, conflict, Sudan, Alek Wek | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on January 9th, 2011
Today -- January 9, 2011 -- Southern Sudan is holding a referendum in which its people will decide whether to remain part of a united Sudan, Africa's largest nation, or to secede and become the world's newest independent country. Whatever the outcome, Southern Sudan faces major long-term challenges. more »
Posted in South Sudan | Tags: development, humanitarian, referendum, Southern Sudan, conflict |
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on January 6th, 2011
I enjoy spending time with other moms, chatting about life, kids and work. I never thought I would have the opportunity to do this during my recent trip for the IRC to Northern Bahr El Ghazal. But I did. more »
Posted in Health, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: children, aid workers, health, humanitarian, Malaria, Southern Sudan, conflict, diarrhea and pneumonia | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on January 6th, 2011
Southern Sudan, emerging from 20 years of civil war that cost 2 million lives, is one of the least developed regions in the world, and yet it is likely to become the newest country on the planet. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: anna husarska, humanitarian, Southern Sudan, news, conflict, quoted |
Posted by The.IRC on January 5th, 2011
A young girl, as young as thirteen years old, is forced to marry someone. In this case she will not have an opportunity to go to school, and in most intances she is even pulled out of school... to start her new life with someone she doesn't know usually. more »
Posted in Women, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: humanitarian, Sexual Violence, Southern Sudan, conflict, violence against women, women, Wake Up Call |
Posted by The.IRC on January 4th, 2011
An Iraqi refugee, resettled by the IRC in Atlanta, copes far from home. Video from CNN. more »
Posted in Iraqi Refugees, United States, US - Atlanta, GA | Tags: refugees, Iraqi refugees, video, humanitarian, resettlement, news, conflict |
Posted by The.IRC on January 3rd, 2011
I was never hopeful of returning. After what happened during the fascist regime and the communist regime, I never considered Hungary as my home. In fact when people ask me where I am from, I always say I was born an American except in the wrong place. more »
Posted by George.Rupp on December 31st, 2010
The people of Southern Sudan endured a brutal civil war that lasted 22 years and left behind a ruined landscape and a traumatized population. Now, the January 2011 independence referendum is presenting new threats and uncertainties. more »
Posted in South Sudan | Tags: health, humanitarian, Southern Sudan, Darfur, conflict, war, women |
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