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Noted: Women, war & peace in Afghanistan
Posted by The.IRC on October 19th, 2010
Author, activist, photographer and IRC volunteer Ann Jones is interviewed about her recently published book “War Is Not Over When It’s Over: Women Speak Out from the Ruins of War,” which is based on Jones’ work with the IRC’s gender-based violence unit. more »
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At the Clinton Global Initiative
Posted by George.Rupp on September 21st, 2010
I have attended CGI meetings beginning with the first one and am honored to be here again this year. Importantly for the IRC, the commitments made by world leaders, businesses, and philanthropists at the CGI can provide much-needed help for assisting uprooted people worldwide. more »
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A lifeline on the Thailand-Myanmar border
Posted by Peter.Biro on August 30th, 2010
The Mae Tao clinic, on the outskirts of the town of Mae Sot in northeastern Thailand, is the only source of medical care for thousands of Burmese along the volatile Thailand-Myanmar border. I visited the clinic this spring and took these photos. more »
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From Pakistan’s battered Swat Valley
Posted by Peter.Biro on August 25th, 2010
One year ago the Pakistani military launched an offensive to drive Taliban militants from Pakistan’s Swat Valley. More than two million people fled the fighting, provoking a massive humanitarian crisis. Now, the worst floods in Pakistan’s history have created even greater destruction and displacement. more »
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"We want to start living again"
Posted by Peter.Biro on July 14th, 2010
Prospèr Honagali lost half of his family to violent crime, political conflict and disease, all of which are rampant in Central African Republic. more »
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Destruction in Kyrgyzstan "devastating and dramatic" [Photos]
Posted by The.IRC on July 7th, 2010
These photos show the extent of the destruction in Osh, in southern Kyrgyzstan, where recent ethnic violence has left thousands of people in dire need of assistance. more »
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Children on the frontlines
Posted by Ruth.Fertig on May 29th, 2010
"When you become a soldier, your soul changes. It is like dying today and being reincarnated into another life." - Pierre, a boy featured in a short film the IRC recently screened called, "On the Frontlines: Child Soldiers in the DRC." more »
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President Obama commits to a peaceful future for northern Uganda
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on May 25th, 2010
George Rupp on the IRC’s commitment to Uganda’s recovery, new legislation to protect Ugandan civilians, and how the LRA’s campaign of violence has forever altered the social fabric of northern Uganda. more »
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From one of the world's poorest countries, a mother's story
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on May 7th, 2010
Peter Biro shares the story of a young mother in Central African Republic, where a long-running civil war decimated the country’s health care system. more »
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Congo conflict in pictures
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on April 29th, 2010
My IRC colleague Peter Biro recently traveled through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo -- one of the most volatile areas in Africa -- where a staggering 1.8 million people are believed to be displaced. more »
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