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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 in Women, Central African Republic, D.R. Congo, Ivory Coast, Liberia, South Sudan | Tags: congo, humanitarian, International Women's Day, Sexual Violence, United Nations, human rights, Advocacy, conflict, women, Margot Wallström, world news, Congo rape, International Women's Day 2011 |
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 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 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 |
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 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 |
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