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@LCO_orchestra @RiyadNicolas @cadoganhall Hope it's an amazing night! Thanks for your support.
May 17, 2013
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RT @DCComics: Amazing. 2.6k of you gave $150K+ to #WeCanBeHeroes. Big thanks from DCComics @SavetheChildren @mercycorps @theIRC t.co…
May 17, 2013
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Cyclone Mahasan update: It spared Myanmar almost entirely, and the storm’s impact in Rakhine State was minimal.
May 17, 2013
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Cyclone Mahasan update: Storm weakened & then dissipated Thurs, causing far less damage than had been feared as it passed over Bangladesh.
May 17, 2013
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Call Senate Judiciary Cttee & urge them to pass #CIR that includes protections for asylees & #refugees: t.co/4OQrSoAGVt #CIRmarkup
May 16, 2013
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Posted by The.IRC on June 28th, 2011
Last year the First Ascent kayak team went on an African river expedition with stops to see IRC programs in action along the route. They made a film called Kadoma about the journey and now they're raising money to support the IRC's work in Congo. more »
Posted in Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: refugees, congo, how to help, humanitarian aid |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on May 6th, 2011
In honor of Mother's Day — Sunday, May 8 — we're spotlighting mothers' stories: Ruti Riziki arrived in Mungote camp in November 2009 after fleeing fighting between government troops and rebels in her village. The International Rescue Committee has been aiding Congolese families like Ruti’s since 1996. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: congo, humanitarian, Mother's Day, conflict, Democratic Republic of Congo |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on May 4th, 2011
Sister Francoise Muhanzi and her assistant Zawadi Mukaba, showing off some of the newest arrivals in Kabare General Hospital's maternity ward. One in 13 women in Congo dies in pregnancy or childbirth. The IRC is improving reproductive health care by training medical staff like Sister Francoise and Zawadi. more »
Posted in Health, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: congo, reproductive health, Bukavu |
Posted by The.IRC on March 9th, 2011
At a rural health clinic run by the IRC where rape survivors receive counseling and medical care, Julie (not her real name) recalls the night she was raped by eight armed men wielding rifles and machetes. more »
Posted in Women, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: congo, health, humanitarian, Sexual Violence, Women's Rights, conflict, war, Wake Up Call, Congo rape | 3 Comments
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 George.Rupp on December 29th, 2010
In past updates, I have described the Democratic Republic of Congo as the site of the world’s largest civil war, a conflict that has led to the death of more than five million people. This year I am able to tell a more positive story about Congo. more »
Posted in Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: children, refugees, congo, humanitarian, education, conflict, war |
Posted by The.IRC on August 8th, 2010
Responding to an op-ed in the New York Times on Afghanistan’s National Solidarity Program, IRC international programs VP Michael Kocher writes about a similar program the IRC is supporting in Congo. more »
Posted in Afghanistan | Tags: congo, peace, Afghanistan, Tuungane |
Posted by Peter.Biro on February 23rd, 2010
The IRC-run Tuungane program has helped nearly two million people living in remote war-torn eastern Congo rebuild villages and construct new clinics, wells, schools, bridges and roads. more »
Posted in Women, D.R. Congo | Tags: refugees, congo, humanitarian, Tuungane |
Posted by Peter.Biro on January 18th, 2008
Posted in War, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: refugees, congo, humanitarian, mortality survey, peter biro | 4 Comments
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