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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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Drought
Posted by The.IRC on October 15th, 2010
For Blog Action Day 2009, we joined thousands of bloggers around the world to help focus attention on climate change. Here's a look back at a 2009 post that describes how we are preparing local people for climate-related disasters and helping to reduce their vulnerability to climate change. more »
Posted in Health, IRC Worldwide | Tags: refugees, Blog Action Day, drought, humanitarian, water, natural disasters, climate change |
Posted by The.IRC on October 15th, 2009
Since 2000, the International Rescue Committee has worked to bring water to the people of Ethiopia’s drought zones. Now, IRC water specialists are using cutting-edge technology to find and deliver this valuable resource. more »
Posted in Climate Change, Africa, Ethiopia | Tags: refugees, Blog Action Day, climate, drought, environment, environmental refugees, global warming, humanitarian, water | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on October 15th, 2009
Every year, the IRC aids millions of people displaced by conflict and war. But environmental degradation around the world is creating a new category of people known as “environmental refugees.” What’s more, their ranks are growing rapidly. more »
Posted in Climate Change | Tags: refugees, Blog Action Day, climate, drought, environment, environmental refugees, global warming, humanitarian, water |
Posted by joanne.offer on June 20th, 2009
The official statistics tell us that the population in Dadaab refugee camp has now exploded past 275,000. Even though I’ve seen this for myself, I find it hard to put such numbers into context, they are so unimaginably huge. The theme of this year’s World Refugee Day – real people, real needs – is therefore apt. more »
Posted in Health, Somalia | Tags: refugees, World Refugee Day, drought, humanitarian, hunger, refugee camps, Somali refugees in Kenya |
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