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Emergency

Quoted: "Where are the men?"
Posted by The.IRC on December 8th, 2010
An IRC medical team is delivering health care services to thousands in southern Sudan who fled Sudanese army bombings on the north-south border last month. The displaced are mostly women and children. more »
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Once again, fleeing Myanmar
Posted by Peter.Biro on December 3rd, 2010
It is early morning in Wat Maha Wong, a Buddhist temple overlooking the muddy Moei River on the Thailand side of the border with Myanmar. Hundreds of ragged and exhausted people huddle on straw mats waiting for food and medical care. more »
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Photo Share: Shenaz and her baby
Posted by The.IRC on December 2nd, 2010
Shenaz is 23 years old and has three children. Her baby was just eight days old when the floods hit. Shenaz fled with her family, holding the newborn and wading through waters that rose waist-high. Now the family has returned to their village to find even more suffering. more »
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Noted: Wrapping up in Georgia
Posted by The.IRC on October 4th, 2010
The IRC wrapped up our successful humanitarian mission in Georgia last week. We deployed emergency teams there in August, 2008, days after tensions between Georgia and Russia over the separatist enclave of South Ossetia escalated into a full-blown military conflict. more »
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Calling attention to Pakistan floods
Posted by Anne.Richard on September 3rd, 2010
Congress may have been in recess, but two prestigious organizations used the dog days of summer to call attention to the tragic flooding in Pakistan and to appeal for greater amounts of relief aid. IRC leaders participated in both discussions. 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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Haiti: A better life for women
Posted by melissa.winkler on March 23rd, 2010
Minouche lost her home and husband in January's devastating earthquake in Haiti. I met her last week in Bel Air, a vast and congested shantytown of makeshift tents and shacks now home to nearly 4,000 people, including Minouche and her six children. more »
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Haiti relief, one week on
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on January 19th, 2010
Gillian Dunn, IRC emergency response director, spoke with The Takeaway on NPR this morning from Port-au-Prince, Haiti. more »
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Haiti Earthquake: Ways to help
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on January 14th, 2010
The IRC is immensely grateful for the outpouring of support we've received and hope you can help us spread the word about our Emergency Response team's work in Haiti. more »
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