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Emergency Relief

How to make last-minute charitable gifts to the IRC for 2012
Posted by The.IRC on December 13th, 2012
Thank you for your interest in supporting the humanitarian work of the IRC. If you would like to make a tax-deductible charitable donation before the end of 2012, you may do so online, by mail, by phone, or by making a gift of stock or mutual funds. more »
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After and always - your gift matched
Posted by bob.kitchen on December 11th, 2012
The IRC's Bob Kitchen recently returned from Syria’s border region, where the IRC is providing aid to thousands fleeing horrific violence. Your gift today will help us assist people struggling to recover from conflict around the world. more »
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Top 10 of 2012: Emergency relief
Posted by The.IRC on December 10th, 2012
From a historic storm that ravaged Caribbean and U.S. shores to drought and conflict in Africa and the Middle East, disasters both natural and man-made have occupied IRC emergency relief workers in 2012. more »
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Photo: In charge, Congo
Posted by The.IRC on December 5th, 2012
While her mother searches for food for the family, this 7-year-old is washing the dishes while also caring for her three siblings. Over 100,000 people who fled recent fighting are still sheltering in camps near the city of Goma. more »
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Photos: Uprooted in North Kivu, Congo
Posted by Sinziana.Demian on November 30th, 2012
The needs of families displaced by armed violence in eastern Congo are huge. IRC teams are responding in camps near the city of Goma where some 140,000 people have found shelter. more »
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Photo: First meal in two days, Congo
Posted by Sinziana.Demian on November 30th, 2012
A baby's first meal in two days at a camp near Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. An estimated 140,000 people have been displaced by recent fighting between rebels and government soldiers ouside the city. more »
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Holiday Gift Guide: Rescue Gifts for moms, dads and kids
Posted by The.IRC on November 26th, 2012
With online shopping, you can do a world of good. There's an IRC Rescue Gift for everyone on your holiday shopping list. In our "Cyber Monday" gift guide: gifts for moms, dads and kids. more »
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Photo: Refuge on a lava field, Congo
Posted by The.IRC on November 21st, 2012
Thousands of people displaced by recent fighting between rebels and the Congolese army have flocked to a makeshift camp on a lava field on the outskirts of Goma, near Africa's most active volcano. more »
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Tens of thousands flee surging Congo violence as fighting disrupts aid
Posted by Sinziana.Demian on November 20th, 2012
More than 50,000 previously uprooted people had to vacate a camp just north of Goma when fighting resumed last week. Many more local residents were driven from their homes. Food, water and health care are scarce. more »
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Video: Thank you for sharing this human journey
Posted by The.IRC on November 20th, 2012
As people across the United States look forward to Thursday's Thanksgiving celebrations, IRC president George Rupp shares his own message of thanks, along with a new video highlighting the IRC's work around the world. more »
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