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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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May 16, 2013
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Foreign Aid
Posted by The.IRC on January 17th, 2013
Watch our partner the ONE Campaign's video about the United States foreign aid budget and tell Congress that we cannot end these lifesaving programs. more »
Posted in Advocacy, United States | Tags: ONE, Advocacy, foreign aid, humanitarian aid |
Posted by The.IRC on December 3rd, 2012
The IRC's Sharon Waxman writes in The Hill that the need for the United States to respond to global humanitarian emergencies is increasing exponentially at the very time that across-the-board cuts may go into effect. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Syria Crisis, Jordan | Tags: Advocacy, quoted, foreign aid, Syrian refugees |
Posted by The.IRC on June 14th, 2011
Today, watch International Rescue Committee president George Rupp in “Conversations with America" at the Department of State, live at 10:15am (EDT). more »
Posted in Humanitarian Aid, IRC Worldwide | Tags: refugees, George Rupp, humanitarian, foreign aid, Eric Schwartz, Department of State, Cheryl Benton |
Posted by The.IRC on June 10th, 2011
IRC president George Rupp will participate in a live video program, “Conversations with America” at the Department of State on June 14. The program is one in a series of live interviews between leaders of nongovernmental organizations and the State Department that focus on pressing foreign policy issues. more »
Tags: refugees, George Rupp, humanitarian, resettlement, foreign aid, Eric Schwartz, Cheryl Benton |
Posted by Anne.Richard on March 24th, 2011
Congress is out to cut foreign aid, but the public doesn’t necessarily agree. Pollsters find that when we Americans learn about specific aid programs, we support them. When we hear clear details, we favor aid programs guaranteed to save lives. But Congress keeps acting on the desires of a misinformed public rather than on the basis of reality. They should look at the facts. more »
Tags: development, humanitarian, Advocacy, foreign aid, poverty, federal budget |
Posted by The.IRC on February 14th, 2011
The president submits his FY2012 budget blueprint to Capitol Hill at a time when the Executive Branch and Congress are expressing clashing viewpoints on budgets, staffing levels and future directions of US diplomacy and foreign aid. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Washington, DC - Advocacy | Tags: humanitarian, President Obama, Advocacy, foreign aid, diplomacy, Anne C. Richard |
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