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George Rupp

Happy New Year and Thank You
Posted by The.IRC on January 4th, 2012
Thanks to thousands of IRC donors, we surpassed our matching gift goal and raised more than $1.9 million to help refugees and others uprooted from their homes by conflict and disaster. more »
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Noted: "On the ground in Africa"
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on November 30th, 2011
IRC president George Rupp moderated a panel discussion on Africa on Monday that featured former IRC communications officer Emily Holland, co-author of a memoir about child soldiers in Liberia. more »
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Quoted: Volatile situation in East Africa
Posted by The.IRC on September 28th, 2011
Last week at the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting in New York, IRC president George Rupp spoke with The Economist about the drought crisis in East Africa and what's being done to help. more »
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Quoted: Clinton Global Initiative reflections
Posted by The.IRC on September 20th, 2011
International Rescue Committee president and Clinton Global Initiative conference speaker George Rupp blogged about community-led development from the 2010 CGI gathering in New York. more »
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Video: George Rupp on preventing famine
Posted by The.IRC on September 9th, 2011
IRC president George Rupp and former Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman discussed their recent opinion piece and the drought crisis in East Africa live on FOX News this morning. Watch video. more »
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Quoted: Preventing the next famine
Posted by The.IRC on September 8th, 2011
As the worst drought in 60 years ravages East Africa, IRC president George Rupp and former Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman discuss what the United States can do to anticipate future famines and lessen the devastation. more »
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Watch live this morning: “Conversations with America"
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 »
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Tune in Tuesday: “Helping the world’s refugees”
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 »
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Visiting refugee camps in Ethiopia – Day 3
Posted by George.Rupp on March 21st, 2011
Today I visited two more refugee camps. Unlike Shimelba, the Mai Aini and Adi Harush camps are relatively new. Mai Aini was established in 2008 and has a population of more than 12,000 Eritrean refugees. Adi Harush is in its earliest start-up phase and faces many challenges. more »
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Visiting refugee camps in Ethiopia – Day 2
Posted by George.Rupp on March 17th, 2011
I spent the second day of my visit to northern Ethiopia with the refugee children and young people in Shimelba. The IRC is providing education for all age groups in the camp, from pre-school to adults. We are also providing vocational and skills training. more »
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