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Haiti Earthquake

Critical services still needed for displaced Haitians with disabilities
Posted by The.IRC on September 10th, 2010
Our affiliate organization the Women’s Refugee Commission recently posted a thought-provoking piece on their blog, illustrating the challenges and needs faced by people with disabilities in the aftermath of January’s devastating earthquake. more »
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In Haiti, the poor become visible
Posted by Anne.Richard on August 10th, 2010
Why would victims of the Haiti earthquake stay in overcrowded camps if they had somewhere else to go? More than six months after the earthquake, people ought to be leaving camps that were set up under emergency conditions. more »
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Haiti: "An incredible feeling"
Posted by The.IRC on August 7th, 2010
“Many parents told us they had assumed their child had died in the earthquake." Becky Chandler, IRC emergency child protection coordinator describes her work reuniting families in Haiti. more »
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“International blame game” in Haiti
Posted by Anne.Richard on August 6th, 2010
Fresh from a visit to Haiti, Anne Richard, IRC VP, government relations and advocacy, discusses in the Huffington Post the successes and failures of the international relief effort and how it is imperative to transcend the “international blame game” in order to rebuild Haiti. more »
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Haiti: Looking for Jean's father [CNN Video]
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on July 14th, 2010
Four-year-old Jean lost his mother in the Haiti earthquake. The IRC's family tracing team is doing everything they can to help him find his father. more »
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Haiti: "Do you know a girl called Lovely?"
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on July 12th, 2010
A mother and daughter separated in the Haiti earthquake six months ago are reunited through the work of an IRC caseworker. more »
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Watching the World Cup in Haiti
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on July 11th, 2010
Despite the struggles of life in quake-devastated Port-au-Prince, Haitians were captivated by the FIFA World Cup tournament and took time out to watch. more »
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Helping Haitian quake survivors feel safer [Photos]
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on July 11th, 2010
The IRC's Lucy Carrigan shared these photos from a workshop the IRC organized for the security committee in one of the makeshift camps that sprang up after the Haiti earthquake. more »
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Bracing for an "extreme" hurricane season in Haiti
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on May 28th, 2010
Hurricane season blows into Haiti in June, following months of drenching spring rains. "We’re going to see flooding, we’re going to see landslides," says the IRC's Catherine Jones. more »
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Preparing for hurricane season in Haiti [Podcast]
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on May 7th, 2010
Earlier this week, I had a chance to speak by phone with International Rescue Committee emergency protection coordinator Catherine Jones in Port-au-Prince. Cat described what the IRC is doing to protect Haitian quake survivors as hurricane season approaches. more »
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