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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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Call Senate Judiciary Cttee & urge them to pass #CIR that includes protections for asylees & #refugees: t.co/4OQrSoAGVt #CIRmarkup
May 16, 2013
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Posted by Peter.Biro on March 28th, 2013
The IRC is stepping up its support of children in the embattled Gao and Mopti regions of northern Mali, organizing programs for over 2,500 war-affected children in an area still recovering from a year of conflict and occupation by militants. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Health, Sahel Crisis, Africa, Mali | Tags: children, drought, malnutrition, education, conflict, Sahel |
Posted by Peter.Biro on March 25th, 2013
The IRC is providing aid to survivors of a fire at a refugee camp in Thailand that killed 37 people on Friday. The fire destroyed hundreds of makeshift huts at Ban Mae Surin camp, which is home to some 3,500 ethnic Karen refugees who have fled ethnic conflict in neighboring Myanmar. The fire also destroyed the camp’s clinic and hospital. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, Asia, Thailand | Tags: refugees, Burmese refugees, Karen, emergency response, refugee camp, Ban Mae Surin |
Posted by The.IRC on March 22nd, 2013
Watch the stories of Fozia Ahmed Karshe and Hawa Ali Ibrahim; they are linchpins of their community, teaching people how to keep their water clean, and managing the water points within the displaced persons camp they live in. more »
Posted by The.IRC on March 22nd, 2013
Today is World Water Day. It’s an opportunity to spotlight the fact that many women and girls in crisis zones worldwide must trek miles every day just to reach clean water. In Ethiopia, Abdiya Abdi Mohamud remembers what life was like before an IRC-built water system reached her village. more »
Posted in Health, Africa, Ethiopia | Tags: water, World Water Day |
Posted by The.IRC on February 27th, 2013
Nurse Areej Obiedat performs a blood test on a pregnant Syrian refugee in an IRC clinic in the Jordanian city of Mafraq. 70% of Syrian refugees who have fled their country's civil war live outside of refugee camps. more »
Posted in Health, Syria Crisis, Middle East, Jordan | Tags: health, urban refugees, maternal health, Syrian refugees | 1 Comments
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on February 11th, 2013
Working in rocky and arid terrain on the border with Somalia, IRC teams in Ethiopia constructed two permanent water systems for remote camps that are home to tens of thousands of Somali refugees. more »
Posted in Health, Africa, Ethiopia | Tags: refugees, refugee camps, water, Somali refugees, humanitarian aid, Dolo Ado | 9 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on February 6th, 2013
A year ago, the IRC and DC Entertainment joined forces to combat the effects of a devastating drought in East Africa through the We Can Be Heroes campaign. Thanks to your support, the campaign has had a wide-ranging impact. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: refugees, drought, health, malnutrition, water, poverty, humanitarian aid, famine, Horn of Africa, We Can Be Heroes |
Posted by The.IRC on January 25th, 2013
The escalation of armed conflict in Mali is having grave consequences for civilians already suffering the effects of political instability, mass displacement and severe food shortages. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, Sahel Crisis, Africa, Mali | Tags: refugees, hunger, malnutrition, conflict, Sahel |
Posted by The.IRC on January 2nd, 2013
On Mothering.com: two recent IRC blogs post about how community outreach is making an impact on child malnutrition in Yemen, where 58% of children are stunted and one million suffer from acute malnutrition. more »
Posted by Ned Colt on December 31st, 2012
IRC nurse Areej Obeidat brings new meaning to the concept of taking your work home with you. In her case, it's all about her patients: Syrian refugees living in Jordan. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, Syria Crisis, Jordan | Tags: refugees, health, Syrian refugees, Mafraq | 2 Comments
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