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Photo of the Day: Burmese refugee family, Thailand
Posted by The.IRC on November 1st, 2011
Tens of thousands of Burmese refugees live in Thailand and Malaysia. Many live in refugee camps along the Thailand-Myanmar border. The IRC provides the camps with healthcare, water and other services. more »
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Video: A forgotten crisis
Posted by The.IRC on October 31st, 2011
The Forgotten Crisis, a new short film by IRC-UK, documents the scale of the damage caused by the drought in Turkana, Kenya. The film also shows how the IRC is helping communities in need get back on their feet. more »
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A village that once had no water
Posted by Makeda Yasenlul on October 28th, 2011
Before the IRC arrived in Buri Lange, Ethiopia, villagers used to get water from a river three hours away. Women, who traditionally fetch water, had to walk over difficult steep terrain with heavy plastic water containers on their backs. more »
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Crisis Watch: Floodwaters sweep through Thailand
Posted by The.IRC on October 27th, 2011
After three months of steady monsoon rains, Thailand is battling its worst flooding in 50 years. The IRC is working with local authorities to assist some of the poorest people in the country to be affected by the devastation. more »
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IRC in Libya to help those who've fled fighting
Posted by Ned Colt on October 26th, 2011
In the wake of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi’s death, tens of thousands of Libyans remain displaced by the almost yearlong conflict in the North African nation. The IRC is working to help them. more »
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Join us for a live Twitter chat today
Posted by The.IRC on October 19th, 2011
Please join us today at 2pm EST for a live Twitter chat with the IRC’s women’s protection and empowerment advocacy officer, Elisabeth Roesch, executive producer of "Women, War and Peace" Abigail Disney, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Leymah Gbowee. more »
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Quoted: A family tradition
Posted by The.IRC on October 6th, 2011
Tom and Sandy Ehlers began supporting the IRC in 1979. “Tom and I talked about the IRC on our very first date” explains Sandy. “I told Tom that I had been in Hong Kong in the summer of 1962 and watched thousands of refugees fleeing China into the city. Tom responded by telling me about the IRC.” 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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"People before politics" in Somalia
Posted by The.IRC on September 23rd, 2011
The IRC was one of 20 aid organizations to sign an open letter asking the international community to put "people before politics" to ease the suffering in drought-stricken Somalia. more »
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Noted: Charity Navigator again awards fours stars to the IRC
Posted by The.IRC on September 23rd, 2011
We're pleased to report that the highly reputable charity evaluator, Charity Navigator, has again awarded the IRC its top ranking, four stars, under its new expanded ratings system. more »
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