Since 1933, the IRC has provided hope and humanitarian aid to refugees and other victims of oppression and violent conflict around the world.
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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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Humanitarian Aid
Posted by The.IRC on May 13th, 2013
Last fall, Nigeria experienced record floods that forced some 2 million from their homes. The IRC has been providing returning families with safe water and sanitation, basic household items, and agricultural aid essential to get farmers back on their feet in time for the next planting season. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Africa | Tags: disaster relief, natural disasters, humanitarian aid, Nigeria floods |
Posted by The.IRC on May 10th, 2013
Every baby deserves a healthy start, but mothers living in crisis zones face life-threatening risks when trying to give birth. This Mother's Day, give a Safe Delivery Rescue Gift to a special mom in your life. more »
Posted in Health, Mothers | Tags: Mother's Day, mothers, humanitarian aid, Rescue Gift |
Posted by Ned Colt on May 3rd, 2013
The search for unaccompanied children continues through the night at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, where IRC caseworkers walk through arrival tents looking for young people who’ve crossed from Syria without a close relative. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Syria Crisis, Middle East, Jordan | Tags: refugees, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees, Syria crisis, Zaatari, unaccompanied children |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on April 9th, 2013
Looters are creating chaos in the Central African Republic (CAR) following last month's coup, putting what is already one of the world's poorest countries on the brink of a hunger crisis. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, Africa, Central African Republic | Tags: hunger, conflict, poverty, humanitarian aid |
Posted by Ned Colt on April 8th, 2013
Pairs of socks, plastic sheeting, duct tape, blankets and boots are included in the close to 70,000 emergency kits the IRC has distributed through its Syrian partners inside Syria to date. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Syria Crisis, Syria, Middle East | Tags: emergency relief, humanitarian aid, Syria crisis | 2 Comments
Posted by Peter.Biro on April 1st, 2013
To prevent an outbreak of disease, the IRC is providing desperately-needed drinking water to residents in the fire-ravaged Ban Mae Surin camp on the Thailand-Myanmar border. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, Asia, Thailand | Tags: refugees, humanitarian aid, refugee camp, Ban Mae Surin, Karen refugees |
Posted by Ned Colt on March 15th, 2013
It was two years ago today that Damascus saw the first small sparks of protest. At last count at least 70,000 Syrians are dead, 2.5 million are displaced inside and outside the country and more than four million Syrians are in dire need of humanitarian aid. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Syria Crisis, Jordan | Tags: refugees, conflict, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees, Syria crisis |
Posted by Ned Colt on March 6th, 2013
There were no balloons or a band to welcome this 1 millionth arrival. Frankly? We’ll never know who the millionth Syrian refugee was. Odds are it was a child, because 52 percent of those fleeing Syria are 17 or younger. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Children & Youth, Emergency Response, Syria Crisis, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon | Tags: children, refugees, emergency relief, Advocacy, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees |
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on March 1st, 2013
In February, the IRC’s Sophia Jones-Mwangi visited the Oure Cassoni camp in eastern Chad, home to 280,000 Darfuri refugees, some of whom have been living there for a decade. more »
Posted in Darfur Refugees, Chad | Tags: Darfur, conflict, humanitarian aid, Darfuri refugees, refugee camp | 1 Comments
Posted by Peter.Biro on March 1st, 2013
Almost a decade ago, as people started to flee their scorched villages in Darfur, Sudan, I traveled to the town of Bahai in northeastern Chad, where the IRC was the only humanitarian organization assisting the flood of people crossing the border. more »
Posted in Darfur Refugees, Africa, Chad | Tags: refugee camps, Darfur, conflict, war, humanitarian aid, #Darfur10 |
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