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@missblair140 Glad you like the t-shirt. Thanks for your support!
May 21, 2012
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#Mali: Addressing hunger one health center at a time t.co/KzExlHb1
May 21, 2012
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These pix from Mali show the devastating impact of the #drought sweeping across Africa's #Sahel region: t.co/6dO5jkrY
May 21, 2012
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@mmm_dumpling @GPTW_Global @CorConnection @hiltonprize @NataCour @SharonDAgostino Thanks for your support!
May 18, 2012
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On the blog: Uganda after #Kony: Alice Akoko’s story t.co/qpKLefsZ
May 18, 2012
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Posted by The.IRC on May 15th, 2012
Seasonal rains due in Sudan and South Sudan will exacerbate an already dire humanitarian crisis, the IRC and other leading humanitarian agencies warn. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: Sudanese refugees, conflict, humanitarian aid, South Kordofan, Yida | 0 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on May 11th, 2012
In honor of Mother's Day, we wanted to pay tribute to the amazing, courageous moms we meet every day in our work responding to the world’s worst humanitarian crises. more »
Posted in Women | Tags: refugees, Mother's Day, women, mothers, humanitarian aid | 0 Comments
Posted by Ned Colt on May 4th, 2012
The IRC has been registering tens of thousands of Pakistanis who’ve fled renewed fighting between Pakistani troops and militants near the Afghan border. In all, close to a half million people have passed through the Jalozai camp since January, registering to ensure they receive vital humanitarian aid. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Post conflict, Asia, Pakistan | Tags: refugees, conflict, Pakistan, Jalozai, humanitarian aid, registration | 0 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on April 25th, 2012
In an interview posted today on the Celebrity Baby Scoop blog, Sarah Wayne Callies speaks beautifully about her roles on The Walking Dead, as an IRC Voice, and as a mother. more »
Posted in Mothers | Tags: refugees, mothers, noted, humanitarian aid, Sarah Wayne Callies | 0 Comments
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on April 24th, 2012
The IRC's Sophia Jones-Mwangi speaks with IRC medical staff who are at the forefront of providing crucial care throughout the drought-stricken Bahr el Gazal region of western Chad. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, Sahel Crisis, Africa, Chad | Tags: aid workers, health, hunger, malnutrition, food, poverty, community health workers, humanitarian aid, Bahr el Gazal, Chad_Sahel, health care, pneumonia | 0 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on April 18th, 2012
The IRC's Elizabeth Pender shares an update from the Yida refugee camp in South Sudan, temporary home to more than 20,000 Sudanese who have fled ongoing fighting and severe food shortages in South Kordofan. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Gender based Violence, Women, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: refugee camps, Sudanese refugees, humanitarian aid, South Kordofan | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on April 18th, 2012
The IRC's Elizabeth Pender tells CNN how the IRC is helping women and girls who have fled brutal fighting in Sudan's Nuba Mountains only to experience sexual violence in an overflowing refugee camp in South Sudan. Watch video. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Gender based Violence, Women, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: emergencies, health, Sexual Violence, conflict, women, humanitarian aid, South Kordofan | 0 Comments
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on April 16th, 2012
The IRC is scaling up nutrition programs and medical assistance in response to the worsening drought and food crisis in Africa's arid Sahel region. The IRC's Sophia Jones-Mwangi is posting updates from western Chad. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Emergency Response, Health, Sahel Crisis, Africa, Chad | Tags: children, health, malnutrition, humanitarian aid, emergency reponse, Sahel crisis, Bahr el Gazal, measles, Chad_Sahel | 0 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on April 16th, 2012
Actress Rashida Jones stopped by NBC's "Today Show" this morning to talk about the fourth season of her NBC comedy “Parks and Recreation,” her upcoming film, and her work as an IRC Voice. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - San Diego, CA, Thailand | Tags: refugees, health, resettlement, humanitarian aid | 0 Comments
Posted by Jane Yang on April 12th, 2012
The son of subsistence farmers from southern Somalia, Ahmed Hassan Osman is pursuing his dream of becoming a doctor while he works with the IRC to help other Somali refugees in Kenya. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, Humanitarian Aid, Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya | Tags: aid workers, drought, health, refugee camps, Dadaab refugee camps, Somali refugees, nutrition | 0 Comments
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