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Spotted on YouTube: Mapping the IRC's work in Haiti
Posted by The.IRC on May 20th, 2013
Google's video thank-you to the 1 million developers who have used its tools to build innovative maps spotlights an aid map that shows the IRC's work helping Haitians recover from a devastating earthquake. more »
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Photo Share: Flood relief in Nigeria
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 »
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A Mother's Day gift that rescues lives
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 »
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IRC reuniting refugee families in Jordan
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 »
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Central African Republic: Food crisis looms in coup’s aftermath
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 »
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IRC providing lifesaving support inside Syria
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 »
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IRC steps up aid in fire-ravaged Thailand refugee camp
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 »
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An unwelcome anniversary for Syrians
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 »
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1 million and counting
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 »
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“If I could go home, I would”: Ten years on, Darfuri refugees still waiting to return
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 »
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