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Haiti: Everyone has cholera on their mind
Posted by Susana.Ferreira on October 26th, 2010
It’s been nearly a week now since the first cholera cases were detected in a rural area north of Port-au-Prince, and in the days following a major public information and prevention campaign has been launched. There is a sense that the situation may be stabilizing, but some experts and officials have warned that it may be too early for optimism. more »
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Meet our brightest lights
Posted by The.IRC on October 26th, 2010
They rarely make headlines, but aid workers perform lifesaving deeds every day. We recognize the most outstanding of our colleagues through the annual Sarlo Foundation Award for Distinguished Humanitarian Service. Meet this year’s recipients. more »
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Now, more than ever, we need the United Nations
Posted by Gerald.Martone on October 22nd, 2010
It is a cruel irony that at a time of the most monumental technological advances in the history of human civilization, we also have the greatest number of people who do not have enough food, water, medicine, and shelter. For addressing the worrisome mega-trends that the world faces, the United Nations might simply be one of the most important institutions we have. more »
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Quoted: Afghanistan aid worker dangers
Posted by The.IRC on October 21st, 2010
Bob Kitchen, the IRC's country director in Afghanistan, spoke with CNN about the increasing challenges and dangers of providing humanitarian aid there. more »
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Join the fight for children’s rights
Posted by George.Rupp on October 20th, 2010
Since 1989, no president has taken the final step required for ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The time has now come to end this embarrassing state of affairs. more »
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Noted: Women, war & peace in Afghanistan
Posted by The.IRC on October 19th, 2010
Author, activist, photographer and IRC volunteer Ann Jones is interviewed about her recently published book “War Is Not Over When It’s Over: Women Speak Out from the Ruins of War,” which is based on Jones’ work with the IRC’s gender-based violence unit. more »
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Quoted: What's at stake in the Sudan referendum
Posted by The.IRC on October 18th, 2010
Alan Paul, the IRC’s deputy director of programs in Southern Sudan, says that the referendum is the single most important event in Africa in 2011. more »
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Everything changes with a water faucet
Posted by The.IRC on October 15th, 2010
Today, Blog Action Day 2010, we're focusing on water issues. Read about how technology and a water faucet transformed the life of a 30-year-old mother of nine in Ethiopia in some incredibly positive -- and even unexpected -- ways. more »
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Who are “environmental refugees?”
Posted by The.IRC on October 15th, 2010
For Blog Action Day 2009, we joined thousands of bloggers around the world to help focus attention on climate change. Here's a look back at a 2009 post that describes how we are preparing local people for climate-related disasters and helping to reduce their vulnerability to climate change. more »
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Quoted: "Life" after a decade without water
Posted by The.IRC on October 15th, 2010
Before the IRC restored their water system — which hadn’t functioned properly for around 10 years — residents of Kurmuk, in Ethiopa, had to travel nearly two miles to another village to bring back safe, but expensive, drinking water. more »
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