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RT @IRCPress: Race against time to aid new #Darfur #refugees in Chad before rains begin: t.co/z6eDBFeR1I
May 21, 2013
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RT @MoveEndViolence: Why do we need a #movement to end #VAWG? #MovementMaker Heidi Lehmann of @theIRC on the blog. t.co/H74c80BdAs
May 20, 2013
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May 20, 2013
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RT @IRCuk: Thanks @LCO_orchestra @RiyadNicolas @cadoganhall for an excellent concert & for supporting our work w. Syrian refugees #TheAsfar…
May 20, 2013
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Posted by Sergio.Trevisan on October 15th, 2010
Reading news headlines from Somalia, it is easy to think that here is a country without hope. But that impression is far from the truth. The people I have met here have an amazing capacity for living and getting on with their lives, despite abject poverty, a sense of lawlessness and other harsh realities they have to face daily. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Somalia | Tags: Blog Action Day, humanitarian, water | 3 Comments
Posted by Jamie.Kelso on October 7th, 2010
This summer, I ran a 10k race and raised money to help families whose lives have been turned upside down by conflict or disaster. You can help too. iRescue is a new (just launched today!) do-it-yourself fundraising site where people like you can help the IRC by raising money to support our work. more »
Posted in Fundraising, IRC Worldwide | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, fundraising |
Posted by The.IRC on October 4th, 2010
The IRC wrapped up our successful humanitarian mission in Georgia last week. We deployed emergency teams there in August, 2008, days after tensions between Georgia and Russia over the separatist enclave of South Ossetia escalated into a full-blown military conflict. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Georgia | Tags: emergency, humanitarian, South Ossetia, Georgia, Russia |
Posted by The.IRC on October 1st, 2010
Wilio Jean thought he would never see his son, 4-year-old Wilji, again. They were separated after the earthquake that struck Haiti in January 2010, but IRC case workers reunited them in August. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Haiti | Tags: children, family reunification, humanitarian, Haiti Earthquake, natural disasters | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on September 23rd, 2010
Slate's Constance Casey, who answers readers' questions about charitable giving, explains why she chose to help victims of the flooding in Pakistan by making a donation to the IRC. more »
Posted in Pakistan Floods, Pakistan | Tags: donations, humanitarian, news, Pakistan flooding, natural disasters, quoted | 2 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on September 10th, 2010
Our affiliate organization the Women’s Refugee Commission recently posted a thought-provoking piece on their blog, illustrating the challenges and needs faced by people with disabilities in the aftermath of January’s devastating earthquake. more »
Posted in Disabilities, Haiti | Tags: humanitarian, Women's Refugee Commission, Haiti Earthquake, natural disasters, disabilities |
Posted by Peter.Biro on August 25th, 2010
One year ago the Pakistani military launched an offensive to drive Taliban militants from Pakistan’s Swat Valley. More than two million people fled the fighting, provoking a massive humanitarian crisis. Now, the worst floods in Pakistan’s history have created even greater destruction and displacement. more »
Posted in Pakistan Floods, Pakistan | Tags: emergency, humanitarian, rescue, Swat, photos, Pakistan flooding, natural disasters, conflict | 6 Comments
Posted by Peter.Biro on August 24th, 2010
Here are some photos I took in the southernmost province of Sindh, where people continue to stream into urban centers and camps as the flood water rises. An estimated 3.6 million people have been made homeless by the deluge in Sindh province alone. more »
Posted in Pakistan Floods, Pakistan | Tags: humanitarian, rescue, photos, Pakistan flooding, natural disasters, Sindh |
Posted by Peter.Biro on August 23rd, 2010
I am traveling with a team of IRC colleagues delivering aid in Pakistan where a staggering 20 million people's lives have been disrupted by the country's worst flooding in living memory. At least 1,600 people are known to have lost their lives and the devastation is epic. more »
Posted in Pakistan Floods, Pakistan | Tags: refugees, aid workers, humanitarian, photos, Afghan refugees, Pakistan flooding, natural disasters, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
Posted by Gerald.Martone on August 18th, 2010
On August 19th, one of the most difficult and dangerous professions in the world will be commemorated and celebrated. This is World Humanitarian Day. And it is devoted to the more than 200,000 humanitarian aid workers around the world who commit themselves to saving lives and reducing the suffering of people affected by disasters and wars. more »
Posted in IRC Worldwide | Tags: aid workers, humanitarian, World Humanitarian Day |
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