Since 1933, the IRC has provided hope and humanitarian aid to refugees and other victims of oppression and violent conflict around the world.
The IRC on Twitter
-
@LCO_orchestra @RiyadNicolas @cadoganhall Hope it's an amazing night! Thanks for your support.
May 17, 2013
-
RT @DCComics: Amazing. 2.6k of you gave $150K+ to #WeCanBeHeroes. Big thanks from DCComics @SavetheChildren @mercycorps @theIRC t.co…
May 17, 2013
-
Cyclone Mahasan update: It spared Myanmar almost entirely, and the storm’s impact in Rakhine State was minimal.
May 17, 2013
-
Cyclone Mahasan update: Storm weakened & then dissipated Thurs, causing far less damage than had been feared as it passed over Bangladesh.
May 17, 2013
-
Call Senate Judiciary Cttee & urge them to pass #CIR that includes protections for asylees & #refugees: t.co/4OQrSoAGVt #CIRmarkup
May 16, 2013
VOICES FROM THE FIELD THE IRC BLOG
Humanitarian
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on July 11th, 2010
Despite the struggles of life in quake-devastated Port-au-Prince, Haitians were captivated by the FIFA World Cup tournament and took time out to watch. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Haiti | Tags: humanitarian, World Cup, football, soccer, Haiti Earthquake, natural disasters |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on July 11th, 2010
The IRC's Lucy Carrigan shared these photos from a workshop the IRC organized for the security committee in one of the makeshift camps that sprang up after the Haiti earthquake. more »
Posted in Humanitarian Aid, Haiti | Tags: humanitarian, Haiti Earthquake, natural disasters |
Posted by The.IRC on July 7th, 2010
These photos show the extent of the destruction in Osh, in southern Kyrgyzstan, where recent ethnic violence has left thousands of people in dire need of assistance. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Kyrgyzstan | Tags: refugees, emergency relief, humanitarian, Osh, conflict |
Posted by The.IRC on July 2nd, 2010
The IRC's Robin Dunn Marcos speaks with Fox News about the ten refugees from around the world who became U.S. citizens at a June 21 naturalization ceremony in Phoenix. more »
Posted in Resettlement, US - Phoenix, AZ | Tags: refugees, video, Arizona, humanitarian, naturalization, Robin Dunn Marcos |
Posted by The.IRC on June 25th, 2010
Five-year-old Kushal, who resettled in New York with his parents, shows off his Michael Jackson dance moves, which he learned in a refugee camp in Nepal. more »
Posted in Nepal | Tags: refugees, Bhutan, humanitarian, Michael Jackson, Misha Cohen |
Posted by The.IRC on June 25th, 2010
Catherine Jones is with an IRC team responding in southern Kyrgyzstan, where many Uzbek families are returning to looted and destroyed homes after a recent outbreak of ethnic violence. more »
Tags: refugees, humanitarian, Kyrgyzstan, Osh |
Posted by The.IRC on June 25th, 2010
The IRC's emergency team in Kyrgyzstan visited two neighboring villages along the border with Uzbekistan to assess the needs of displaced people and returning refugees. more »
Tags: refugees, humanitarian, Kyrgyz, Kyrgyzstan, Osh, referendum, Uzbek, Uzbekistan |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on June 23rd, 2010
Despite all the excitement building up to the FIFA World Cup 2010, some of the San Francisco Bay Area’s biggest soccer fans were preoccupied with a whole other tournament. more »
Posted in United States | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, FIFA World Cup, Refugee World Cup, worldcup | 1 Comments
Posted by Misha Cohen on June 22nd, 2010
Freelance photographer and IRC volunteer Misha Cohen has been telling the story of the Bhutanese Timsina family’s first months in the U.S. in pictures. Since their arrival in the U.S., the Timsina family is able to enjoy freedoms that were stripped from them in Bhutan. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, Bhutan, bhutanese, Bronx, humanitarian, Misha Cohen, NYC, urban refugees, Nepal | 1 Comments
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on June 18th, 2010
IRC president George Rupp speaks at a World Refugee Day event at the State Department, describing a "shared commitment" to assist refugees. more »
Tags: refugees, World Refugee Day, George Rupp, humanitarian |
Share this page
Voices From...
Contributors
