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"A nation of refugees"
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on June 18th, 2010
“We are not just a nation of immigrants. We are also a nation of refugees”: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at an event in Washington, D.C. marking World Refugee Day. more »
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Refugee World Cup
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on June 10th, 2010
"Wherever you are in the world, no matter how poor or troubled you are, there is always soccer," says Ali Kareem, a refugee from Iraq who resettled in California. more »
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Mae Tao: Saving lives on the Thailand-Myanmar border
Posted by Peter.Biro on June 9th, 2010
In the northern Thai town of Mae Sot, the IRC’s Peter Biro recently met U Mya Aye, a Burmese farmer being treated for tuberculosis at the IRC-supported Mae Tao Clinic. more »
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Introducing Rajiv Shah
Posted by Anne.Richard on June 2nd, 2010
Anne Richard, the IRC's vice president of government relations, shares her impressions from a speech by Rajiv Shah, the new Administrator of USAID (the federal government agency that provides aid to developing countries). more »
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Children on the frontlines
Posted by Ruth.Fertig on May 29th, 2010
"When you become a soldier, your soul changes. It is like dying today and being reincarnated into another life." - Pierre, a boy featured in a short film the IRC recently screened called, "On the Frontlines: Child Soldiers in the DRC." more »
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Bracing for an "extreme" hurricane season in Haiti
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on May 28th, 2010
Hurricane season blows into Haiti in June, following months of drenching spring rains. "We’re going to see flooding, we’re going to see landslides," says the IRC's Catherine Jones. more »
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Touchdown!
Posted by The.IRC on May 27th, 2010
For five Tuesdays this spring, a group of refugee teenagers in Boise, Idaho, have been getting together in the afternoon to play football -- a sport that is completely new to them. more »
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President Obama commits to a peaceful future for northern Uganda
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on May 25th, 2010
George Rupp on the IRC’s commitment to Uganda’s recovery, new legislation to protect Ugandan civilians, and how the LRA’s campaign of violence has forever altered the social fabric of northern Uganda. more »
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A special mission to Washington
Posted by Jamie.Kelso on May 18th, 2010
Before last week, I had not returned to Washington, DC since my first trip there in the 6th grade. I remember firmly declaring to my parents after a tour of the Federal Bureau of Investigation that I was going to grow up to be a secret agent. I chuckled to think of my 11-year-old self as I sped down to Washington on the train, tasked with documenting delivery of the IRC’s petition to end violence against women. more »
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Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars on tour
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on May 13th, 2010
Highlights from today's San Francisco Chronicle story about Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, who are on the West Coast finishing up their US tour. more »
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