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RT @So_Jo1: @theIRC's Felix Leger on VOA today t.co/vzvenVNEJ1
May 22, 2013
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RT @So_Jo1: @theIRC will provide 70,000 liters of clean water daily--enough potable water for 5,000 people a day to drink, cook and bathe #…
May 22, 2013
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Less than 10 yrs after fleeing Somalia, Amal Kahim Jama & her family became refugees again, in Syria: t.co/wZkmKWqy00 via @AJEnglish
May 22, 2013
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@IRCPress You've been quoted in my #Storify story "Crisis in Darfur, 10 Years On" t.co/guLOti8F02
May 21, 2013
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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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International Violence Against Women Act
Posted by Elisabeth.Roesch on September 22nd, 2010
The countdown has begun for Congress to act on a bill that would help harness U.S. efforts to confront the biggest moral outrage of our time – violence against women and girls. At a Congressional panel in support of the International Violence Against Women Act last week, the sentiment was clear – now is the time. more »
Posted in Women, Washington, DC - Advocacy | Tags: GBV, International Violence against Women Act, IVAWA, Women's Rights |
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 »
Posted by The.IRC on March 8th, 2010
Women have come together in Haiti to mark International Women’s Day and to begin overcoming the tragedy of what they have witnessed and experienced. They’ve also come together to declare their shared commitment to reinforcing and revitalizing the vibrant and strong women’s movement in Haiti. more »
Posted in Women, Haiti | Tags: refugees, aid, aid worker diary, humanitarian, International Violence against Women Act, IVAWA, Women's Rights, Haiti Earthquake, Robyn Yaker |
Posted by The.IRC on February 9th, 2010
Teresa Casale, an intern working with the IRC's advocacy team in Washington, DC writes about landmark legislation introduced on Capitol Hill last Thursday to protect women worldwide: the International Violence against Women Act. more »
Posted in Women | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, International Violence against Women Act, IVAWA | 1 Comments
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