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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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@Doylech @oneworldadopt @Just_Naomi_chan @socialfund @AFRIpads @tamaraduker @lynndalsing @HuTerra @scribblymouse thanks for your support!
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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Call members of Senate Judiciary Ctte & ask them to retain #CIR provisions that protect refugees & asylees t.co/xLIoPRWloc #CIRmarkup
May 20, 2013
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#CIRmarkup: Sec. 3405 of U.S. #CIR bill is in markup right now. It contains important protections for #refugees, asylees & stateless people.
May 20, 2013
VOICES FROM THE FIELD THE IRC BLOG
July 9
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on July 10th, 2011
Six months ago I stood in line for five hours with my friend and colleague Pasquale Ongwen in Juba as he waited to cast his vote in the referendum which would determine whether South Sudan would split from the north. Fast-forward six months and here I was with Pasquale again, this time in a crowd of tens of thousands. more »
Posted in Post conflict, South Sudan | Tags: South Sudan, Juba, independence, July 9 | 2 Comments
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on July 8th, 2011
The IRC’s country director in South Sudan, Susan Purdin, has been invited to the official Independence Day ceremony tomorrow where she will join heads of state and dignitaries from all over the world including Colin Powell and former President Jimmy Carter, as well as celebrities such as George Clooney. more »
Posted in Post conflict, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: South Sudan, Susan Purdin, humanitarian aid, July 9 |
Posted by Susan.Purdin on July 6th, 2011
As an American, I’ve enjoyed many Fourth of July celebrations, from my hometown near Fresno, California to New York City, when I worked at the headquarters of the IRC, and towns and cities in-between. But this year, along with my colleagues here in Juba, I am looking forward to the Ninth of July. more »
Posted in Post conflict, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: South Sudan, Sudan, July 9 | 1 Comments
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