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A woman awaits a checkup at an IRC clinic inside #Syria. t.co/KYCuHf1zWA Photo: Peter Biro/IRC t.co/qptp52tHvi
May 23, 2013
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May 23, 2013
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May 23, 2013
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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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Posted by Vanessa.Pirandello on April 15th, 2011
As a former food writer and restaurant reviewer, IRC volunteer Kathryn Kurtz had the opportunity to dine in countless five-star restaurants around the world. "Writing about food is great," Kathryn says, "but there are a lot of other more serious things going on in the world and I needed a balance. Working with refugees provided that balance." more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, New York City, resettlement, food, volunteers, ESL, National Volunteer Week |
Posted by Misha Cohen on November 4th, 2010
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. Misha's newest photo essay chronicles the celebration of Diwali, a Hindu holiday. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, bhutanese refugees, humanitarian, New York City, urban refugees, photos, Timsina family, Diwali |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on July 29th, 2009
Said Rifai, from Baghdad, never wanted to consider himself a refugee, but the aspiring-architect-turned-reporter's work for the Los Angeles Times put him in constant danger. more »
Posted in Resettlement, Iraq | Tags: refugees, Iraqi refugees, humanitarian, New York City, NYC, photos | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on May 21st, 2009
Posted in Health, United States, Nepal | Tags: refugees, Bhutan, humanitarian, Misha Cohen, New York City |
Posted by The.IRC on March 18th, 2009
Posted in United States, Nepal | Tags: refugees, aid worker blogs, Bhutan, humanitarian, Misha Cohen, New York City, NYC | 7 Comments
Posted by Misha Cohen on March 3rd, 2009
Greeted by their first kiss of snow, Chet Nath, his wife, Uma, and their five-year-old son, Kushal, reach refuge in New York City—17 years after Chet Nath and Uma were exiled from their homes in Bhutan. more »
Posted in Asia, United States, US - New York, NY, Nepal | Tags: refugees, Bhutan, humanitarian, Misha Cohen, New York City, resettlement | 33 Comments
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