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@LCO_orchestra @RiyadNicolas @cadoganhall Hope it's an amazing night! Thanks for your support.
May 17, 2013
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RT @DCComics: Amazing. 2.6k of you gave $150K+ to #WeCanBeHeroes. Big thanks from DCComics @SavetheChildren @mercycorps @theIRC t.co…
May 17, 2013
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Cyclone Mahasan update: It spared Myanmar almost entirely, and the storm’s impact in Rakhine State was minimal.
May 17, 2013
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Cyclone Mahasan update: Storm weakened & then dissipated Thurs, causing far less damage than had been feared as it passed over Bangladesh.
May 17, 2013
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Call Senate Judiciary Cttee & urge them to pass #CIR that includes protections for asylees & #refugees: t.co/4OQrSoAGVt #CIRmarkup
May 16, 2013
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Posted by The.IRC on November 29th, 2012
KPBS San Diego yesterday ran a charming radio / TV feature about the IRC's after school program for refugee children who need one-on-one attention -- and their parents. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Education, United States, US - San Diego, CA | Tags: refugees, video, resettlement, education, news |
Posted by The.IRC on November 26th, 2012
A lovely story on the homepage of the New York Times today profiles the IRC's New Roots program in Phoenix. Be sure to check out the accompanying slideshow. more »
Posted in Resettlement, New Roots, United States, US - Phoenix, AZ | Tags: refugees, new roots, urban refugees, news, commmunity gardens |
Posted by The.IRC on September 5th, 2012
In a story published today in the Washington Post, the IRC's Ruben Chandrasekar describes how community gardening benefits refugees who have been granted sanctuary in the United States. more »
Posted in Resettlement, New Roots, United States, US - Baltimore, MD, US - Silver Spring, MD | Tags: refugees, new roots, resettlement, news, urban gardening |
Posted by The.IRC on August 10th, 2012
The IRC’s Melanie Megevand in Jordan and Sanj Srikanthan in Lebanon discuss the Syrian refugee crisis on WNYC radio's "The Leonard Lopate Show." more »
Posted in Humanitarian Aid, Syria Crisis, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon | Tags: news, conflict, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees, Syrian crisis, audio |
Posted by The.IRC on August 6th, 2012
The IRC's Ronald-Paul Veilleux on Congolese villages caught in the crossfire of fighting between army troops and rebels ... plus other recent media coverage. more »
Posted in Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: refugees, news, humanitarian aid |
Posted by The.IRC on June 22nd, 2012
A teenage survivor of sexual assault who received counseling at an IRC center in Sierra Leone tells her story to The Irish Times ... plus other recent media coverage touching on the IRC's work around the world. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Women, Domestic Violence, Sierra Leone | Tags: refugees, news, humanitarian aid |
Posted by The.IRC on March 8th, 2012
Mashable on the IRC's "rocking" International Women's Day social media campaign ... plus other recent media coverage of our work around the world. more »
Posted in Women | Tags: refugees, International Women's Day, news, humanitarian aid |
Posted by The.IRC on February 29th, 2012
Children are lured here from places like Guatemala, El Salvador, and Mexico with the promise of education. They know they’ll have to work a little bit, but they often never get to go to school and are forced into jobs with long hours and no pay. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, United States, US - Seattle, WA | Tags: children, news, human trafficking |
Posted by The.IRC on February 13th, 2012
The March issue of InStyle, which hit newsstands on Friday, features a Q&A with actress Rashida Jones in which she reflects upon her impressions and experiences of the IRC's work in West Africa, Thailand and San Diego. more »
Tags: news, IRC Voices, Rashida Jones, In Style |
Posted by The.IRC on January 31st, 2012
An NPR report that quotes the IRC's Bob Carey focuses on a Rwandan refugee and her two young daughters to cast a wider lens on the challenges refugees are facing in this tough economy. more »
Posted in Resettlement, US - Boise, ID | Tags: refugees, resettlement, news, Rwandan refugees |
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