News, Photos & Video › VOICES FROM THE FIELD THE IRC BLOG - News
Since 1933, the IRC has provided hope and humanitarian aid to refugees and other victims of oppression and violent conflict around the world.
Recent Posts
The IRC on Twitter
-
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
-
@Doylech @oneworldadopt @Just_Naomi_chan @socialfund @AFRIpads @tamaraduker @lynndalsing @HuTerra @scribblymouse thanks for your support!
May 20, 2013
-
RT @IRCuk: Thanks @LCO_orchestra @RiyadNicolas @cadoganhall for an excellent concert & for supporting our work w. Syrian refugees #TheAsfar…
May 20, 2013
-
Call members of Senate Judiciary Ctte & ask them to retain #CIR provisions that protect refugees & asylees t.co/xLIoPRWloc #CIRmarkup
May 20, 2013
-
#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 - News
News
Posted by The.IRC on January 27th, 2012
IRC president George Rupp on We Can Be Heroes, a two-year campaign to help the people of the drought-ravaged Horn and East Africa ... plus other notable quotes touching on the IRC's work around the world. more »
Tags: refugees, news, We Can Be Heroes |
Posted by The.IRC on January 27th, 2012
Video: The IRC's humanitarian affairs director, Gerald Martone, was interviewed for a recent Al Jazeera report on the challenges to delivering humanitarian aid in Somalia. more »
Posted by The.IRC on January 25th, 2012
We're honored that the Global Journal ranked us #5 in its Top 100 Best NGOs list, noting our "flawless reputation as one of the most reliable, fast-acting, and transparent relief agencies in the world." more »
Tags: refugees, relief, news, humantarian aid |
Posted by The.IRC on January 20th, 2012
The IRC's Kurt Tjossem on the violence hindering aid efforts for tens of thousands of Somalis in need of humanitarian assistance ... plus, other notable quotes touching on the IRC's work around the world. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Somalia | Tags: news, quoted, Somali refugees |
Posted by The.IRC on January 13th, 2012
How women face the threat of physical and sexual assault in the crowded and often poorly lit settlements where homeless earthquake survivors live in Haiti ... plus, other notable quotes touching on the IRC's work around the world. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Women, Domestic Violence | Tags: refugees, domestic violence, news, humanitarian aid |
Posted by The.IRC on January 12th, 2012
A round-up of recent news and stories about the International Rescue Committee's work. more »
Tags: refugees, news, humanitarian aid |
Posted by The.IRC on January 6th, 2012
The IRC's Shinko Tana on focusing attention on overlooked communities in Japan that are trying to recover from the March 2011 tsunami ... plus other notable quotes touching on the IRC's work around the world. more »
Posted by The.IRC on December 20th, 2011
As American troops withdraw from Iraq, there are still some 2 million internally displaced Iraqis. Laura Jacoby, the IRC's Iraq director, was interviewed about their situation on NPR. more »
Posted in Iraqi Refugees, Iraq | Tags: Iraqi refugees, news |
Posted by The.IRC on December 16th, 2011
The IRC's Bob Carey and Laura Jacoby on the major crisis in Iraq and the region as the United States withdraws its troops from Iraq — plus, other notable quotes touching on the IRC's work around the world. more »
Posted in Iraqi Refugees, Iraq | Tags: Iraqi refugees, news |
Posted by The.IRC on December 10th, 2011
WABC TV reports: "Skip the mall crowds and browse your way to gifts guaranteed to make you feel good — a goat and a garden can feed a family far into the future. International Rescue Committee's Rescue Gifts provides an array of philanthropic options." more »
Tags: news, how to help, Rescue Gifts |
Voices From...
Contributors




































