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Posted by The.IRC on October 14th, 2010
IRC child protection specialist Rebecca Chandler tells her hometown newspaper what drives her to do humanitarian work. Becky is one of this year's recipients of a Sarlo Foundation Award for Distinguished Humanitarian Service. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Haiti | Tags: children, news, Haiti Earthquake, Rebecca Chandler, Sarlo Award |
Posted by The.IRC on October 8th, 2010
When she arrived in the United States last month, Baghdad native Raeda Fatoohi became the 20,000th refugee to be welcomed by the IRC office in Atlanta. Raeda recently spoke with WABE radio for a story that also featured IRC executive director Ellen Beattie. more »
Posted in Iraqi Refugees, United States, US - Atlanta, GA | Tags: refugees, Iraqi refugees, resettlement, news, quoted |
Posted by The.IRC on September 29th, 2010
You might remember the One in 8 Million piece which ran last summer in the New York Times about Bhutanese refugee, Tika Chapagai, and his wife Chandra. Well, the series, as a whole, won an Emmy on Monday night. more »
Posted in Resettlement, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, Bhutan, bhutanese refugees, urban refugees, news, New York |
Posted by The.IRC on September 17th, 2010
A PBS NewsHour report from Jordan on the day-to-day difficulties of Iraqi refugees includes an interview with IRC program manager Thara’a Alwadi. more »
Posted in Iraqi Refugees, Jordan | Tags: refugees, Iraq, Iraqi refugees, Jordan, news |
Posted by The.IRC on September 2nd, 2010
Problematic changes in the Supplemental Social Security Income program may cut off the incomes of vulnerable refugees. The IRC’s Bob Carey says the changes run “counter to the humanitarian principles” on which the U.S. accepted the refugees. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States | Tags: refugees, news, immigration |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on December 14th, 2009
Posted in Climate Change | Tags: refugees, climate, copenhagen, environment, environmental refugees, humanitarian |
Posted by The.IRC on November 13th, 2009
Posted in Children & Youth, Women | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, National Geographic |
Posted by The.IRC on May 13th, 2009
Posted in Children & Youth, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: refugees, Emily Meehan in Congo, humanitarian, North Kivu |
Posted by The.IRC on April 2nd, 2009
Posted in Health, Africa, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: refugees, Huffington Post, humanitarian, Joanne Offer in Kenya, refugee camps, Somali refugees in Kenya | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on March 27th, 2009
Posted in Humanitarian Aid | Tags: refugees, aid worker blogs, Gerald Martone, humanitarian |
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