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Refugees build an American life
Posted by The.IRC on December 14th, 2010
A TV station in Charlottesville, Virginia has launched a decade-long project looking at the evolution of three refugee families as they build their American life. The families -- from Tanzania, Iraq and Nepal -- were all resettled by the IRC. more »
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Noted: Challenges for a new country
Posted by The.IRC on December 7th, 2010
The IRC's Susan Purdin offers insight into southern Sudan in this piece, which aired on PRI's "The World.” (Southern Sudan is holding a January referendum to decide whether to become an independent country.) more »
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Quoted: Crisis after crisis in Haiti
Posted by The.IRC on November 8th, 2010
"Cholera may be a new and frightening disease for Haitians, but the conditions under which it thrives and spreads have existed here for decades. Most at risk is the destitute and forsaken countryside, where public health infrastructure is virtually nonexistent. " more »
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Quoted: George Rupp named USGLC co-president
Posted by The.IRC on October 29th, 2010
"I am honored to be a part of the USGLC’s leadership and its ongoing effort to increase investment in the U.S. International Affairs Budget. From my work at the IRC, I see firsthand how critical international aid and development assistance is to saving lives and fostering stable and healthy communities." more »
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Quoted: Going to places where children have nothing
Posted by The.IRC on October 27th, 2010
The IRC's Rebecca Chandler talks with KCBS in San Francisco about her work on family tracing and reunification in Haiti, and what being an aid worker means to her. more »
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Quoted: Afghanistan aid worker dangers
Posted by The.IRC on October 21st, 2010
Bob Kitchen, the IRC's country director in Afghanistan, spoke with CNN about the increasing challenges and dangers of providing humanitarian aid there. more »
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Quoted: Affordable housing for refugees in Utah
Posted by The.IRC on October 21st, 2010
Patrick Poulin, executive director of the IRC's Salt Lake City US Programs office, comments on the construction of affordable housing for refugees, the homeless and low-income Utahans in Salt Lake City. more »
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Noted: Women, war & peace in Afghanistan
Posted by The.IRC on October 19th, 2010
Author, activist, photographer and IRC volunteer Ann Jones is interviewed about her recently published book “War Is Not Over When It’s Over: Women Speak Out from the Ruins of War,” which is based on Jones’ work with the IRC’s gender-based violence unit. more »
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Quoted: "I have the best and worst job in the world"
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 »
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Quoted: "I am a new human being"
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 »
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