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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 Sophia Jones-Mwangi on January 11th, 2011
Today I waited in a line for five hours. I’ve never waited in line for that long – ever! But this was different. I decided to spend the morning with a friend and IRC colleague, Pasquale Ongwen, as he joined millions of others in Sudan to vote in an historic referendum on self-determination. more »
Posted in Peace, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: aid workers, humanitarian, peace, referendum, Southern Sudan |
Posted by The.IRC on August 8th, 2010
Responding to an op-ed in the New York Times on Afghanistan’s National Solidarity Program, IRC international programs VP Michael Kocher writes about a similar program the IRC is supporting in Congo. more »
Posted in Afghanistan | Tags: congo, peace, Afghanistan, Tuungane |
Posted by The.IRC on June 4th, 2009
With few other opportunities to earn a livelihood in this part of Uganda, local clans are highly protective of their cattle and the few sources available to water them. So, when rival herders try to use their water supply, conflict can occur. And, in an area where automatic weapons are abundant, events can quickly escalate out of control. more »
Posted by The.IRC on November 28th, 2008
Posted in Children & Youth, Health, Child Soldiers, Peace, War, Africa, Uganda | Tags: refugees, child labor, humanitarian |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on November 4th, 2008
Posted in Peace, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: refugees, development, DRC, humanitarian |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on September 22nd, 2008
Posted in Peace, Africa | Tags: refugees, humanitarian |
Posted by joanne.offer on August 25th, 2008
Posted in Peace, Africa, Uganda | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, Joanne Offer in Uganda, Karamoja |
Posted by joanne.offer on August 20th, 2008
Posted in Health, Humanitarian Aid, Peace, Africa, Uganda | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, Joanne Offer in Uganda, Kitgum |
Posted by emily.holland on May 16th, 2008
Posted in Children & Youth, Child Soldiers, Peace, War, Africa, Liberia | Tags: refugees, Charles Taylor, Emily Holland in Liberia, humanitarian | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on January 15th, 2008
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