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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
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@Doylech @oneworldadopt @Just_Naomi_chan @socialfund @AFRIpads @tamaraduker @lynndalsing @HuTerra @scribblymouse thanks for your support!
May 20, 2013
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RT @IRCuk: Thanks @LCO_orchestra @RiyadNicolas @cadoganhall for an excellent concert & for supporting our work w. Syrian refugees #TheAsfar…
May 20, 2013
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Call members of Senate Judiciary Ctte & ask them to retain #CIR provisions that protect refugees & asylees t.co/xLIoPRWloc #CIRmarkup
May 20, 2013
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#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
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Posted by Kate Sands Adams on May 28th, 2010
Hurricane season blows into Haiti in June, following months of drenching spring rains. "We’re going to see flooding, we’re going to see landslides," says the IRC's Catherine Jones. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Haiti | Tags: humanitarian, photos, Haiti Earthquake, natural disasters |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on March 30th, 2010
Posted in Iraqi Refugees, Iraq, Jordan | Tags: refugees, anna husarska, humanitarian |
Posted by melissa.winkler on February 24th, 2010
Kay Fanm means “women’s house” in Creole and for 25 years the Haitian organization has provided safety, sanctuary and hope for thousands of vulnerable women and girls, particularly victims of violence. Last month’s earthquake destroyed Kay Fanm’s main office and a facility the group used for counseling, education and other programs. more »
Posted in Women, Haiti | Tags: humanitarian, Melissa Winkler, photos, Haiti Earthquake, natural disasters, women, Kay Fanm |
Posted by joanne.offer on February 22nd, 2010
The word ‘refugee’ brings to mind images of sprawling camps, with rows of white tents reaching out to the skyline. Yet the reality is that 1 in 2 refugees now live in an urban setting. Take Nairobi, the bustling capital city of Kenya, for example. It’s now home to tens of thousands of refugees. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Kenya | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, Nairobi, urban refugees, photos |
Posted by The.IRC on January 26th, 2010
Photos from Anna Husarska with the IRC's emergency team in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Anna is telling the stories of Haitians made homeless by this month's devastating earthquake. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Haiti | Tags: anna husarska, humanitarian, photos, Haiti Earthquake, natural disasters |
Posted by The.IRC on December 22nd, 2009
Posted in United States | Tags: refugees, Bhutan, Bronx, Huffington Post, humanitarian, Misha Cohen, NYC |
Posted by Peter.Biro on November 26th, 2009
Julie, a middle-aged woman in a small village in Congo’s North Kivu province, had just blown out the kerosene lamp and was lying in bed next to her husband when suddenly the stillness of the night was pierced by enraged shouts and the sound of a door being kicked open. more »
Posted in War, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, photos, conflict, women |
Posted by The.IRC on November 11th, 2009
Posted in United States | Tags: refugees, Bhutan, humanitarian, Misha Cohen, NYC | 2 Comments
Posted by joanne.offer on October 28th, 2009
Posted in Children & Youth, Africa, Uganda | Tags: refugees, child labor, humanitarian, Joanne Offer in Uganda, LRA | 3 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on October 9th, 2009
Posted in Resettlement, US - New York, HQ | Tags: refugees, Bhutan, Misha Cohen, NYC, Nepal, photos | 3 Comments
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