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Posted by The.IRC on May 31st, 2013
David Miliband, former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom, blogs in Huffington Post UK about his visit this week to International Rescue Committee programs in Kenya. Miliband will succeed George Rupp as the IRC’s president and CEO in September. more »
Posted in Humanitarian Aid, Urban Refugees, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, urban refugees, humanitarian aid, David Miliband |
Posted by Ned Colt on May 30th, 2013
IRC Lebanon country director Bryce Perry discusses what we are doing to help Syrian refugees in Lebanon and warns that the crisis has outstripped the capacity of aid agencies to respond. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Emergency Response, Humanitarian Aid, Syria Crisis, Middle East, Lebanon | Tags: refugees, war, Syrian crisis |
Posted by The.IRC on May 29th, 2013
One in every four Syrians has been displaced by a devastating civil war. The IRC is on the ground to help. See how your support is translating into lifesaving assistance both within Syria and in neighboring countries. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Emergency Response, HIV/Aids, Humanitarian Aid, Mothers, War, Education, Syria Crisis, Syria, Middle East, Iraq, Jordan | Tags: refugees, emergency relief, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees |
Posted by The.IRC on May 16th, 2013
For decades, the United States has provided protection to refugees and asylees who face persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion. Call the Senate Judiciary Committee today in support of a bill that would improve these protections. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Resettlement, United States | Tags: refugees, Advocacy, how to help, asylees, immigration reform, #CIRmarkup |
Posted by terah.edun on May 12th, 2013
“We’re on track to deliver more than 50 babies this week,” says Judith, head midwife for the IRC's women's health center at the Yida refugee settlement in South Sudan. “The average is 35 babies per week, but recently we delivered 21 babies in one night." more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, South Sudan | Tags: refugees, Sudanese refugees, women, mothers, maternal health, South Kordofan |
Posted by Jordan.Helton on May 11th, 2013
For Hadya, her walk across the graduation stage this weekend at the University of Richmond is a validation of her family’s aspirations that date back to their decision to leave Afghanistan in the 1990s, a time when the Taliban forbid girls from getting an education. more »
Posted in Afghani Refugees, Resettlement, Education, United States, US - Charlottesville, VA, Afghanistan | Tags: refugees, resettlement, education, Afghan refugees, women | 2 Comments
Posted by Ned Colt on May 3rd, 2013
The search for unaccompanied children continues through the night at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, where IRC caseworkers walk through arrival tents looking for young people who’ve crossed from Syria without a close relative. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Syria Crisis, Middle East, Jordan | Tags: refugees, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees, Syria crisis, Zaatari, unaccompanied children | 1 Comments
Posted by Peter.Biro on April 9th, 2013
When fire swept through the Ban Mae Surin camp on March 22, thirteen-year old Sha Nay Htoo’s immediate reaction was not to flee the flames, but to help rescue other refugees. Today, Sha Nay is lying in a hospital bed with third degree burns over most of his body. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, Asia, Thailand | Tags: refugees, Burmese refugees, emergency relief, health, Karenni refugees, Ban Mae Surin |
Posted by Ned Colt on April 2nd, 2013
A Syrian watchdog group says more Syrians died in March than in any previous month since the start of fighting there two years ago. The IRC is ramping up its efforts to help Syrian civilians inside and outside their country. more »
Posted by Peter.Biro on April 1st, 2013
To prevent an outbreak of disease, the IRC is providing desperately-needed drinking water to residents in the fire-ravaged Ban Mae Surin camp on the Thailand-Myanmar border. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, Asia, Thailand | Tags: refugees, humanitarian aid, refugee camp, Ban Mae Surin, Karen refugees |
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