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RT @So_Jo1: @theIRC's Felix Leger on VOA today t.co/vzvenVNEJ1
May 22, 2013
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RT @So_Jo1: @theIRC will provide 70,000 liters of clean water daily--enough potable water for 5,000 people a day to drink, cook and bathe #…
May 22, 2013
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Less than 10 yrs after fleeing Somalia, Amal Kahim Jama & her family became refugees again, in Syria: t.co/wZkmKWqy00 via @AJEnglish
May 22, 2013
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@IRCPress You've been quoted in my #Storify story "Crisis in Darfur, 10 Years On" t.co/guLOti8F02
May 21, 2013
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RT @IRCPress: Race against time to aid new #Darfur #refugees in Chad before rains begin: t.co/z6eDBFeR1I
May 21, 2013
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Posted by The.IRC on June 29th, 2012
The global community is bracing for another cycle of devastating drought extending from East Africa northwest through the Sahel region. This week three IRC experts provided their insights and timely updates. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Horn of Africa Drought, Sahel Crisis, GenR, Mali | Tags: refugees, aid workers, drought, famine, East Africa, Sahel | 1 Comments
Posted by Peter.Biro on June 28th, 2012
With up to 1,000 refugees arriving every day in South Sudan’s remote Yida refugee camp, the IRC is warning of rapidly deteriorating situation as food and water is running out. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Gender based Violence, Health, Women, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: refugees, Sudanese refugees, Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan, Yida |
Posted by The.IRC on June 26th, 2012
Today is the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. The IRC provides mental health services and other support to help survivors of torture and their families heal and rebuild their lives. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - Tucson, AZ | Tags: refugees, refugee resettlement, torture, mental health |
Posted by The.IRC on June 22nd, 2012
A teenage survivor of sexual assault who received counseling at an IRC center in Sierra Leone tells her story to The Irish Times ... plus other recent media coverage touching on the IRC's work around the world. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Women, Domestic Violence, Sierra Leone | Tags: refugees, news, humanitarian aid |
Posted by The.IRC on June 21st, 2012
Star chef David Burke visited an IRC New Roots farm today in New York and improvised a gourmet lunch with herbs and greens grown by refugee farmers. more »
Posted in New Roots, United States, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, new roots, resettlement, David Burke |
Posted by The.IRC on June 20th, 2012
On the eve of World Refugee Day, the IRC's Bob Kitchen spoke with TakePart about the global refugee crisis, ranking the world’s most vulnerable nations. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Indonesia, IRC Worldwide | Tags: refugees, World Refugee Day, humanitarian aid |
Posted by The.IRC on June 20th, 2012
The Magnum Foundation is marking World Refugee Day today with three amazing photo essays about refugees by foundation-supported photographers. more »
Posted in Humanitarian Aid | Tags: refugees, World Refugee Day, photos, humanitarian aid |
Posted by The.IRC on June 19th, 2012
On World Refugee Day the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, is asking what you would do if faced with the difficult decisions that refugees must make. more »
Posted in Humanitarian Aid | Tags: refugees, IDPs, unhcr, conflict, humanitarian aid, persecution | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on June 19th, 2012
Actress Rashida Jones talks about the most urgent refugee crises today and her work as an IRC Voice in an interview with MSN Causes for World Refugee Day. more »
Posted in IRC Voice | Tags: refugees, World Refugee Day, emergencies, quoted, humanitarian aid, IRC Voices |
Posted by Ned Colt on June 12th, 2012
IRC medical teams are now treating patients at two clinics serving Syrian refugees in Jordan who have fled fighting at home. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, Syria Crisis, Syria, Middle East | Tags: refugees, health, Syrian refugees |
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