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Posted by Kate Sands Adams on February 10th, 2010
Today was a day of firsts for two Burmese refugees resettled by the International Rescue Committee in New York — including their first sight of real snow. The New York Times told their story on its City Room blog more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, resettlement, urban refugees |
Posted by The.IRC on February 9th, 2010
Teresa Casale, an intern working with the IRC's advocacy team in Washington, DC writes about landmark legislation introduced on Capitol Hill last Thursday to protect women worldwide: the International Violence against Women Act. more »
Posted in Women | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, International Violence against Women Act, IVAWA | 1 Comments
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on January 28th, 2010
Posted in Humanitarian Aid, Haiti | Tags: charity, refugees, video, George Rupp, humanitarian | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on January 25th, 2010
We're excited that Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars and their record label Cumbancha are donating 100% of the proceeds from the early release of a new song to the IRC's earthquake relief efforts in Haiti. The song, "Global Threat," is from the forthcoming album Rise & Shine. more »
Posted in Haiti, Sierra Leone | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, mp3, music, Refugee All Stars, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars | 3 Comments
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on January 11th, 2010
Today I’m in Bangkok, visiting an IRC office that helps refugees in Asia who can't return to their home countries make an informed decision about whether to apply for resettlement in the United States. more »
Posted in Resettlement, Asia, Thailand | Tags: refugees, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bangkok, culture, humanitarian, Karen, OPE |
Posted by The.IRC on January 8th, 2010
Posted in United States | Tags: refugees, humanitarian | 1 Comments
Posted by Peter.Biro on January 4th, 2010
For a long time, Saymeh* lived in terror. Every evening, her husband would come home to their thatched stilt house in a camp for Burmese refugees in western Thailand, drunk and angry. The beatings and rapes that ensued would sometimes last for hours. more »
Posted in Women, Thailand | Tags: refugees, Burmese refugees, humanitarian |
Posted by Peter.Biro on December 23rd, 2009
Storm clouds are gathering and the wind is tugging at the plastic sheeting covering the hundreds of makeshift shelters that make up the Mungote camp in Congo’s troubled North Kivu province. Over 30,000 people live here, unable to work and with little access to food. more »
Posted in War, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, North Kivu, conflict, war | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on December 22nd, 2009
Posted in United States | Tags: refugees, Bhutan, Bronx, Huffington Post, humanitarian, Misha Cohen, NYC |
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