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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 The.IRC on November 26th, 2012
A lovely story on the homepage of the New York Times today profiles the IRC's New Roots program in Phoenix. Be sure to check out the accompanying slideshow. more »
Posted in Resettlement, New Roots, United States, US - Phoenix, AZ | Tags: refugees, new roots, urban refugees, news, commmunity gardens |
Posted by The.IRC on November 26th, 2012
With online shopping, you can do a world of good. There's an IRC Rescue Gift for everyone on your holiday shopping list. In our "Cyber Monday" gift guide: gifts for moms, dads and kids. more »
Posted by The.IRC on November 20th, 2012
As people across the United States look forward to Thursday's Thanksgiving celebrations, IRC president George Rupp shares his own message of thanks, along with a new video highlighting the IRC's work around the world. more »
Posted in IRC Worldwide | Tags: refugees, video, emergency relief, George Rupp, resettlement, humanitarian aid, Thanksgiving |
Posted by The.IRC on November 19th, 2012
Thanks to everyone who donated to one of the IRC’s winter clothing drives, to help refugee families who recently arrived in the United States stay warm through the cold months! more »
Posted in Resettlement, US - Salt Lake City, UT | Tags: refugees, resettlement, how to help, clothing |
Posted by The.IRC on November 16th, 2012
This holiday season, choose a symbolic gift for anyone on your shopping list that can rescue lives. Each Rescue Gift represents one of the many lifesaving tools of the IRC's work around the world. more »
Tags: refugees, how to help, humanitarian aid, Rescue Gifts |
Posted by The.IRC on November 13th, 2012
The IRC continues its emergency relief efforts in Haiti to assist some of the most vulnerable people affected by Hurricane Sandy. Now we are also providing help to affected refugee communities in the United States. more »
Posted by The.IRC on November 13th, 2012
For many refugees who are given sanctuary in the U.S., citizenship represents the ultimate sense of belonging in their new country. The IRC has joined forces with the New Americans Campaign to help them achieve that goal. more »
Posted in Immigration, Resettlement, Legal Aid, United States | Tags: refugees, resettlement, Andy Grove, New Americans Campaign, citizenship. immigration |
Posted by The.IRC on November 6th, 2012
TODAY contributor Brooke Hauser's story about U.S. citizenship — and immigrants voting for the first time — features a young refugee resettled by the IRC in New York and a caseworker with the IRC in Salt Lake City. more »
Posted in Immigration, United States, US - New York, NY, US - Salt Lake City, UT | Tags: refugees, resettlement, immigration, citizenship |
Posted by The.IRC on November 6th, 2012
As she heads out to vote on Election Day in the U.S., an IRC colleague from Iran reflects on the freedoms she now enjoys as an American citizen and the fears her political activist cousin lives with every day back home. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Resettlement, United States, US - Los Angeles, CA | Tags: refugees, Iranian refugees, Green Movement, Election Day |
Posted by Ned Colt on November 6th, 2012
Already helping thousands of refugees in Jordan and Iraq, the IRC is launching humanitarian assistance programs in Lebanon for the growing number of Syrian refugees there. more »
Posted in Syria Crisis, Lebanon | Tags: refugees, Syria, emergency relief, girls, women, humanitarian aid, Women and Girls, Lebanon |
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