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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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Resettlement
Posted by The.IRC on January 4th, 2011
An Iraqi refugee, resettled by the IRC in Atlanta, copes far from home. Video from CNN. more »
Posted in Iraqi Refugees, United States, US - Atlanta, GA | Tags: refugees, Iraqi refugees, video, humanitarian, resettlement, news, conflict |
Posted by The.IRC on January 3rd, 2011
I was never hopeful of returning. After what happened during the fascist regime and the communist regime, I never considered Hungary as my home. In fact when people ask me where I am from, I always say I was born an American except in the wrong place. more »
Posted by George.Rupp on December 31st, 2010
I want to close 2010 by paying special tribute to the courageous members of the IRC field staff, including those working in our 22 U.S. resettlement offices. Many of these men and women work in dangerous and difficult circumstances to selflessly carry out our work. more »
Posted by The.IRC on December 27th, 2010
I feel a very strong personal connection to what refugees are experiencing today. The remnants of an experience that you survived shape you. Make you more anxious. Make you more empathetic. Make you angrier. Make you whatever… It becomes part of your genetic makeup. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, resettlement, conflict, Andy Grove, Hungarian refugees | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on December 23rd, 2010
If there’s a common thread to these Iraqis in Phoenix, it’s their stories of survival during the war. And now, their stories are of economic survival. more »
Posted in Iraqi Refugees, United States, US - Phoenix, AZ | Tags: refugees, Iraqi refugees, humanitarian, resettlement, news |
Posted by The.IRC on December 20th, 2010
I became very interested in the problem of refugees around the world because of my own background and knowing how grateful we were that we were welcomed by America, that we were able to find work and homes and create a new life. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States | Tags: refugees, resettlement, Women’s Refugee Commission, conflict, Lithuanian refugees, Jurate Kazickas | 3 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on December 16th, 2010
Getting young refugees enrolled in school and involved in their new communities is a top priority for the IRC. In part ll of WVIR-TV's series, you'll meet three children as they tackle the English language in Charlottesville, Virginia classrooms. more »
Posted by The.IRC on December 14th, 2010
A TV station in Charlottesville, Virginia has launched a decade-long project looking at the evolution of three refugee families as they build their American life. The families -- from Tanzania, Iraq and Nepal -- were all resettled by the IRC. more »
Posted by The.IRC on December 13th, 2010
My entry to the U.S. was in the city of Hoboken, New Jersey, and distant cousins who had exerted valiant efforts to help us get out, picked us up at the boat and drove us through the Holland Tunnel. I’ll never forget it... more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, resettlement, conflict, german refugees, Max Frankel |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on November 24th, 2010
Last year, YouTube video volunteer extraordinaire LisaNova visited an IRC garden in San Diego where refugees from eight countries are setting down new roots in the United States. Here's another look at the video Lisa made about their first harvest. more »
Posted in New Roots, United States, US - San Diego, CA | Tags: refugees, video, LisaNova, resettlement, urban refugees, YouTube, urban farming, commmunity gardens, San Diego |
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