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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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Sexual Violence
Posted by The.IRC on May 21st, 2013
Heidi Lehmann is director of the IRC's women's protection and empowerment programs. In a new video for the NoVo Foundation, she shares her motivation for being part of the movement to end violence against women and girls. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Women, Domestic Violence | Tags: girls, Sexual Violence, women, Novo Foundation |
Posted by The.IRC on April 3rd, 2013
Congo is often described as one of the worst places in the world to be a woman, because of its high rates of maternal mortality and sexual assault and other serious threats to women and girls. But that’s only part of the story. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Women, Domestic Violence, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: Sexual Violence, women |
Posted by The.IRC on March 26th, 2013
Yesterday, British Foreign Secretary William Hague and actress Angelina Jolie visited a displacement camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where the IRC is working to prevent violence against women and girls. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Women, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: North Kivu, Sexual Violence, women | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on February 14th, 2013
From Bukavu to Brooklyn, a roundup of IRC staff, supporters and members of the communities we serve participating in #1BillionRising events on February 14, the 15th anniversary of the V-Day movement to end violence against women. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Gender based Violence, Women, Domestic Violence | Tags: Sexual Violence, women, how to help, One Billion Risisng |
Posted by Sarah Wayne Callies on February 13th, 2013
I have been anticipating and dreading the Domiz camp women’s meeting for weeks. It was from Domiz camp that I heard the reports of sexual violence I wrote about in my first blog. Two days ago we finally sat down to talk together. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Women, Syria Crisis, Middle East, Iraq | Tags: refugees, Sexual Violence, women, Syrian refugees, Syria crisis, Kurdish refugees, sarahwaynecallies_syria | 5 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on February 12th, 2013
On Thursday, February 14, IRC staff members across the United States and around the world are joining One Billion Rising, to dance, rise up and demand an end to violence and sexual abuse against women and girls. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Gender based Violence, Women | Tags: Sexual Violence, Advocacy, women, how to help | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on February 11th, 2013
Tune in tonight for the rebroadcast of Half the Sky by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn on PBS. Part 1 features the IRC's work in Sierra Leone to protect and empower survivors of sexual violence. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Women, Domestic Violence, Liberia | Tags: domestic violence, Sexual Violence, Women's Rights, women, Half the Sky |
Posted by The.IRC on January 30th, 2013
Thank you to everyone who sent a letter through our website, urging the Obama administration to ensure that sufficient U.S. funds go toward protecting Syrian women and girls. Your voice was heard. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Syria Crisis, Syria, Iraq, Jordan | Tags: refugees, Sexual Violence, un, women, Syrian refugees, Syria crisis |
Posted by Sarah Wayne Callies on January 28th, 2013
I’m ashamed to admit how afraid I am to go to the Middle East. I’m not afraid of being a half day’s walk from Syria’s war zone — I’m not afraid for my safety. I am afraid of the weight of the pain I will witness. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Gender based Violence, Women, Syria Crisis, Iraq, Jordan | Tags: Sexual Violence, conflict, women, humanitarian aid, IRC Voice, Syrian refugees, Syria crisis, sarahwaynecallies_syria | 4 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on January 25th, 2013
Next week leaders from around the world will gather in Kuwait in response to a United Nations appeal for $1.5 billion in urgently needed humanitarian assistance for uprooted Syrians. Urge Secretary Clinton to take a strong stand for survivors of sexual violence. more »
Posted in Syria Crisis, Iraq | Tags: refugees, Sexual Violence, Advocacy, conflict, howtohelp, Syrian refugees |
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