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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 13th, 2013
The IRC's Sana Brosnan was interviewed for a recent PBS NewsHour report on the hardships facing Syrian refugees in Lebanon. She says the humanitarian crisis has evolved "very, very quickly." Watch video. more »
Posted in Syria Crisis, Lebanon | Tags: video, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees, Syria crisis |
Posted by Sarah Wayne Callies on February 8th, 2013
Darfur got George Clooney. Haiti got Sean Penn. Cambodia got Angelina Jolie. The Syrian Kurds got me, Sarah Wayne Callies. That is the simplest and most direct metric I know to convey how bad it is for them right now. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Syria Crisis, Syria, Iraq | Tags: refugees, refugee camps, conflict, humanitarian aid, IRC Voices, Syrian refugees, sarahwaynecallies_syria, Domiz | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on February 5th, 2013
"Our city was under attack and we were afraid our children would be injured or killed, so all my family and relatives fled — 48 people. We took cars, buses and vans. It took 23 days to travel the 200 miles to Jordan’s border." more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Syria Crisis, Jordan | Tags: refugees, urban refugees, conflict, quoted, Syrian refugees, Syria crisis |
Posted by The.IRC on February 4th, 2013
70% of Syrian refugees who have fled their country's civil war live outside of refugee camps. They struggle to buy food, water, fuel and clothing. Aid must be scaled up for urban refugees to help them survive. more »
Posted in Syria Crisis, Middle East, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon | Tags: refugees, urban refugees, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees, Syria crisis, infographic |
Posted by The.IRC on January 30th, 2013
This infographic from the IRC's recent report on the crisis in Syria shows the vast numbers of Syrians who are displaced within the country or who were forced to flee to neighboring countries to escape the ongoing violence. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Syria Crisis, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon | Tags: refugees, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees, Syria crisis, map |
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 The.IRC on January 29th, 2013
In a Jan. 29 statement, IRC president George Rupp called on donor countries to dramatically scale up aid for millions of Syrians. A donor conference on Jan. 30 seeks to raise $1.5 billion for the next six months. Learn how you can help. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Emergency Response, Syria Crisis, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon | Tags: Advocacy, how to help, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees, Syria crisis |
Posted by The.IRC on January 29th, 2013
"While the international news agenda is dominated by stories about the fighting and conjecture on when President Bashar al-Assad will fall, what has often been overlooked is the condition of those Syrian civilians struggling to survive." more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Syria Crisis, Jordan, Lebanon | Tags: refugees, emergency relief, IRC-UK, urban refugees, conflict, quoted, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees, Syria crisis |
Posted by The.IRC on January 25th, 2013
Actress Sarah Wayne Callies is a long-time supporter of the IRC — she's also one of our favorite bloggers. After writing about IRC programs in Thailand and the United States, she's now turning her attention to the humanitarian crisis in Syria. more »
Posted in Syria Crisis, Syria | Tags: refugees, conflict, IRC Voices, Syria crisis, sarahwaynecallies_syria |
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