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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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May 16, 2013
VOICES FROM THE FIELD THE IRC BLOG
Syrian Refugees
Posted by Ned Colt on June 20th, 2012
An IRC doctor provides treatment to Syrian refugees in Jordan who have limited access to medical care. The IRC has opened two clinics in Jordan. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, Syria Crisis, Middle East, Jordan | Tags: Jordan, health, Syrian refugees, clinic | 5 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on June 14th, 2012
A nurse examines a young patient at one of two medical clinics the IRC opened this week in northern Jordan. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, Syria Crisis, Middle East, Jordan | Tags: health, Syrian refugees | 1 Comments
Posted by Ned Colt on June 12th, 2012
IRC medical teams are now treating patients at two clinics serving Syrian refugees in Jordan who have fled fighting at home. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, Syria Crisis, Syria, Middle East | Tags: refugees, health, Syrian refugees |
Posted by The.IRC on May 17th, 2012
There are now an estimated 30,000 Syrian refugees in Jordan. About half of them are women -- but we don't often hear about them. more »
Posted in Women, Urban Refugees, Syria Crisis, Middle East, Jordan | Tags: Jordan, girls, women, protection, Syrian refugees |
Posted by The.IRC on April 12th, 2012
Promising news as a United Nations-brokered truce brings a day of relative quiet to Syria after weeks of escalating violence. “Syria is apparently experiencing a rare moment of calm on the ground,” international envoy Kofi Annan said in a statement today. more »
Posted in Syria Crisis, Jordan | Tags: Syrian refugees |
Posted by Ned Colt on April 2nd, 2012
No one knows for certain how many Syrian refugees have fled to Jordan, but what is evident is that many are unable to support themselves. more »
Posted in Refuge, Syria Crisis, Middle East, Jordan | Tags: urban refugees, Syrian refugees |
Posted by Ned Colt on March 26th, 2012
While many of us think of massive tent cities when we consider refugees, increasingly -- as in the case of Syrians fleeing their country -- many are moving into urban areas, which makes them more difficult to find and support. more »
Posted in Refuge, Urban Refugees, Syria Crisis, Jordan | Tags: refugees, urban refugees, conflict, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees | 1 Comments
Posted by Luan Meraku on March 19th, 2012
The IRC is providing emergency support for Syrian refugees in Jordan, whose numbers are increasing daily. Here, the view from IRC deputy regional director Luan Meraku. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Urban Refugees, Syria Crisis, Jordan | Tags: urban refugees, conflict, emergency response, Syrian refugees |
Posted by The.IRC on March 16th, 2012
The IRC's Luan Meraku describes the atmosphere of fear that pervades the Syrian refugee community in Jordan. Learn how the IRC is assisting these "petrified" refugees as violence in Syria escalates. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Syria Crisis, Jordan | Tags: emergency relief, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees, Syria crisis |
Posted by The.IRC on March 7th, 2012
As civil conflict and violence engulf the entire country of Syria, thousands of families are fleeing for safety. Please make an emergency donation today that will help the IRC deliver critical aid to Syrian families. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Women, Syria Crisis, Syria, Middle East, Jordan | Tags: refugees, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees | 4 Comments
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