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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 Anne.Richard on March 13th, 2012
Thanks to the "KONY 2012" video made by the San Diego-based organization Invisible Children, millions of people are suddenly interested in humanitarian crises in Central Africa. This is great news, but the challenge now is to translate that concern into constructive activism... more »
Posted in Advocacy, Africa, Uganda | Tags: LRA, Advocacy, take action, Joseph Kony, KONY 2012 |
Posted by Elisabeth.Roesch on August 15th, 2011
At a packed Congressional briefing on August 4, my colleague Elizabeth Pender, the IRC's emergency technical advisor for women’s protection and empowerment, spoke about violence against women and girls who are fleeing the famine in Somalia. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: drought, Advocacy, take action, Somalia, women, humanitarian aid, famine, Elizabeth Pender | 2 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on August 12th, 2010
Today marks International Youth Day. For the more than 8 million displaced young people—ages 15 to 24—around the world, there is little cause for celebration. more »
Posted in Children & Youth | Tags: children, youth, Women's Refugee Commission, International Youth Day, take action |
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