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Sarah Wayne Callies: Fear and hope confront a visitor to Thai refugee camps
Posted by Sarah Wayne Callies on February 21st, 2012
'IRC Voice' Sarah Wayne Callies considers her hopes and fears about her visit this week to camps on Thailand's border with Myanmar, also known as Burma, where the IRC assists Burmese refugees who have fled conflict and economic hardship at home. more »
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Sarah Wayne Callies: Burma/Myanmar, “obscure and obscured”
Posted by Sarah Wayne Callies on February 17th, 2012
IRC Voice Sarah Wayne Callies shares what she's learned as she prepares to visit camps on Thailand's border with Myanmar, also known as Burma, where the IRC assists Burmese refugees who have fled conflict and economic hardship at home. more »
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Sarah Wayne Callies: Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Posted by Sarah Wayne Callies on February 14th, 2012
As she prepares to visit camps in Thailand where Burmese refugees have been living in limbo for two decades, IRC Voice Sarah Wayne Callies reflects on the hopes and dreams shared by refugees and Americans alike. more »
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Noted: Rashida Jones blogs about the IRC in the Huffington Post
Posted by Rashida Jones on December 19th, 2011
Check out IRC Voice Rashida Jones’s blog, “The Best Gifts Save Lives,” in the Huffington Post. Rashida describes her visits to IRC programs in San Diego and Thailand and talks about the IRC Rescue Gifts she's giving for the holidays. more »
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Photo of the Day: Burmese refugee family, Thailand
Posted by The.IRC on November 1st, 2011
Tens of thousands of Burmese refugees live in Thailand and Malaysia. Many live in refugee camps along the Thailand-Myanmar border. The IRC provides the camps with healthcare, water and other services. more »
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Photo of the Day: Rising floodwaters, Thailand
Posted by The.IRC on October 28th, 2011
Thailand's capital, Bangkok, is now threatend by widespread flooding after three months of heavy monsoon rains that devastated rural communities to the north. more »
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Crisis Watch: Floodwaters sweep through Thailand
Posted by The.IRC on October 27th, 2011
After three months of steady monsoon rains, Thailand is battling its worst flooding in 50 years. The IRC is working with local authorities to assist some of the poorest people in the country to be affected by the devastation. more »
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Photo of the Day: Navigating the floods, Thailand
Posted by The.IRC on October 25th, 2011
Paddling a makeshift boat through a flooded street in Bangkok's Rangsi area. The IRC is offering support to Burmese refugee and migrant workers who have been stranded by the worst floods to hit Thailand in half a century. more »
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Photo Share: Rashida Jones with the IRC in Thailand
Posted by Peter.Biro on July 14th, 2011
I took these photographs of actress and IRC Voice Rashida Jones this week as she was visiting the Tham Hin refugee camp in Thailand. The camp’s residents have fled war and upheaval in Myanmar and have lived in the camp for years, or in some cases, decades. more »
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Mothers' Stories: Lay Htoo, Thailand
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on May 8th, 2011
Happy Mother's Day! Over the past week we've been sharing some of our favorite stories about mothers. Today -- Lay Htoo and her newborn at the Tham Hin refugee camp, near the Thailand-Myanmar border. more »
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