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Posted by The.IRC on March 6th, 2009
For a big chunk of January, I was in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Northern Iraq, talking with Iraqis who fled their homes because they were targeted for violence. Their stories are reflected in a letter to President Obama that I co-drafted and that IRC has signed, along with 43 other leading non-governmental organizations (NGOs) more »
Posted by Misha Cohen on March 3rd, 2009
Greeted by their first kiss of snow, Chet Nath, his wife, Uma, and their five-year-old son, Kushal, reach refuge in New York City—17 years after Chet Nath and Uma were exiled from their homes in Bhutan. more »
Posted by The.IRC on February 27th, 2009
Today, President Obama made a major speech about U.S. Iraq policy that included a statement about the situation for vulnerable Iraqis — inside Iraq and in the region as refugees — and the planned U.S. response. more »
Posted by The.IRC on February 25th, 2009
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on November 26th, 2008

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