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Urban Refugees

"Hidden Lives: The Untold Story of Urban Refugees" opens in New York
Posted by The.IRC on June 19th, 2013
Working with the IRC, photographer Andrew McConnell spent many months documenting the lives of refugees in eight cities across four continents: "Hidden Lives: The Untold Story of Urban Refugees," goes on public view in New York City on June 21. more »
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A year of health care
Posted by Ned Colt on June 12th, 2013
This week marks one year since the IRC opened two primary health care centers in the Jordanian border cities of Mafraq and Ramtha. In that single year, close to 22,000 Syrian refugees have received checkups, pre- and post- natal care, and prescriptions for free medicine from local pharmacies. more »
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Quoted: David Miliband on the IRC's humanitarian work in Kenya
Posted by The.IRC on May 31st, 2013
David Miliband, former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom, blogs in Huffington Post UK about his visit this week to International Rescue Committee programs in Kenya. Miliband will succeed George Rupp as the IRC’s president and CEO in September. more »
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Our New Roots web series named a Webby Awards Honoree
Posted by The.IRC on April 10th, 2013
We're thrilled to announce that our 9-episode web series, "New Roots in the Bronx," has just been selected as an Official Honoree in the 17th Annual Webby Awards! more »
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Hard living in the city
Posted by Peter.Biro on April 10th, 2013
Malaysia is home to one of the largest urban refugee populations in the world. Refugees live in constant fear of arrest, abuse and detention; they struggle to find work and are at risk of exploitative employers. In a new report entitled, “In Search of Survival and Sanctuary in the City,” the IRC details the hardships faced by Burmese refugees living in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur. more »
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Photo Share: Nurse at work, Jordan
Posted by The.IRC on February 27th, 2013
Nurse Areej Obiedat performs a blood test on a pregnant Syrian refugee in an IRC clinic in the Jordanian city of Mafraq. 70% of Syrian refugees who have fled their country's civil war live outside of refugee camps. more »
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Sarah Wayne Callies: It can be done
Posted by Sarah Wayne Callies on February 19th, 2013
Things are bad for Syrian refugees right now, despite the generosity of their hosts in Jordan, northern Iraq and elsewhere. Conditions are desperate in many places, and it’s heartbreaking to see children living in muddy tents... more »
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A first in South Sudan’s capital: A resource for “urban refugees”
Posted by terah.edun on February 19th, 2013
Teacher Gizma Abdelnebi arrived in South Sudan's capital, Juba, one year ago after fleeing conflict in Sudan. A new IRC information and counseling center in the city is providing support for "urban refugees" like Gizma and her family. more »
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Sarah Wayne Callies: Frying pans and fires
Posted by Sarah Wayne Callies on February 15th, 2013
Actress and IRC Voice Sarah Wayne Callies visits Syrian women in Mafraq, a city in northern Jordan about ten miles from the border with Syria. They are among tens of thousands of Syrian refugees who have foregone camps to fend for themselves in cities in Jordan, Iraq, and Turkey. more »
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"Our city was under attack"
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 »
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