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@IRCPress You've been quoted in my #Storify story "Crisis in Darfur, 10 Years On" t.co/guLOti8F02
May 21, 2013
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RT @IRCPress: Race against time to aid new #Darfur #refugees in Chad before rains begin: t.co/z6eDBFeR1I
May 21, 2013
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RT @MoveEndViolence: Why do we need a #movement to end #VAWG? #MovementMaker Heidi Lehmann of @theIRC on the blog. t.co/H74c80BdAs
May 20, 2013
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May 20, 2013
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RT @IRCuk: Thanks @LCO_orchestra @RiyadNicolas @cadoganhall for an excellent concert & for supporting our work w. Syrian refugees #TheAsfar…
May 20, 2013
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Posted by The.IRC on October 15th, 2009
Since 2000, the International Rescue Committee has worked to bring water to the people of Ethiopia’s drought zones. Now, IRC water specialists are using cutting-edge technology to find and deliver this valuable resource. more »
Posted in Climate Change, Africa, Ethiopia | Tags: refugees, Blog Action Day, climate, drought, environment, environmental refugees, global warming, humanitarian, water | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on October 15th, 2009
Every year, the IRC aids millions of people displaced by conflict and war. But environmental degradation around the world is creating a new category of people known as “environmental refugees.” What’s more, their ranks are growing rapidly. more »
Posted in Climate Change | Tags: refugees, Blog Action Day, climate, drought, environment, environmental refugees, global warming, humanitarian, water |
Posted by The.IRC on June 4th, 2009
With few other opportunities to earn a livelihood in this part of Uganda, local clans are highly protective of their cattle and the few sources available to water them. So, when rival herders try to use their water supply, conflict can occur. And, in an area where automatic weapons are abundant, events can quickly escalate out of control. more »
Posted by joanne.offer on January 15th, 2009
Walking into the small field that once housed Noigam camp for internally displaced people (IDPs), it’s hard to imagine that only a few months ago almost 4,000 people lived on this tiny patch of land. Everyone has moved on now, some to transit camps and some back into their homes. In fact, the only signs that they were ever here are the latrines and water pump installed by the IRC’s emergency response team. more »
Posted in Health, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, farming, humanitarian, Joanne Offer in Kenya, water |
Posted by joanne.offer on January 14th, 2009
They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. And in this case it’s entirely true. In the bottle on the left, is water taken straight from Lake Cariari near Bahai in eastern Chad. On the right, is water taken from the lake that’s been filtered, treated and chlorinated by the IRC’s water treatment plant in nearby Oure Cassoni camp for Darfuri refugees. Which one would you rather drink? more »
Posted in Humanitarian Aid, Africa, Chad, South Sudan | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, water, Darfur | 6 Comments
Posted by joanne.offer on November 5th, 2008
I’m now even further north and further east in Chad – in a small village called Bahai, which is around 2km from the border with Darfur, or so I’m told. In reality, it seems that no one knows exactly where the border is. There’s no formal crossing point or line of demarcation, but general consensus implies that Darfur starts on the other side of the village’s ‘wadi’ or riverbed. more »
Posted in Health, Africa | Tags: refugees, Bahai, humanitarian, Joanne Offer in Chad, water | 1 Comments
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on October 27th, 2008
Here are some new photos from Myanmar from Anne C. Richard, the IRC's vice president for government relations and advocacy. Anne recently returned from a visit to the Irawaddy Delta region, where the IRC has been assisting communities that were among those hit hardest by Cyclone Nargis. more »
Posted in Humanitarian Aid, Asia, Myanmar | Tags: refugees, Anne Richard, cyclone, Cyclone Nargis, humanitarian, sanitation, water |
Posted by emily.holland on August 11th, 2008
Kedija, a 30-year-old mother of nine, used to walk four hours every day---two hours each way---to collect water for her husband and children. Not only did this chore consume most of Kedija’s day, the water she brought back was often undrinkable. more »
Posted in Women, Africa | Tags: refugees, Emily and Daniella in Ethiopia, humanitarian, the IRC, water | 4 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on June 25th, 2008
I took this photo while visiting the village Sheikh Misri in Nangarhar Province in eastern Afghanistan. This village has been newly created by the Government of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation to assist Afghan refugees who are returning to Afghanistan from Pakistan or Iran after living abroad... more »
Posted in Humanitarian Aid, Asia, Afghanistan | Tags: refugees, Afghans, humanitarian, water | 3 Comments
Posted by joanne.offer on June 16th, 2008
Trips to the field are great for learning about what the IRC is doing well, as well as learning about how we could do things even better next time. So when we visited Narusebo village, a relatively short but very bumpy drive from Lodwar Town, we had a long talk with the men and women of the village's water committee. more »
Posted in Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, Joanne Offer in Kenya, water |
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