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RT @wrcommission: Ever think cell phones could help protect children's rights? Well they are! Find out how in this new #blog t.co ...
Feb 8, 2012
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@infoasaid Thanks for sharing that resource. We'll pass it on to our media team.
Feb 8, 2012
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@winmitch No, it's not the same program. More on our programs in Kenya: t.co/Py9peewR.
Feb 8, 2012
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Make a difference in the life of a #refugee - volunteer with the IRC in Tucson! Your skills & passions needed: t.co/N6PPdMbM
Feb 8, 2012
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In #Congo’s massive southern province of Katanga, the IRC's community-driven reconstruction program, ‘Tuungane,’ h t.co/y42qNqLO
Feb 8, 2012
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Posted by The.IRC on February 8th, 2012
Stories of horrific violence in Congo are all too common; however, there are even more attacks—especially on women and children—that we don’t hear about. Learn how an IRC-affiliated program is using cell phones to connect those who have experienced violence with those who can help them. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: children, Sexual Violence, Women's Rights, human rights, child soldiers, Women's Refugee Commission, South Kivu, conflict, women, Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict | 0 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on January 4th, 2012
At first, she said, they treated her “like a queen.” But shortly after recruiting then-nine-year-old Sofia from a small village in Colombia, the guerilla fighters began beating and raping her. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Colombia | Tags: Women's Refugee Commission, Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict | 0 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on September 6th, 2011
Sarah Costa, executive director of IRC affiliate Women's Refugee Commission, discusses why it's time to put the lives and safety of women and girls who are fleeing the drought in Somalia at the top of the humanitarian agenda. more »
Posted in Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: refugees, drought, refugee camps, Women's Refugee Commission, natural disasters, Dadaab, women, famine, Somalia Refugees | 0 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on April 21st, 2011
One thousand women and girls die every day from pregnancy-related causes. A new Women’s Refugee Commission initiative launching tomorrow will connect health care providers working in crisis zones to one another to help reduce these staggering maternal mortality numbers. more »
Posted in Health | Tags: refugees, health, humanitarian, pregnancy, Women's Refugee Commission, maternal mortality | 0 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on January 18th, 2011
The average refugee situation lasts 17 years. When wars end and refugees go home, they often find they don't have the skills they need to get jobs, start their own businesses, and help their countries rebuild. more »
Posted in Post conflict | Tags: refugees, video, humanitarian, refugee camps, Sudanese refugees, livelihoods, Women's Refugee Commission | 0 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on December 13th, 2010
I stepped off of a teeming street into Aamina’s apartment, where the floury, slightly sour scent of injera lingered in the air. A round stove, a small TV, and a set of bunk beds lined the teal-gray walls of the one-room flat that Aamina shares with her two children and two employees. more »
Posted in Advocacy, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, Nairobi, urban refugees, Women's Refugee Commission, Ethiopian refugees, refugees in Kenya, Eastleigh | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on December 9th, 2010
The Women’s Refugee Commission traveled to Kenya’s Kakuma and Dadaab camps this summer. There they spoke with refugee women who risk being attacked when they leave the camps to collect firewood to cook food rations for their families. more »
Posted in Women, Kenya | Tags: refugees, firewood, refugee camps, Women's Refugee Commission, photos, conflict, women, fuel | 0 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on November 11th, 2010
This summer I traveled to the Dadaab region in Kenya, where three refugee camps—among the largest in the world—host nearly 300,000 refugees. In the camps, I met refugee women who talked with me about their struggle to find enough firewood to cook for their families. more »
Posted in Women, Kenya | Tags: refugees, refugee camps, Sexual Violence, livelihoods, Women's Refugee Commission, Kenya, conflict, Dadaab, Somali refugees, fuel and firewood, women | 0 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on September 10th, 2010
Our affiliate organization the Women’s Refugee Commission recently posted a thought-provoking piece on their blog, illustrating the challenges and needs faced by people with disabilities in the aftermath of January’s devastating earthquake. more »
Posted in Disabilities, Haiti | Tags: humanitarian, Women's Refugee Commission, Haiti Earthquake, natural disasters, disabilities | 0 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 | 0 Comments
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