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Posted by The.IRC on June 13th, 2013
On June 20, 2013 the IRC will join the United Nations in its annual salute to the courage of refugees, World Refugee Day. IRC offices around the world are marking World Refugee Day with a variety of events throughout the month of June. more »
Posted in Resettlement | Tags: refugees, World Refugee Day |
Posted by The.IRC on June 20th, 2012
While Esther was giving birth to triplets at an IRC clinic in Congo, fighting swept through her village forcing everyone, including her husband and other children to flee. She doesn’t know where they are and can’t return home. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Mothers, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: World Refugee Day, North Kivu, photos, conflict, mothers |
Posted by The.IRC on June 19th, 2012
Actress Rashida Jones talks about the most urgent refugee crises today and her work as an IRC Voice in an interview with MSN Causes for World Refugee Day. more »
Posted in IRC Voice | Tags: refugees, World Refugee Day, emergencies, quoted, humanitarian aid, IRC Voices |
Posted by The.IRC on May 31st, 2012
On June 20, 2012 the IRC will join the United Nations in its annual salute to the courage of refugees, World Refugee Day. Take part in our World Refugee Day Events throughout the month. more »
Posted in Resettlement | Tags: refugees, World Refugee Day, resettlement |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on June 18th, 2010
IRC president George Rupp speaks at a World Refugee Day event at the State Department, describing a "shared commitment" to assist refugees. more »
Tags: refugees, World Refugee Day, George Rupp, humanitarian |
Posted by joanne.offer on June 20th, 2009
The official statistics tell us that the population in Dadaab refugee camp has now exploded past 275,000. Even though I’ve seen this for myself, I find it hard to put such numbers into context, they are so unimaginably huge. The theme of this year’s World Refugee Day – real people, real needs – is therefore apt. more »
Posted in Health, Somalia | Tags: refugees, World Refugee Day, drought, humanitarian, hunger, refugee camps, Somali refugees in Kenya |
Posted by The.IRC on June 18th, 2009
The IRC was founded in 1933 at the suggestion of which famous refugee and Nobel Laureate? Find out when you take our World Refugee Day quiz honoring refugees — their incredible accomplishments, histories, and life stories. more »
Posted in Chad | Tags: refugees, World Refugee Day, humanitarian | 2 Comments
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on June 20th, 2008
Posted in Humanitarian Aid | Tags: refugees, World Refugee Day, Antonio Guterres, humanitarian |
Posted by joanne.offer on June 20th, 2008
Posted in Humanitarian Aid, Women, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, World Refugee Day, aid worker blog, humanitarian, Joanne Offer in Kenya, Nairobi |
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