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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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@Doylech @oneworldadopt @Just_Naomi_chan @socialfund @AFRIpads @tamaraduker @lynndalsing @HuTerra @scribblymouse thanks for your support!
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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Call members of Senate Judiciary Ctte & ask them to retain #CIR provisions that protect refugees & asylees t.co/xLIoPRWloc #CIRmarkup
May 20, 2013
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#CIRmarkup: Sec. 3405 of U.S. #CIR bill is in markup right now. It contains important protections for #refugees, asylees & stateless people.
May 20, 2013
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Posted by The.IRC on November 9th, 2012
People displaced by Nigeria’s worst seasonal floods in 50 years have been able to start returning to their homes, the IRC's team on the ground reports. Many will return with no resources to begin recovery. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Africa | Tags: natural disasters, emergency response, humanitarian aid, Nigeria floods |
Posted by The.IRC on October 19th, 2012
Floods in Nigeria have forced thousands of families from their homes and have spread across half the nation. more »
Posted in Natural Disasters, Africa |
Posted by Sinziana.Demian on October 12th, 2012
It is a blazing hot afternoon in Mikenge, a village in the highlands of South Kivu province, when 19-year-old Joyeuse staggers through the gates of the brand new hospital. more »
Posted in Health, Africa, D.R. Congo | Tags: health, Malaria, South Kivu, humanitarian aid | 1 Comments
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on October 12th, 2012
For the past few years, the coastal town of Hobyo in central Somalia made news for all the wrong reasons—hijackings of cargo ships at sea and kidnappings of foreigners on land. Despite the dangers, the IRC launched a primary health care program there this July. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Health, Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Somalia | Tags: drought, malnutrition, famine, We Can Be Heroes |
Posted by The.IRC on October 2nd, 2012
As part of Half the Sky by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, actress Eva Mendes visited the IRC-supported Girls With a Future program in Freetown, Sierra Leone. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Gender based Violence, Women, Education, Africa, Sierra Leone | Tags: Sexual Violence, education, Half the Sky, Eva Mendes, Girls With a Future |
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on October 2nd, 2012
IRC medical staff members have been treating cases of cholera since mid-September in Hagadera refugee camp, part of the massive Dadaab refugee complex in northeastern Kenya. more »
Posted in Health, Horn of Africa Drought, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, health, cholera, Somali refugees, Dadaab |
Posted by Sinziana.Demian on September 28th, 2012
A widow for several years, Fatuma Kitete could not keep up the monthly school fees of $2.50 per child. Now her daughters attend a free IRC accelerated learning center, where they are making up for lost time. more »
Posted in Children & Youth, Education, Africa, D.R. Congo | 1 Comments
Posted by melissa.winkler on September 28th, 2012
In crisis zones where the IRC provides aid, millions of women and girls have witnessed extreme violence, suffered immeasurable loss, endured the chaos of displacement and experienced unimaginable abuse and brutality. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Protection, Women, Africa, D.R. Congo, Kenya, Somalia | Tags: Sexual Violence, water, women, Half the Sky | 2 Comments
Posted by Peter.Biro on September 6th, 2012
As the world’s newest nation struggles to recover from decades of war, the IRC is helping South Sudanese reestablish family and community farms. more »
Posted in Post conflict, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: agriculture, conflict | 1 Comments
Posted by Jane Yang on August 23rd, 2012
Around the world, many people living with asthma have difficulty taking their medication using inhalers. An IRC pharmacist in a Kenyan refugee camp has come up with an inexpensive and eco-friendly solution. more »
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