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May 17, 2013
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RT @DCComics: Amazing. 2.6k of you gave $150K+ to #WeCanBeHeroes. Big thanks from DCComics @SavetheChildren @mercycorps @theIRC t.co…
May 17, 2013
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Cyclone Mahasan update: It spared Myanmar almost entirely, and the storm’s impact in Rakhine State was minimal.
May 17, 2013
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Cyclone Mahasan update: Storm weakened & then dissipated Thurs, causing far less damage than had been feared as it passed over Bangladesh.
May 17, 2013
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May 16, 2013
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Lebanon
Posted by The.IRC on January 17th, 2013
Nearly two years into the crisis it is estimated that more than four million Syrians are now in dire need of assistance. New IRC photos capture the desperate conditions endured by Syrians sheltering in camps and cities in neighboring countries. more »
Posted in Syria Crisis, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon | Tags: peter biro, refugee camp, Syrian refugees, Syria crisis, Zaatari, Kurdish refugees |
Posted by Alina Potts on January 14th, 2013
For adolescents, fitting in is often hard—and it is certainly no exception as refugee in Lebanon. After the horrors many experienced in Syria, girls speak of the difficulties they face in their daily lives: how their new community treats them, how it feels to be teased or unable to go to school. more »
Posted in Syria Crisis, Lebanon | Tags: girls, Sexual Violence, Women's Rights, Syrian refugees, Syria crisis, ABAAD |
Posted by The.IRC on January 14th, 2013
Briefing Livestream 9:30am ET: Members of the IRC's Commission on Syrian Refugees will discuss the plight of those uprooted by the turmoil in Syria and what needs to be done. “The Middle East is once again facing a human displacement tragedy,” the commission states in a report released today. more »
Posted in Syria Crisis, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon | Tags: bhutanese refugees, Syria crisis |
Posted by Peter.Biro on December 24th, 2012
Fatima is one of the many women who have sought comfort and support in one of two centers for refugee women and girls that the IRC has opened in Lebanon in partnership with a local aid group. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, War, Women, Syria Crisis, Middle East, Lebanon | Tags: Sexual Violence, women, Syrian refugees, Syria crisis |
Posted by The.IRC on December 19th, 2012
The United Nations predicts that the number of refugees fleeing the steadily worsening conflict in Syria will more than double in the next six months. Here’s a look at the crisis in figures. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Syria Crisis, Middle East, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon | Tags: refugees, emergency relief, United Nations, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees, Syria crisis | 2 Comments
Posted by Ned Colt on November 6th, 2012
Already helping thousands of refugees in Jordan and Iraq, the IRC is launching humanitarian assistance programs in Lebanon for the growing number of Syrian refugees there. more »
Posted in Syria Crisis, Lebanon | Tags: refugees, Syria, emergency relief, girls, women, humanitarian aid, Women and Girls, Lebanon |
Posted by Ned Colt on October 18th, 2012
The IRC is expanding our support for Syrian refugee women and girls. Women are being directly targeted by rape and other forms of sexual violence -- and for them, the dangers do not end once they’ve fled the country. more »
Posted in Gender based Violence, Syria Crisis, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon | Tags: refugees, GBV, girls, women, Syrian refugees | 1 Comments
Posted by Ned Colt on September 27th, 2012
Yesterday was the deadliest day in Syria since the conflict began 18 months ago. With the surge in fighting forcing as many as 3,000 Syrians to flee their country each day, the UN has doubled its appeal for refugee aid. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Syria Crisis, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon | Tags: refugees, United Nations, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees |
Posted by The.IRC on August 22nd, 2012
Some 40,000 refugees from the brutal conflict in Syria have fled to neighboring Lebanon. More than half of them are women and girls. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Gender based Violence, Women, Syria Crisis, Lebanon | Tags: refugees, violence against women, emergency response, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees |
Posted by The.IRC on August 10th, 2012
The IRC’s Melanie Megevand in Jordan and Sanj Srikanthan in Lebanon discuss the Syrian refugee crisis on WNYC radio's "The Leonard Lopate Show." more »
Posted in Humanitarian Aid, Syria Crisis, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon | Tags: news, conflict, humanitarian aid, Syrian refugees, Syrian crisis, audio |
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