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May 24, 2013
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May 24, 2013
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May 24, 2013
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Myanmar
Posted by Peter.Biro on May 16th, 2013
International Rescue Committee teams in Myanmar are preparing to assist thousands of people caught in the destructive path of Cyclone Mahasen. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Asia, Myanmar | Tags: natural disasters, Cyclone Mahasen |
Posted by Peter.Biro on July 14th, 2011
I took these photographs of actress and IRC Voice Rashida Jones this week as she was visiting the Tham Hin refugee camp in Thailand. The camp’s residents have fled war and upheaval in Myanmar and have lived in the camp for years, or in some cases, decades. more »
Posted in Rashida Jones, Asia, Thailand | Tags: refugees, Burmese refugees, Tham Hin, myanmar, Thailand, humanitarian aid, IRC Voices, Rashida Jones |
Posted by Peter.Biro on December 3rd, 2010
It is early morning in Wat Maha Wong, a Buddhist temple overlooking the muddy Moei River on the Thailand side of the border with Myanmar. Hundreds of ragged and exhausted people huddle on straw mats waiting for food and medical care. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Thailand | Tags: refugees, Burmese refugees, emergency, health, humanitarian, water, myanmar, Thailand, photos, conflict | 2 Comments
Posted by Peter.Biro on June 9th, 2010
In the northern Thai town of Mae Sot, the IRC’s Peter Biro recently met U Mya Aye, a Burmese farmer being treated for tuberculosis at the IRC-supported Mae Tao Clinic. more »
Posted by The.IRC on February 19th, 2009
Posted in Health, Humanitarian Aid, Asia, Myanmar | Tags: refugees, humanitarian | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on October 31st, 2008
Posted in Health, Humanitarian Aid, Asia, Myanmar | Tags: refugees, Gordon Bacon, humanitarian | 1 Comments
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on October 27th, 2008
Posted in Advocacy, Children & Youth, Health, Humanitarian Aid, Asia, Myanmar | Tags: refugees, Cyclone Nargis, humanitarian | 2 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 Kate Sands Adams on October 2nd, 2008
Posted in Health, Humanitarian Aid, Asia, Myanmar | Tags: refugees, Cyclone Nargis, humanitarian |
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