News, Photos & Video › VOICES FROM THE FIELD <span>THE IRC BLOG</span>
Sign Up
Since 1933, the IRC has provided hope and humanitarian aid to refugees and other victims of oppression and violent conflict around the world.
The IRC on Twitter
-
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
-
@infoasaid Thanks for sharing that resource. We'll pass it on to our media team.
Feb 8, 2012
-
@winmitch No, it's not the same program. More on our programs in Kenya: t.co/Py9peewR.
Feb 8, 2012
-
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
-
In #Congo’s massive southern province of Katanga, the IRC's community-driven reconstruction program, ‘Tuungane,’ h t.co/y42qNqLO
Feb 8, 2012
VOICES FROM THE FIELD THE IRC BLOG
United States
Posted by The.IRC on February 3rd, 2012
Big congratulations to Romeo Diahn: The 22-year-old from Liberia — who fled a bloody civil war, endured life in a refugee camp, and then started over in Oregon— is now on his way to Hollywood and the next stage of the American Idol competition. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States | Tags: refugees, Liberian refugees | 0 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on January 27th, 2012
This afternoon Brooke Hauser, author of “The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens,” visited our New York headquarters for a discussion about the challenges young refugees must overcome in their new lives in America. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - New York, NY | Tags: youth, refugees, education, The New Kids, Brooke Hauser, James Lenton | 0 Comments
Posted by zaineb_irc on January 17th, 2012
My younger brother Ahmed was killed because he loved Iraq and wanted to work for peace. Ahmed was a top student at Baghdad University, where he majored in English and was studying to be an interpreter. more »
Posted in Iraqi Refugees, Middle East, United States, US - Silver Spring, MD, Iraq | Tags: refugees, Iraqi refugees, Iraq war, resettlement, conflict, humanitarian aid | 10 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on January 12th, 2012
The IRC hosted a panel discussion today in Miami to mark the second anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti that killed more than 200,000 people and devastated the capital, Port-au-Prince. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Caribbean, United States, US - Miami, FL, Haiti | Tags: Haiti Earthquake, natural disasters, IRC Voice | 0 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on January 3rd, 2012
In the Washington Post: Bhutanese refugees both young and old navigate the ups and downs of acclimating to an unfamiliar new land. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - Silver Spring, MD | Tags: refugees, bhutanese refugees, resettlement | 0 Comments
Posted by George.Rupp on December 31st, 2011
Two new IRC programs help refugees deepen their roots in America while staying connected to traditions and identities they left behind overseas. more »
Posted in New Roots, United States | Tags: new roots, citizenship | 0 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on December 29th, 2011
Critical U.S. programs that give sanctuary to Iraqis who are in danger because they worked for the U.S. military are mired in bureaucratic delays. Meanwhile, millions of internally displaced Iraqis languish in urban slums and squatter settlements, growing increasingly destitute. more »
Posted in Iraqi Refugees, Middle East, United States, Iraq | Tags: refugees, Iraqi refugees, resettlement | 0 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on December 24th, 2011
Best wishes for a joyful and peaceful holiday season from all of us at the International Rescue Committee. more »
Posted in United States, US - Salt Lake City, UT | Tags: refugees, resettlement, thanks | 0 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on December 22nd, 2011
On this first day of winter, a special word of thanks to IRC supporters who have given such a warm welcome to thousands of refugees who started new lives in the United States this year. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - Salt Lake City, UT | Tags: refugees, resettlement | 0 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on December 21st, 2011
Iraqi colleagues who work in the IRC’s refugee resettlement offices help to shine a spotlight on the ongoing crisis in Iraq by sharing personal accounts of the dangers and threats they have faced. First, Noor and Ali's story. more »
Posted in Iraqi Refugees, Middle East, United States, US - Salt Lake City, UT, Iraq | Tags: refugees, Iraqi refugees | 0 Comments
Contributors
































