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@LCO_orchestra @RiyadNicolas @cadoganhall Hope it's an amazing night! Thanks for your support.
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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Call Senate Judiciary Cttee & urge them to pass #CIR that includes protections for asylees & #refugees: t.co/4OQrSoAGVt #CIRmarkup
May 16, 2013
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Posted by The.IRC on January 18th, 2013
"When I'm here in the garden, I feel like I'm home." So says Ugandan refugee Luchia Lokonyen, who finds healing in a 600 square-foot IRC New Roots garden. Watch NBC video more »
Posted in Resettlement, New Roots, United States, US - San Diego, CA | Tags: refugees, community gardening, new roots, resettlement, urban farming, Ugandan refugees, Luchia Lokonyen |
Posted by The.IRC on January 17th, 2013
Watch our partner the ONE Campaign's video about the United States foreign aid budget and tell Congress that we cannot end these lifesaving programs. more »
Posted in Advocacy, United States | Tags: ONE, Advocacy, foreign aid, humanitarian aid |
Posted by The.IRC on January 7th, 2013
Today's Wall Street Journal features the story of Burmese refugee Ah Lun, who found a job at one of Soho's hottest restaurants — the David Burke Kitchen — through the IRC’s New Roots program. more »
Posted in Resettlement, New Roots, United States, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, Burmese refugees, new roots, urban farming, community gardens, David Burke, Ah Lun | 1 Comments
Posted by The.IRC on December 31st, 2012
IRC president George Rupp comments on the "fiscal cliff" in the Huffington Post, urging U.S. leaders to "forge a comprehensive compact that unites us rather than offer small measures that divide us." more »
Posted in United States | Tags: George Rupp, fiscal cliff |
Posted by George.Rupp on December 31st, 2012
From San Diego to the South Bronx, the IRC's New Roots program is enabling hundreds of resettled refugees to grow their own healthy foods and earn income. more »
Posted in Resettlement, New Roots, United States, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, Burmese refugees, new roots, urban farming, community gardens, David Burke, Drew Gardens, Ah Lun, GR 2012 |
Posted by The.IRC on December 25th, 2012
Taken from his wife and son in 1999, Ethiopian refugee Tilihun Liben reunited with them last week in Tucson, Arizona, through the IRC's assistance. "This is my gift for me, a Christmas gift," he said. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - Tucson, AZ | Tags: refugees, resettlement, Ethiopian refugees |
Posted by Sarah Wayne Callies on December 24th, 2012
Actress Sarah Wayne Callies is a long-time supporter of the IRC's work helping refugees rebuild their lives. She shares her own family’s refugee story, and talks about the spirit of renewal embodied in the refugee gardens she's visited in Thailand and the U.S. more »
Posted in Resettlement, Humanitarian Aid, Asia, United States, US - Seattle, WA, Thailand | Tags: Burmese refugees, Sarah Wayne Callies |
Posted by The.IRC on December 24th, 2012
Why buy gifts for people who already have plenty when there are so many who do not?” That was the question circling the Thanksgiving table this year as my family began to talk about what to do for Christmas. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - Wichita, KS | Tags: refugees, resettlement, Sudanese refugees |
Posted by The.IRC on December 20th, 2012
The IRC’s Peter Biro first met Ismail Arafat and Safirah Omar, refugees from Myanmar, in May 2011 as they were embarking upon a new life in Utah with their baby daughter. Find out how the young family is doing today. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - Salt Lake City, UT | Tags: refugees, Burmese refugees, resettlement |
Posted by The.IRC on December 12th, 2012
In spring and summer, at a busy intersection in the South Bronx, refugees from around the world gather at one of New York City’s hidden gems—Drew Gardens—where they spend the day tending vegetable beds, learning about nutrition and trading stories about their new lives in the United States. more »
Posted in Resettlement, New Roots, United States, US - New York, NY | Tags: new roots, urban gardening, community gardens, Drew Gardens, Ah Lun |
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