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@IRCPress You've been quoted in my #Storify story "Crisis in Darfur, 10 Years On" t.co/guLOti8F02
May 21, 2013
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RT @IRCPress: Race against time to aid new #Darfur #refugees in Chad before rains begin: t.co/z6eDBFeR1I
May 21, 2013
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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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Posted by The.IRC on September 29th, 2011
Chandra Sangrula welcomes fellow Bhutanese Nepali refugee Dhana Thapa to Tucson with an IRC "welcome basket," as part of a program that helps newly-arrived female refugees cope with the stress of resettlement. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - Tucson, AZ | Tags: refugee resettlement, resettlement, United States, Photo of the Day |
Posted by The.IRC on September 26th, 2011
For newly arrived refugee women -- like newborn Joseph Laltha Sang's mother -- the prospect of having a baby in an unfamiliar environment can be overwhelming. The IRC’s pregnancy support program helps make the experience easier. more »
Posted in Health, United States, US - Baltimore, MD | Tags: refugees, health, resettlement, women, Photo of the Day, maternal health |
Posted by The.IRC on September 20th, 2011
International Rescue Committee president and Clinton Global Initiative conference speaker George Rupp blogged about community-led development from the 2010 CGI gathering in New York. more »
Posted in Post conflict, United States, US - New York, HQ | Tags: George Rupp, Clinton Global Initiative, community-led development |
Posted by The.IRC on September 16th, 2011
Today the IRC was pleased to announce that actress Rashida Jones has become an IRC Voice—joining other prominent young artists who use their voices to spotlight the critical needs of refugees and others uprooted by violence and natural disasters. more »
Posted in IRC Voice, United States, US - New York, HQ | Tags: refugees, humanitarian aid, IRC Voices, Rashida Jones, Photo of the Day |
Posted by The.IRC on September 13th, 2011
A late summer harvest of cherry tomatoes and peppers from the IRC's New Roots Garden in the Bronx. The garden is tended by refugees from Bhutan, Cameroon, Pakistan and Afghanistan. more »
Posted in New Roots, United States, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, Bronx, new roots, resettlement, Photo of the Day, urban gardening, community gardens |
Posted by The.IRC on September 8th, 2011
Actress and IRC Voice Sarah Wayne Callies visits an International Rescue Committee literacy class for refugee women in Atlanta, where she spent the summer working on the second season of AMC’s hit series "The Walking Dead." more »
Posted in IRC Voice, United States, US - Atlanta, GA | Tags: refugees, resettlement, Atlanta, IRC Voices, Photo of the Day, Sarah Wayne Callies, literacy |
Posted by The.IRC on September 7th, 2011
The IRC's First Things First Family Learning Center in San Diego offers classes in English, literacy and basic life skills for newly arrived refugee parents while helping their children get ready for kindergarten. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - San Diego, CA | Tags: children, refugees, education. San Diego, Photo of the Day |
Posted by The.IRC on September 6th, 2011
Five years after being separated from his young daughter, Nura, Idris Ismail — a refugee from Eritrea — is reunited with her with the help of the IRC in Salt Lake City. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - Salt Lake City, UT | Tags: refugees, resettlement, Salt Lake City, Eritrean refugees, Photo of the Day |
Posted by The.IRC on September 1st, 2011
For seven weeks this summer, the IRC's Newcomer School Readiness Program in Seattle helped newly arrived refugee children and teens prepare for the upcoming school year — their first in the United States. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - Seattle, WA | Tags: children, refugees, resettlement, education, photos, Seattle, United States, Photo of the Day |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on August 29th, 2011
As the East Coast of the United States cleans up after Hurricane Irene, the Gulf Coast is commemorating the sixth anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Katrina. Back in 2005, IRC refugee resettlement offices across the country extended aid to families who were displaced by Katrina. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - Atlanta, GA | Tags: resettlement, natural disasters, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Irene, Irene |
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