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RT @So_Jo1: @theIRC's Felix Leger on VOA today t.co/vzvenVNEJ1
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Posted by The.IRC on November 13th, 2012
The IRC continues its emergency relief efforts in Haiti to assist some of the most vulnerable people affected by Hurricane Sandy. Now we are also providing help to affected refugee communities in the United States. more »
Posted in Emergency Response, Resettlement, Elizabeth, NJ, Silver Spring, MD, United States, US - Atlanta, GA, US - Baltimore, MD, US - Charlottesville, VA, US - Miami, FL, US - New York, NY, US - Silver Spring, MD | Tags: refugees, emergency relief, resettlement, how to help, Hurricane Sandy |
Posted by The.IRC on March 23rd, 2012
The idea of the record-breaking “One World” flag came from IRC Voice Jencarlos Canela, the 22-year-old Cuban American actor and singer who was named the Carnival King this year. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - Miami, FL | Tags: Jencarlos Canela | 1 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 |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on August 26th, 2011
As Hurricane Irene makes its way up the East Coast of the United States, several cities where IRC aids resettled refugees sit right in the projected path of the storm. We’re battening down the hatches in these offices and helping refugees and IRC staff to prepare. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - Miami, FL, US - New York, NY | Tags: refugees, natural disasters, Hurricane Irene |
Posted by The.IRC on May 19th, 2011
Ernst Leo’s wife and oldest daughter were killed when their apartment collapsed in the earthquake that devastated Haiti’s capital on January 12, 2010. His younger daughter was trapped under the rubble for two days before she was rescued; her right arm had to be amputated. Today, the family is building a new life in Miami with the IRC’s support. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - Miami, FL | Tags: children, video, fathers, humanitarian, resettlement, news, natural disasters, Haiti, earthquake, Miami |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on January 12th, 2011
Baby Jenny Alexis was two months old when she was pulled alive from the rubble of her Port-au-Prince home four days after the devastating January 12, 2010 earthquake. Thought to be orphaned, Jenny was evacuated to a Southern Florida medical center for urgent treatment. more »
Posted in Resettlement, United States, US - Miami, FL, Haiti | Tags: children, Baby Jenny, humanitarian, resettlement, Haiti Earthquake, natural disasters |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on April 6th, 2010
It's just extraordinary that a two month old infant with serious injuries could survive three days under the rubble, that she would be found and evacuated to the U.S. for medical care, that her parents, informed that she was dead, would keep searching and eventually locate her more »
Posted in Resettlement, US - Miami, FL, Haiti | Tags: refugees, Baby Jenny, humanitarian, Haiti Earthquake, natural disasters |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on April 29th, 2008
Posted in United States, US - Miami, FL | Tags: refugees, Castro, Cuba, humanitarian |
Posted by The.IRC on October 10th, 2007
Posted in United States, US - Miami, FL | Tags: refugees, humanitarian |
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