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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
VOICES FROM THE FIELDTHE IRC BLOG
Every day, IRC humanitarian workers are rescuing lives. Here, they offer a glimpse of their experiences, the challenges they face and the courageous people they meet by sharing videos, photos and stories.
Posted by Joanne Offer on June 21, 2009
Posted in Health, HIV/Aids, Africa, Kenya | Tags: refugees, father's day, fathersday, humanitarian |
Posted by Joanne Offer on June 20, 2009
The official statistics tell us that the population in Dadaab refugee camp has now exploded past 275,000. Even though I’ve seen this for myself, I find it hard to put such numbers into context, they are so unimaginably huge. The theme of this year’s World Refugee Day – real people, real needs – is therefore apt. more »
Posted in Health, Somalia | Tags: refugees, World Refugee Day, drought, humanitarian, hunger, refugee camps, Somali refugees in Kenya |
Posted by The IRC on June 18, 2009
The IRC was founded in 1933 at the suggestion of which famous refugee and Nobel Laureate? Find out when you take our World Refugee Day quiz honoring refugees — their incredible accomplishments, histories, and life stories. more »
Posted in Chad | Tags: refugees, World Refugee Day, humanitarian | 2 Comments
Posted by The IRC on June 15, 2009
Tags: refugees, charity gift, father, father's day, fathers, humanitarian |
Posted by The IRC on June 5, 2009
Posted in United States, US - New York, NY, Nepal | Tags: refugees, Bhutan, humanitarian, Misha Cohen, NYC | 3 Comments
Posted by The IRC on June 4, 2009
With few other opportunities to earn a livelihood in this part of Uganda, local clans are highly protective of their cattle and the few sources available to water them. So, when rival herders try to use their water supply, conflict can occur. And, in an area where automatic weapons are abundant, events can quickly escalate out of control. more »
Posted by The IRC on June 3, 2009
Seated inside the communal hall in St. John’s Church in the remote Ugandan town of Iriiri, Gloria Irota is not attending a service. Rather, she’s learning how to identify symptoms of malaria in young children. Although malaria has long been treatable, it still kills tens of thousands of Ugandan children every year. more »
Posted in Health, Uganda | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, Karamoja, Malaria | 1 Comments
Posted by Kathleen Sands Adams on June 3, 2009
Posted in Health, Darfur Refugees, Humanitarian Aid, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, South Sudan |
Posted by Kathleen Sands Adams on June 2, 2009
IRC president George Rupp analyzes the situation in Darfur and Sudan's expulsion of humanitarian aid groups in this interview with BigThink. more »
Posted in Humanitarian Aid, Africa, South Sudan | Tags: refugees, video, George Rupp, humanitarian, Darfur, conflict |
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