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Meet voices for peace on Kenya’s election day
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on March 4, 2013
Today, as Kenyans go to the polls to elect a new president, voters are casting ballots with hope and trepidation. Almost 1,500 people died during widespread violence that erupted following the last, disputed election in 2007. more »
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IRC staff brief Accenture analysts at GenR event on refugee crises
Posted by The IRC on March 4, 2013
As a steering committee member of GenR, the International Rescue Committee’s young professionals group, I was honored to have the chance last Friday to introduce more than 100 of my colleagues to the work of the IRC. more »
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Kenyans at the polls, hoping for peace
Posted by The IRC on March 4, 2013
More than 1,300 people lost their lives in violence that followed a disputed presidential election in 2008. Today millions of Kenyans turned out to cast their vote in the first national elections since the crisis. more »
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“If I could go home, I would”: Ten years on, Darfuri refugees still waiting to return
Posted by Sophia Jones-Mwangi on March 1, 2013
In February, the IRC’s Sophia Jones-Mwangi visited the Oure Cassoni camp in eastern Chad, home to 280,000 Darfuri refugees, some of whom have been living there for a decade. more »
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Remembering Darfur
Posted by Peter Biro on March 1, 2013
Almost a decade ago, as people started to flee their scorched villages in Darfur, Sudan, I traveled to the town of Bahai in northeastern Chad, where the IRC was the only humanitarian organization assisting the flood of people crossing the border. more »
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Making sure women who left everything behind still have their dignity
Posted by Sinziana Demian on February 28, 2013
Jacqueline and her two teenage daughters abruptly fled their village last fall because of fighting in Congo. After trying to get by without spare clothes and other necessities, Jacqueline was overjoyed to receive an IRC emergency kit for women. more »
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Photo Share: Nurse at work, Jordan
Posted by The IRC on February 27, 2013
Nurse Areej Obiedat performs a blood test on a pregnant Syrian refugee in an IRC clinic in the Jordanian city of Mafraq. 70% of Syrian refugees who have fled their country's civil war live outside of refugee camps. more »
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Sarah Wayne Callies: Waging peace
Posted by Sarah Wayne Callies on February 27, 2013
We humans have gotten very good at waging war, but what about waging peace? That's the topic actress and IRC Voice Sarah Wayne Callies tackles in her latest blog, after returning from a trip to see IRC programs for Syrian refugees in Iraq and Jordan. more »
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Sarah Wayne Callies: It can be done
Posted by Sarah Wayne Callies on February 19, 2013
Things are bad for Syrian refugees right now, despite the generosity of their hosts in Jordan, northern Iraq and elsewhere. Conditions are desperate in many places, and it’s heartbreaking to see children living in muddy tents... more »
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A first in South Sudan’s capital: A resource for “urban refugees”
Posted by Terah Edun on February 19, 2013
Teacher Gizma Abdelnebi arrived in South Sudan's capital, Juba, one year ago after fleeing conflict in Sudan. A new IRC information and counseling center in the city is providing support for "urban refugees" like Gizma and her family. more »
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