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Spotted on YouTube: Mapping the IRC's work in Haiti


May 20, 2013
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How mobiles help deliver tiny miracles after war and natural disasters

Submitted by Jordan.Helton on March 10, 2013 - 1:00am
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How mobiles help deliver tiny miracles after war and natural disasters
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March 10, 2013
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The Independent
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For thousands of children around the world reunited, finally, with their parents after months or years kept apart by disaster, what we call Mother's Day will be a special cause for celebration.

The untold story of urban refugees


January 24, 2013
By The IRC

Lanier Lovely, 18, pictured with her son Lovinsky in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Photo: Andrew McConnell
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Haiti, three years after the earthquake: empowering women


January 12, 2013
By The IRC

The IRC is working to prevent sexual violence against women and to protect and support survivors.

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A Life in Exile: How it Feels to Be a Refugee

Submitted by lucy.carrigan on December 14, 2012 - 1:00am
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A Life in Exile: How it Feels to Be a Refugee
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December 14, 2012
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The Guardian
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Targeted by death squads, raped by soldiers, tortured by the state: around the world, more than 40 million people have been forced out of their homes. Here are some of their stories.

Top 10 of 2012: Emergency relief


December 10, 2012
By The IRC
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Don't Forget Haiti

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Don't Forget Haiti
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November 2, 2012
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The Nation - Blogs
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On Tuesday, I posted some suggestions for how people could help the victims of Hurricane Sandy here in the US. I neglected to mention the horrific suffering in impoverished Haiti, which was pummeled by Sandy's devastating trajectory before she hit US shores.

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Update: Help for those affected by Hurricane Sandy


November 1, 2012
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After Sandy: A story of resilience


October 31, 2012
By Kathleen Sands Adams

The IRC's Marc-Antoine Delisca helps distribute tarps and other emergency supplies to families in camps around Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after Hurricane Sandy.

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Hurricane Sandy: Update on the IRC's response in Haiti

October 31, 2012 -  As the massive relief and recovery effort forges ahead in the United States in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the International Rescue Committee is focusing its emergency efforts in Haiti, which was hammered by Sandy last week, and where hundreds of thousands of people still living in tent camps are in need of help.

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