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Photo Share: IRC clinic, Syria


May 23, 2013
By Peter Biro
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IRC reuniting refugee families in Jordan


May 3, 2013
By Ned Colt

Syrian refugees await an aid distribution at the Zaatari camp in Jordan. Close to half the refugees at Zaatari are children, some of who cross the border without family members. The IRC helps to reunite Syrian families in Jordan.

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IRC providing lifesaving support inside Syria


April 8, 2013
By Ned Colt

So little can mean so much: Boots, blankets, socks, plastic sheeting and duct tape such as those in this IRC emergency kit are essential items in Syria where millions of civilians are in need.

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Sarah Wayne Callies in Domiz refugee camp, part 2

Two years after the start of what has become a full-fledged civil war, the crisis in Syria threatens the entire Middle East with a humanitarian disaster. More than 1 million Syrians have fled to neighboring countries, and thousands more are crossing borders every day.

03 Apr 2013

Sarah Wayne Callies in Domiz refugee camp, part 1

Two years after the start of what has become a full-fledged civil war, the crisis in Syria threatens the entire Middle East with a humanitarian disaster. More than 1 million Syrians have fled to neighboring countries, and thousands more are crossing borders every day.

01 Apr 2013

Photo Share: Cash in hand, Lebanon


March 27, 2013
By The IRC
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Iraq continues to struggle with internal displacement crisis

A decade after invasion, over 1 million Iraqis still can’t return home
Baghdad
06 Mar 2013

Ten years after the invasion, more than 1 million citizens remain displaced inside Iraq, including some 350,000 in Baghdad, the International Rescue Committee reports. “This is a major displacement crisis,” says Mike Young, who oversees the IRC relief programs in the Middle East. “Many of these Iraqis are living in prolonged limbo.”
 

Photo Share: Nurse at work, Jordan


February 27, 2013
By The IRC
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Sarah Wayne Callies: It can be done


February 19, 2013
By Sarah Wayne Callies

The mud is an almost constant unpleasant companion for refugees at Domiz camp, northern Iraq, in the winter. 

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Sarah Wayne Callies: Frying pans and fires


February 15, 2013
By Sarah Wayne Callies
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