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Dinner at Eveleigh with Rashida Jones

Submitted by Anonymous on November 7, 2012 - 10:31pm
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Dinner at Eveleigh with Rashida Jones
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November 7, 2012
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Los Angeles Magazine
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The actress and John Poisson, founder of Wantful, eat ice cream sandwiches to benefit The International Rescue Committee

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Don't Forget Haiti

Submitted by Anonymous on November 2, 2012 - 11:38am
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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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Cataloging Wants, From Rugs to Razors

Submitted by Anonymous on October 31, 2012 - 9:34pm
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Cataloging Wants, From Rugs to Razors
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Rashida Jones
Date: 
October 31, 2012
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The Wall Street Journal
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LOS ANGELES—Sandy has left us stranded on the opposite coast, which means on Tuesday we found ourselves at the Geffen Contemporary art space downtown, where the Museum of Contemporary Art threw a party with Levi's and Intel to launch four of its Friends of MoCA T-shirts.

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Tonight's presidential debate on foreign policy


October 22, 2012
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Rebuilding Kyrgyzstan

Submitted by Ned Colt on September 23, 2012 - 9:00am
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September 24, 2012

The IRC is partnering with communities on quick impact infrastructure projects, supporting small businesses and providing job training in Kyrgyzstan, which was ravaged by four days of deadly ethnic violence in June 2010.  The intention is that working together to rebuild lives, homes and businesses will lead to an increase in mutual respect and trust between Kyrgyzstan's ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbek communities.
 

World Humanitarian Day: Last chance to say "I was here"


August 18, 2012
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Underreported: The Syrian refugee crisis [Audio]


August 10, 2012
By The IRC

This refugee family is visiting one of the IRC’s primary care clinics in Jordan that provide free treatment and prescriptions to both Syrian refugees and vulnerable Jordanians.

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Fighting worsens 'deteriorating' situation in eastern Congo

Submitted by Priya.Shah on July 27, 2012 - 11:15am
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Fighting worsens 'deteriorating' situation in eastern Congo
Date: 
July 27, 2012
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CNN.com
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Family Planning for Women in Conflict Areas Seen as Crucial

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Family Planning for Women in Conflict Areas Seen as Crucial
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July 10, 2012
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Voice of America
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Wednesday is World Population Day, and the United Nations Population Fund says reproductive health is crucial for development. Dr. Dhammika Perera, senior technical advisor for global reproductive health programs at the International Rescue Committee (IRC), said his organization believes that givin

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“Golden Moment” hinges on family planning reaching women in crisis zones

10 Jul 2012

Giving women in conflict or disaster-hit communities more control over when and whether to have children will be key to the success of global efforts to reduce maternal mortality in developing countries.

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