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Noted: Sexual violence against Ivory Coast women worsens


June 9, 2011
By The IRC
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Melanne Verveer's Wake Up Call

Melanne Verveer, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, calls for everyone to do their part to ensure that women and girls can reach their full potential in communities around the world.

From Cambodia to Congo, women and girls face violence and discrimination. Yet each day people are fighting to create a better world. Find out how they are changing lives despite incredible obstacles.

26 May 2011

Haiti: Herta's story


May 20, 2011
By The IRC

Herta Mettelus has been trained by the IRC to refer survivors of violence to appropriate medical or legal services and to provide them with ongoing support.

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Eric Schwartz’s Wake Up Call

Eric Schwartz, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration, shares his first hand experience traveling in Chad. At a refugee camp, he witnessed the powerful role that women can play in the decision-making process to transform the communities and societies they live in.

From Cambodia to Congo, women and girls face violence and discrimination. Yet each day people are fighting to create a better world. Find out how they are changing lives despite incredible obstacles.


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18 May 2011

Supporting survivors of sexual violence in Haiti


May 13, 2011
By The IRC

Madeleine Rene educates women on their rights and ways to prevent violence.

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A new initiative: Women and Girls Lead


May 9, 2011
By The IRC
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Why I carry a Wake Up Bag


April 28, 2011
By Jamie Kelso

Holding our new "Wake Up Bag," (right) which was inspired by the small purses (left) distributed to Iraqi refugee women in Jordan.

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Quoted: "Horrific” reports of rape in Ivory Coast crisis


April 13, 2011
By The IRC

Ivorian women have vivid memories of the sexual violence that raged during the last civil war in Ivory Coast from 2002 to 2004 and persisted long after the conflict ended.

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IRC Press Release: Rape and Sexual Abuse Pervasive in Ivory Coast Crisis

Urgent action needed by international community
Ivory Coast/Liberia
13 Apr 2011

Alarming numbers of Ivorian women and girls have been raped, sexually assaulted, beaten and harassed by armed men at home or as they were fleeing violence and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) fears those who are reporting incidents represent a tiny fraction of the victims.

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