International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Research Files

Jun 27, 2012
Drought in Africa: Briefing from the field, June 27, 2012 (MP3)
Jun 27, 2012
Drought in Africa: Briefing from the field, June 27, 2012 (MP3)
Drought in Africa: Briefing from the field, June 27, 2012 (MP3)
Jun 7, 2012
2011 Annual Report
May 10, 2012
Understanding hand washing behavior: Results of formative research on hand washing in refugee camp populations in Thailand, Kenya and Ethiopia (December 2011)
Diarrheal diseases kill close to two million children each year; tens of thousands of these deaths occur in refugee camps. Hand washing with soap has been shown to reduce the risk of diarrhea by up to about a half. There is less documentation, however, on how governments and aid agencies can increase hand washing with soap.
Sep 28, 2011
East Africa Drought Fact Sheet - September 2011
Aug 19, 2011
IRC Horn and East Africa Drought Factsheet - August 2011
Jul 28, 2011
The Hidden Side of the Famine: Violence Against Women and Girls Fleeing Somalia
Jul 20, 2011
Somalia NGO Consorrtioun Statement: The First Famine of the 21st Century Demands Greater Response