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Recovering from drought and famine in Somalia

Meet two families in South Central Somalia whose lives and communities have been improved through International Rescue Committee projects helping drought and famine survivors make a living. The projects receive support from ECHO, the European Commission's humanitarian aid office.
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Watch the IRC's first Google+ Hangout

On April 30, 2013, the International Rescue Committee hosted our first Google+ Hangout to provide an inside look at how IRC communications and media officers bring stories of our work from the field to our supporters.
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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.
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Women in Congo: Visionaries, not victims

On March 26, 2013 the International Rescue Committee presented a Briefing from the Field webcast with Aisha Bain, the IRC’s Women’s Protection & Empowerment Advocacy Officer for the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Six former Secretaries of State speak out on refugees

In interviews recorded during 2012, six former Secretaries of State speak out on why it is important for the United States to offer support to refugees fleeing war and persecution:

James A. Baker III (served 1989-1992), Dr. Madeleine K. Albright (1997-2001), General Colin L. Powell USA (Ret.) (2001-2005), George Shultz (1982-1989), Dr. Condoleezza Rice (2005-2009), Dr. Henry A. Kissinger (1973-1977)

 
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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.
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Thank you for your support

Your humanitarian actions make an extraordinary difference in the lives of others who struggle under desperate circumstances. Thank you!
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Rebuilding communities in Kyrgyzstan

In June of 2010, the International Rescue Committee launched an emergency response to deadly violence in Kyrgyzstan in the wake of clashes between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks which left hundreds dead in four days of looting and burning in the south of the country. Since autumn of 2010, the IRC has implemented dozens of small quick impact projects, and provided job training and individual grants to those in the most hard-hit communities- aimed both at rebuilding communities and infrastructure.
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Malnutrition in Mali: A slow burn emergency

Mali is struggling to cope with a prolonged drought and food crisis that is affecting large areas of the Sahel region of West Africa. The crisis has been made worse by a spreading internal conflict.  On World Food Day, the International Rescue Committee's Peter Biro reports on the worsening crisis and what the IRC is doing to help. Posted on October 16, 2012

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[A doctor is seeing to infant patients in a small health center.]
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Crisis in Syria: The IRC's emergency response

Over 250,000 Syrians have fled into neighboring countries since the start of the the conflict in 2011.
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