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Enduring violence: updates from Central African Republic
Header Image Photo: Paul Enkelaar/SV Ongoing instability across the Central African Republic has uprooted hundreds of thousands of people. The IRC has remained in the country throughout the current...
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"I try and give other refugees hope": one Syrian volunteer's story
An IRC volunteer in Jordan Header Image Photo: Peter Biro/IRC ZAATARI REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan Rania and her two colleagues trudge through the dusty streets of Jordan’s Zaatari refugee camp, their black...
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Help protect women and girls in emergencies
Header Image Photos: Marina Adese/IRC Syria’s ongoing civil war and other crises put women and girls at increased risk of sexual exploitation, abuse, assault, forced marriage, domestic violence and...
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A lifeline on the border [Update]
Header Image Photo: Peter Biro/IRC Peter Biro The Mae Tao clinic, on the outskirts of the town of Mae Sot in northeastern Thailand, is the only source of medical care for thousands of Burmese along the...
View ArticleDebating Resilience, or… What is Humanitarian Aid?
Debating Resilience, or… What is Humanitarian Aid? Alyoscia D'Onofrio In February a debate kicked off in humanitarian blog-land, ostensibly about whether the concept and practices of supporting...
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An opera star shares the spotlight with young refugees
Header Image Photo: Christopher Gregory for the New York Times Early on a Saturday night at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, 14 refugee students from around the globe shared the fabled stage...
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This Week's Voices: Mar. 21, 2014
Header Image Photo: Peter Biro/IRC This Week's Voices is a roundup of recent eyewitness reports and commentary by IRC humanitarian experts and others. This week's highlights include a look at...
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Thousands flee to Niger as violence returns to northern Nigeria
Header Image Photo: IRC Over the past month more than 2,000 Nigerians have fled to neighboring Niger after escaping a violent insurgency . The IRC is helping to ensure that women, children and other...
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World Water Day: When water means freedom
Header Image Photo: Sophia Jones-Mwangi/IRC WAJI, Ethiopia Ever since water came within reach of several thousand people in Waji, a village in eastern Ethiopia, their lives have changed for the better....
View ArticleGetting Aid to Syrians: Four Ways the UN Can Help
Getting Aid to Syrians: Four Ways the UN Can Help Kate Phillips-Barrasso Last Thursday, a UN aid convoy began crossing from Turkey into Syria to bring assistance to thousands of people in desperate...
View ArticleSouth Sudan: The real meaning of 'complex emergency'
South Sudan: The real meaning of 'complex emergency' Ciarán Donnelly The pre-Christmas issue of The Economist included an article nominating a ‘country of the year’ for 2013. Surely a surprise to...
View ArticleIRC Afghanistan Report Launch Panel Discussion
The International Rescue Committee is pleased to invite you to:IRC Afghanistan Report Launch Panel Discussion Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014Moderator: Gideon Rose, Editor, Foreign Affairs and Peter G....
View ArticleHow Can We Manage One More 'Level 3' Emergency?
How Can We Manage One More 'Level 3' Emergency? Heidi Lehmann I recently spent time talking with Elisabeth Roesch, our emergency women’s protection coordinator in Bangui, Central African Republic....
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‘Truly a gift’ [Video]
‘Truly a gift’ Header Image Photo: Peter Biro/IRC Since 2007, the IRC has been working with local communities to repair existing water sources and provide access to new ones in a remote town in arid...
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Quoted: Syria’s latest victim
Header Image Photo: Paul Enkelaar/SV In an op-ed published by TIME this week, IRC president David Miliband writes that international law is being flouted daily in Syria. "Civilians are not just caught...
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Afghanistan: Aid worker updates and expert commentary
Header Image Photo: Ned Colt/IRC Three decades of wide-scale conflict meet natural disasters: Hear from IRC experts and others providing updates and commentary on the humanitarian situation in...
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In a country notorious for violence and instability, why focus on reading?
In a country notorious for violence and instability, why focus on reading? Header Image Photo: Peter Biro/IRC Elizabeth Hamann Why in a place that appears in the media to be so volatile would...
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Inside Congo’s “Triangle of Death," a bustling market becomes an oasis of hope
Header Image Photo: Tamara Leigh/IRC Tens of thousands of people have recently fled their homes due to armed violence in remote areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Learn how a bustling market is...
View ArticleWhat do insights from African business leaders offer the humanitarian community?
What do insights from African business leaders offer the humanitarian community? Radha Rajkotia Navigating Africa is a challenge. For a continent of 54 countries, which when combined are larger than...
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This Week's Voices: Mar. 28, 2014
Header Image Photo: Peter Biro/IRC This Week's Voices is a roundup of recent eyewitness reports and commentary by IRC experts and others. From Pakistan: Why focus on reading in a country notorious for...
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