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Myanmar: How two sides in a decades-long war are now working together for health
Header Image In 2012 after 60 years of conflict, the Myanmar government signed a ceasefire with Karenni rebel groups. The two sides are now working together for the first time, with IRC support. Their...
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From statelessness to U.S. citizenship: Tara Nepal's story
Header Image Nicky Walker/The IRC Jordan Helton After years living as a “stateless” person, with no binding tie to any country, Bhutanese refugee Tara Nepal recited the oath to become an American...
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Creating visions, creating futures for girls
Vision Not Victim Header Image Meredith Hutchison/The IRC The IRC's Vision Not Victim Project enabled adolescent girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo to envision a positive future for themselves,...
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Bushra's story: an Iraqi refugee's path to a new home in the United States...
Header Image Forced to flee violence in Iraq, Bushra Naji and her family were resettled by the IRC in New York City in 2008. Watch and share her story to celebrate the Fourth of July, America's...
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“I belong to a community that loves my presence and my existence.”
Header Image Photo: Emily Sernaker/The IRC Rachel describes her time in Sudan, as a child and as an adult, in terms of fear and foreboding. In 1994, Rachel’s immediate family was granted refugee status...
View Article‘Where is everyone?’ We’re standing right next to you
‘Where is everyone?’ We’re standing right next to you Bob Kitchen Médecins Sans Frontières released their "Where is everyone?" report on Monday with an accompanying and eye-catching op-ed in the...
View ArticleThis week's Rescue Roundup
Weekly Rescue Roundups highlight recent stories, photos, videos and commentary by the International Rescue Committee and its experts. [View the story "Weekly Rescue Roundups " on Storify]Weekly Rescue...
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South Sudan crisis timeline: What could happen
Header Image On the third anniversary of South Sudan’s independence, humanitarian aid groups raise the alarm that a funding shortfall is imminent and unless new appeals are met the country faces famine...
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Listening to Egyptian women
Listening to Egyptian women Header ImageEmmanuel d'Harcourt There is a lot of talk about women in the humanitarian industry. When we do listen, it’s often framed: women speak about one aspect of their...
View ArticleYou get what you give: Mechanisms and motivations in community feedback...
You get what you give: Mechanisms and motivations in community feedback processes Jeannie Annan For practical or philosophical purposes, everyone seems to agree that feedback from aid recipients is...
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IRC speaks out on behalf of the protection needs of unaccompanied children at...
Header Image Photo: ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images WASHINGTON, D.C. The IRC is increasingly concerned by the humanitarian crisis now unfolding on the United States’ southwestern borders. There is no...
View ArticleQuoted: Humanitarian crisis on U.S. border -- protecting unaccompanied minors
The IRC speaks up on the funding needs to respond to the surge in arrivals of more than 52,000 unaccompanied children from Central America to the U.S. border since October. “... if the IRC is speaking...
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Congo: Dr. Jill Biden visits women who are working for their own empowerment...
Header Image Photo: Christof Kurz/IRC On July 5, Jill Biden, wife of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, met with women who are working with and receiving support from the IRC in eastern Congo. Dr. Biden...
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Advocating change for women in Congo: Grassroots activists head to the United...
Header Image Photo: Meredith Hutchison/IRC The IRC and InterAction recently sponsored two women from Congo to travel to the United States and speak about their experiences working with women's...
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Syrian refugee kids team up for their own World Cup [Video]
Header Image For the first time, the IRC has sponsored a boy's soccer team in Jordan's Zaatari refugee camp. The team reached the semifinal round of the Zaatari World Cup tournament. This is their...
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"Breakthrough" UN vote to allow cross-border aid to Syrians must translate...
Header Image Photo:Ned Colt/IRC The United Nations Security Council resolution authorized the delivery of aid to Syrians across borders and conflict lines, without the need of local government consent....
View ArticleIt has long been #TimetoAct, yet women and girls in emergencies are still...
#TimetoAct for women and girls in emergencies Diana Trimiño Mora The Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict saw 1,700 participants, 129 governments and over 1,000 experts, civil society and...
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Iraq crisis: Latest aid worker updates [Video, Storify]
Header Image Photo: IRC Hundreds of thousands of people have fled new violence in Iraq and many have sought sanctuary in the northern Kurdish region. Follow our Iraq Crisis Storify feature to get the...
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Rescue lives -- today and every day
Header Image Photo: Tyler Jump/IRC When you become a Rescue Partner, your steady support enables the IRC to respond swiftly and effectively when conflict or natural disaster hits, to rescue lives in...
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Fear and misconceptions drive the fatal Ebola virus deeper into West Africa;...
Header Image Photo: IRC KENEMA, Sierra Leone More than 1,200 West Africans are suspected of having contracted the Ebola virus. IRC staff and community health workers have been able to reach 160,000...
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