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Indian Ocean tsunami, 10 years on [Crisis in Focus]
Header Image Photo: Peter Biro/IRC On Dec. 26, 2004, an earthquake and tsunami racked the shores of South Asian countries with great force. Indonesia’s Aceh Province was one of the areas hit hardest by...
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Best wishes for a peaceful holiday season
Header Image From all of us at the IRC, our deepest thanks for your commitment to our work. Watch a special holiday message. From all of us at the International Rescue Committee, our deepest thanks for...
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“Postcards of hope” from Syrian refugees
“Postcards of hope” from Syrian refugees Header Image Photo credit: Rebecca Arnold/IRC Syrian refugee kids in Zaatari camp, Jordan, create “postcards of hope” during an art therapy workshop, one of...
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Ebola fighters need you
Ebola fighters need you Header Image Photo: Peter Biro/IRC Your year-end gift today can help ensure that IRC health workers have the tools they need to help stop the spread of Ebola—and other deadly...
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The IRC's impact in 2014
Header Image Photo: Peter Biro/IRC In 2014 the IRC and our local partner organizations restored hope and opportunity for millions of people whose lives have been torn apart by war and conflict. Here's...
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Sonam Lama’s story: From the highest mountains to the tallest buildings
Sonam Lama’s story Header Image Photo: IRC High school senior Sonam Lama is one of three refugees representing the IRC at the famous New Year's Eve celebrations in New York's Times Square. Here’s her...
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Top 10 humanitarian stories in 2014
Header Image Here is a recap of the most-viewed stories on Rescue.org in 2014, shared by International Rescue Committee aid workers around the world. Here is a recap of the most-viewed stories on...
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Ebola first responders: Working to stop a global health crisis
Ebola first responders: Working to stop a global health crisis Header Image Photo: Rachel Unkovic/IRC Rachel Unkovic Carmen Yip is working as a nurse in the IRC's Ebola isolation unit in Bo, Sierra...
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Ebola first responders: Answering the call to fight Ebola
Header Image Photo: Rachel Unkovic/IRC Rachel Unkovic Meet Amon Njenga from Kenya, one of the many people working with the IRC to end Ebola “We need to understand the community—what they are going...
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Let's make 2015 the year to combat childhood malnutrition
Making 2015 the year to combat childhood malnutrition Header Image Photo: Yolanda Barbera / IRC David Miliband The IRC recently hosted a meeting that is probably more unusual than it should be: a...
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Ebola Crisis: Latest updates from the front lines
Header Image Photo: Peter Biro/IRC The IRC has been at the forefront of the fight to combat the spread of the deadly Ebola virus since the first cases were diagnosed in Liberia and Sierra Leone in...
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Ebola first responders: Making a difference
Ebola first responders: Making a difference Header Image Photo: Rachel Unkovic/IRC Rachel Unkovic Meet Anbessaw Belay Haile from Ethiopia, one of the many people working with the IRC to end Ebola. “I...
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New year, new life: A refugee celebrates the gift of hearing
Header Image Photo: Emily Sernaker/The IRC With the support of the IRC, 27-year-old Sandra Rodriguez, who fled violence in Colombia, purchased her first pair of hearing aids. Sandra’s family could not...
View ArticleA brighter 2015, thanks to you
David Miliband IRC president David Miliband thanks IRC supporters whose compassionate response contributed to a record-breaking year-end campaign. He shares a video highlighting some of the ways the...
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Hundreds of thousands receive emergency winter kits as brutal storms hit the...
Emergency kits for refugees in Syrian region Header Image Photo: IRC The IRC and its local partner organizations will have reached some 90,000 families in Syria, Northern Iraq, Jordan and...
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Building a "bridge to safety" for courageous refugee women
Header Image Photo: IRC "Leaving your homeland and stepping into the unknown is truly terrifying and requires courage just to take the first step," says the IRC's Sawsan Al-Sayyab. She writes about her...
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Ebola first responders: Saving our own
Ebola first responders: Saving our own Header Image Photo: Rachel Unkovic/IRC Rachel Unkovic Richard Vanboi has been a driver with the IRC for 13 years. He's one of the many people working with the...
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Haiti earthquake response, five years later [Crisis in Focus]
Header Image Photo: Brian Casey On Jan. 12, 2010 a powerful earthquake devastated Haiti, leaving 2.3 million homeless without clean water or food. Take a look back at the IRC's emergency response and...
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Ebola first responders: "How will we get children back in school?"
Ebola first responders: 'We need to listen' Header Image Photo: Rachel Unkovic/IRC Rachel Unkovic Gabriel Jonnie is one of the many people from around the world working with the IRC to end Ebola in...
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Darfur refugees in Chad
Header Image Photo: Sophia Jones/IRC In February 2004, the IRC deployed an emergency response team to Chad to support Sudanese refugees fleeing violence in Darfur. Since then, Chad has hosted more than...
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