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Fleeing violence in Nigeria: photos, updates [Storify]

Header Image In Nigeria and Niger, the IRC is providing emergency support to thousands of Nigerian refugees fleeing the Boko Haram insurgency that has plagued the region. IRC country director Matias...

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Baga attacks in Nigeria force thousands to flee

Header Image Photo: Matias Meier/IRC Kulsoom Rizvi The humanitarian crisis in Nigeria worsened as new waves of violence hit the town of Baga and surrounding villages in the northeastern state of Borno...

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Away from Syria's war, IRC volunteers give refugee children a safe space to...

Header Image Photo: Andrea Falcon/IRC The IRC and its partner organizations piloted an urban child-protection program in Lebanon to provide afterschool psychosocial activities for vulnerable children...

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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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The IRC urges action to end intimate partner violence [NEW STUDY]

Header Image Photo: Ann Jones/IRC A new IRC study inquires into the causes of—and solutions to—violence against women and girls "A theme emerges from women’s voices in the report: many fled danger from...

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Between safety and survival: Impossible choices women are making in...

Between safety and survival Aisha Bain What exacerbates the violence that women and girls experience by men in their own homes? It turns out – humanitarian crises do. What exacerbates the violence...

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Ebola treatment

Header Image Photo: Rachel Unkovic/IRC The current Ebola epidemic in West Africa is the largest, longest and most complex in the nearly four-decade history of the disease. IRC global health and...

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Ebola surveillance: How to control the spread of Ebola?

How to control the spread of Ebola? The current Ebola epidemic in West Africa is the largest, longest and most complex in the nearly four-decade history of the disease. IRC global health and emergency...

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Ebola protection: How to help people protect themselves from Ebola

How to help people protect themselves from Ebola Header Image Photo: Peter Biro/IRC The current Ebola epidemic in West Africa is the largest, longest and most complex in the nearly four-decade history...

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David Miliband on Holocaust Memorial Day

Holocaust Memorial Day At commemorations across the European Continent today (27 January), Europeans will pause from their daily struggles and tussles to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.  This year the...

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Syrian refugees in northern Iraq head to the polls

Header Image Photo: Tamana Zamir/IRC The IRC organized an election in Arbat camp for Syrian refugees to vote for representatives to address their concerns. Syrians in Arbat camp in northern Iraq...

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Saving countless lives inside an Ebola isolation unit

Header Image Photo: Anna Kim/IRC The IRC's Yolanda Barbera illustrates the risk and responsibilities undertaken by Ebola first responders working in an isolation unit. by Yolanda Barberaread more

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Fleeing violence in Nigeria: photos, updates [Storify]

Header Image In Nigeria and Niger, the IRC is providing emergency support to thousands of people fleeing a violent insurgency that has plagued the region. IRC country director Matias Meier is tweeting...

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In Memory: IRC Chairman Emeritus John C. Whitehead dies at 92

Header Image Photo: IRC The IRC pays tribute to longtime champion and supporter John C. Whitehead who died today at the age of 92. John C. Whitehead, chairman emeritus of the International Rescue...

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South Sudan: uprooted by conflict [Storify]

Header Image Photo: Peter Biro/IRC Since December, when a political rivalry erupted into ethnic violence, some 2 million people in South Sudan have been forced to flee their homes. Follow our South...

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On Valentine’s Day, give your heart to humanity

Header Image Photo: Lucy Carrigan/IRC Around the world, millions of girls are denied an education. Instead of giving chocolates or flowers this Valentine’s Day, show your loved ones how much you care...

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Learning the lessons of Typhoon Hagupit: Investing in emergency preparedness...

Lessons learned from the Philippines: Investing in emergency preparedness pays off With 2014 being one of the worst years in recent history for humanitarian crises, it’s easy to overlook a good news...

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The IRC and partners pilot a community “early warning system” for Ebola

Header Image Photo: Rachel Unkovic/IRC The system will help recruit local communities in the fight against Ebola and could help stem the spread of the virus. When Ebola first reached Sierra Leone in...

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Thousands displaced by attacks in Niger are in desperate need of food

Header Image Photo: Matias Meier/IRC The IRC estimates 7,000 people have so far fled to the city of Zinder from the towns of Diffa and Bosso following attacks over the past week by extremists from...

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The IRC sends emergency team to Ukraine as crisis deepens

With reports of growing violence in Ukraine in the countdown to an anticipated cease-fire, the International Rescue Committee is sending an emergency team to the country’s eastern region to respond to...

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