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IRC's Mustafa Hassan honored at TIME 100 Gala in NYC
Header Image Photo: George Biddle/IRC Aid worker for the International Rescue Committee Mustafa Hassan was honored at the TIME 100 Gala in New York City for the most influential people in the world....
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Quoted: The world needs to "wake up" and respond to the Ukraine crisis
Header Image Photo: Kathryn Sokol/IRC Well over a million Ukrainians have been uprooted by over a year of fighting between government and rebel forces. Five million are in dire need of humanitarian...
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A fresh start for refugees in the United States
Header Image Photo: Sandy Huffaker/IRC Jordan Helton From San Diego to Baltimore, the IRC is helping resettled refugees and their new neighbors in the United States access the fresh foods they need to...
View ArticleYemen on the brink of collapse
Header Image Photo: Rachel Unkovic/IRC Yemen was already in a desperately fragile state before simmering, months-long violence in the country boiled over in March. The IRC is working urgently to find...
View ArticleCrisis Watch: Breaking news from IRC aid workers [Storify]
The IRC's emergency team is closely monitoring the situation in Nepal following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck an area between Kathmandu and Pokhara. The International Rescue Committee helps...
View ArticleQuoted: Humanitarian crisis of immense magnitude looms in Yemen
The latest violence in Yemen has dramatically exposed the country's vulnerability, says IRC country director Mohamed Elmontassir Hussein. Meeting Yemen’s massive humanitarian needs and ending its...
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World Malaria Day [Photo Share]
Header Image Photo: Peter Biro/IRC For World Malaria Day (April 25), the IRC shares its lifesaving work in South Sudan where children are at a higher risk in suffering from common, often preventable...
View ArticleThe IRC launches an online tool for Syrian refugees in Lebanon to find...
The platform, Service Info, will allow more than one million Syrian refugees in Lebanon to find services — ranging from medical care to financial services — online or over the phone. “This simple but...
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Syria crisis: Health threats for refugees living on the fringe
Header Image Photo: Timea Fauszt/IRC In Jordan, the IRC and its partners are helping to make sure Syrian refugees living in the most desperate conditions receive the health care they need. More than...
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World Immunization Week: A boy in a remote Ethiopian village gets his first...
Header Image Photo: IRC Nyabel Both lives in a remote village in Ethiopia where common childhood diseases like malaria, tuberculosis and diarrhea are a constant threat. By learning the importance of...
View ArticleThe overlooked humanitarian crisis in Iraq: The need to address disparities
The overlooked humanitarian crisis in Iraq: The need to address disparities While Iraq is much in the news these days, there are important gaps in coverage by the mainstream press. Media explanations...
View ArticleEarthquake in Nepal: The IRC
The IRC shares the world's concern for those affected by the devastating earthquake in Nepal and is supporting the response by working through our partner, the Association for Aid and Relief Japan...
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Inside Yemen: Eyewitness account from an IRC aid worker in Aden
Header Image Photo: IRC As the fighting in Yemen descends into chaos, 300,000 people have been forced to flee their homes—half of them in just the past week. An IRC aid worker reports from his home...
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Burundi at a crossroads
Header Image Photo: Ton Koene/SV More than 24,000 people have fled Burundi in the past two weeks amid ongoing political unrest. IRC country director Richard Crothers explains how a country still...
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Ukraine crisis: the IRC's humanitarian response [STORIFY]
Header Image An IRC emergency team is in eastern Ukraine to respond to an alarming rise in humanitarian needs amid reports of growing violence. Get the latest aid worker updates, photos and video in...
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Blowing a powerful horn for the IRC: Acclaimed jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman...
Header Image Photo: Peter Biro/IRC Peter Biro Acclaimed jazz saxophonist, and a voice for the International Rescue Committee, Joshua Redman recently traveled with a team of IRC aid workers to Myanmar’s...
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Burundi at risk of plunging back into chaos [Quoted]
Header Image Photo: Ton Koene/SV More than 24,000 people have fled Burundi this month amid ongoing political unrest. Violent clashes erupted this past weekend in one of the world's poorest countries...
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Crisis in Yemen: The trek for clean water
Header Image Photo: Sahar Nuraddin/IRC Many Yemenis in rural areas trek for hours on unpaved desert roads in search of water that is safe to drink. “It would get worse during the rainy season when...
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Nepal Earthquake: Latest updates
Header Image Photo: Reuters/Adnan Abidi, courtesy Trust.org More than 8 million people have been affected by the worst earthquake that Nepal has experienced in 80 years. The IRC is working with our...
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In Nigeria, making sure children have a safe place to learn
Header Image Photo: Peter Biro/IRC An IRC education expert talks with children in Nigeria who fled Boko Haram violence about their determination to go back to school. The IRC has been working with...
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