Walking far to reach the children of South Sudan
Walking far to reach the children of South Sudan Thousands of children are dying because they cannot reach health facilities and the life-saving treatment they need. This is a reflection of geographic...
View ArticleIraqis fleeing militants in Ramadi being turned back at security checkpoints
Nearly 55,000 people have fled Ramadi since militants overran the city, 75 miles from Baghdad, earlier this month. The IRC is concerned that indiscriminate security measures are preventing many of...
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The Innovation Racket
The Innovation Racket Header ImageEmmanuel d'Harcourt Innovation, defined as “a new idea, method or device,” was coined as a word around the 15th century, but in the 21st it’s become all the rage. But...
View ArticleDavid Miliband to new Harvard Kennedy School graduates: 'We need to reinvent...
Today IRC President and CEO David Miliband delivered the commencement address to the 2015 graduating class of Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. The speech underscored what...
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Fighting Ebola in Sierra Leone: one year on [VIDEO]
Header Image Photo: Rachel Unkovic/IRC On May 26, Sierra Leone marked a year since the deadly outbreak of Ebola in the country began, claiming close to 4,000 lives. Tremendous progress has been made as...
View ArticleAchieving gender equality to reduce intimate partner violence against women
Achieving gender equality to reduce intimate partner violence against women Jeannie Annan This year marks 20 years since 189 countries signed the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and...
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“It happens every month”: Refugee women talk about managing their periods
Header Image Photo: IRC In honor of Menstrual Hygiene Management Day (May 28), the IRC talked with women from the Democratic Republic of Congo and other conflict areas where we work about the...
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World Refugee Day 2015 - join us!
Header Image Photo: Kate Christman/IRC June 20 is World Refugee Day 2015. IRC offices across the United States and around the world are honoring the resilience and courage of refugees with a variety of...
View ArticleGirls envision their futures
The IRC's Vision Not Victim Project enables adolescent girls to envision a positive future for themselves, and by sharing their ambitions, create change in their lives and communities. Read their...
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The IRC’s ramped-up cholera response helps curb spread of infections among...
Header Image Photo: Katelin Wilton/IRC The IRC’s prevention efforts in the town of Kigoma in western Tanzania has significantly helped curb the spread of cholera and other diseases among locals and...
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As Burundian refugees arrive in Tanzania, the IRC supports survivors of...
Header Image Photo: Hannah K. Brown/IRC Spend a day with IRC aid worker Jonia Karumuna as she meets Burundian refugees arriving in a Tanzanian refugee camp to identify anyone who may need medical care...
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Burundi crisis: Aid worker updates [STORIFY]
Header Image Photo: Hannah K. Brown/IRC As violence continues in Burundi following a contested presidential reelection bid, over 111,000 people − most of them women and children − have fled to...
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Bringing education to the most vulnerable children in crisis
Header Image Photo: Peter Biro/IRC The IRC's Children of Peace program in Niger and Tanzania provides vital education to refugee children whose lives have been turned upside-down by conflict and...
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Story of Redemption: A hospital in Liberia devastated by Ebola comes back to...
Header Image Photo: Robert Fagen/IRC After the only free general hospital in Liberia’s bustling capital—once the heart of the country’s Ebola outbreak—was forced to shut its doors, the IRC worked with...
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Even war won’t stop these girls from making their dreams come true
Header Image Photo: Meredith Hutchison/IRC Touched by trauma and loss, Syrian refugee girls share ideas about how they want to change their country, help others, and use their skills and passions to...
View ArticleA permanent Yemen ceasefire is needed now to safeguard millions, say aid...
The IRC and other aid agencies are calling for a lasting solution to the ongoing crisis in Yemen which has left millions in desperate need of humanitarian aid. The International Rescue Committee and...
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Meet Ebalo, an ambitious 7-year-old who wants to be a policeman
Header Image Photo: Peter Biro/IRC Ebalo is just one of the thousands of children living in the Nyarugusu refugee camp in Tanzania receiving vital education with the support of the IRC. Ebalo Raimond...
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Syrian girls in Jordan step into their future [PHOTOS]
Header Image Photo: Meredith Hutchison/IRC Meredith Hutchison Through the IRC's Vision not Victim project, we asked Syrian and Jordanian girls to discuss their goals and imagine their future personal...
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800 years of the Magna Carta: Protecting the rights of the most vulnerable
Header Image Photo: Chris de Bode/IRC/Panos/EU-ECHO Today marks the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. The IRC provides various forms of legal support to people uprooted by conflict and natural...
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World Refugee Day 2015: Latest updates [Storify]
Header Image The IRC joins the United Nations in its annual salute to the courage of refugees, World Refugee Day (June 20). Get photos, video, news and updates on ways you can get involved. The...
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