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Refugee crisis in Europe: Join our response
Header Image Photo: IRC Because so much more needs to be done to address the needs of refugees, both in Europe and in the Middle East, the IRC is asking individuals, foundations and corporations to...
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World Handwashing Day: A village comes together to end cholera
Header Image Photo: Christian Bastiansen/IRC With the help of the IRC, a village in Ivory Coast has not seen a single case of cholera for more than a year after coming together to promote healthy...
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Piper Perabo on the Syria crisis: The face of a refugee [QUOTED]
Header Image Photo: Tara Todras-Whitehill for the IRC Actress Piper Perabo writes about the experiences of Syrian refugees she met while visiting IRC programs in Greece in her role as an IRC Voice. She...
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Thousands of refugees still risking sea crossing to Europe, even as winter nears
Header Image Photo: Tara Todras-Whitehill for the IRC Despite bitter cold and choppy seas, refugees from Syria and other conflict-ridden countries continue to risk the perilous six-mile boat journey...
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New localized website connects refugees in Europe to vital information
Header Image Photo: Tara Todras-Whitehill for the IRC The IRC, in partnership with Google and Mercy Corps, has launched RefugeeInfo.eu, a website accessible by mobile phone that provides up-to-date,...
View ArticleTechnology helps close the immunization gap
The IRC is demonstrating how technology can help communities close the immunization coverage gap. CommCare is a mobile phone application that can be used by health workers to track who has received...
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Tensions rise with backlog of refugees stranded on Lesbos
Header Image Photo: Tara Todras-Whitehill for the IRC Some 16,000 refugees on the island of Lesbos found themselves stranded on Oct. 21 when multiple changes to the refugee registration process forced...
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“We have lost our home, our country -- but we now have Greece”
Header Image Photo: Tara Todras-Whitehill for the IRC Kulsoom RizviTyler Jump For three years, Fadi Katamesh stayed behind in Syria to try to keep his hometown from collapsing and his people safe, even...
View ArticleIRC teams in Afghanistan and Pakistan poised to respond to massive earthquake
International Rescue Committee aid workers in Afghanistan and Pakistan are prepared to respond after a massive earthquake centered near Afghanistan's northeastern border rocked the region today....
View ArticleMaking cash transfer programs more efficient and effective
The buzz around humanitarian cash transfers reflects not just that cash transfer programs are in vogue, but that there is strong evidence supporting their efficacy. The question is no longer whether...
View ArticleIRC aid workers in Afghanistan and Pakistan respond to deadly earthquake
IRC aid workers in Afghanistan and Pakistan are responding after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake on Monday killed more than 300 people and damaged or destroyed thousands of homes along the two countries’...
View ArticleA new approach to reaching and treating malnourished children
Malnutrition is linked to nearly half of all deaths of children under the age of five, yet only 10 percent of malnourished children have access to the life-saving treatment they need. We want to bring...
View ArticleExamining social norms related to violence against children
Focusing on the refugee communities in Nyarugusu, Tanzania, and the displaced populations and host communities in and around Erbil, Iraq, an IRC research project aims to identify the key factors that...
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Piper Perabo: The heroes I've met [QUOTED]
Header Image Photo: Tara Todras-Whitehill for the IRC Imagine, on top of your more than full-time job, volunteering all your spare time and donating your own money to help strangers. Actress and IRC...
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Remembering Bob DeVecchi, former IRC President and champion of refugees
Header Image Photo: Michael DiVito/IRC The Board of Directors, Overseers and staff of the International Rescue Committee are deeply saddened by the loss of Bob DeVecchi, our former President and CEO....
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Refugees risking sea crossing to Greece are undeterred by worsening weather:...
Header Image Photo: Tara Todras-Whitehill for the IRC The approach of winter has done nothing to deter thousands of refugees trying to reach Europe by sea the International Rescue Committee said in a...
View ArticleImproving health service delivery in eastern Congo – qualitative evidence...
Over the last three years, I have been to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo multiple times. During my visits I have been struck by changes reported by health facility committee members in South...
View ArticleIRC responds after Tropical Cyclone Chapala batters Yemen
International Rescue Committee teams in Yemen are responding after a rare tropical cyclone dumped at least 8 inches of rain in just hours on a country that typically receives half that amount in a...
View ArticleHighlights from the IRC Freedom Award Dinner 2015
On November 4, the International Rescue Committee hosted its annual Freedom Award Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City to support the organization’s lifesaving humanitarian aid work...
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Looking back at Typhoon Haiyan, two years on
Header Image Photo: Tyler Jump/IRC When a powerful typhoon — Haiyan — ravaged the Philippines in November 2013, the International Rescue Committee helped local communities rebuild and prepare for the...
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