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Hidden Lives: Ali's Story
Photo: Andrew McConnell Ali Ahmed, 23, is an Iraqi refugee from Baghdad now living in the U.S. He shares his story in Hidden Lives: The Untold Story of Urban Refugees. Ali Ahmed, 23, is an Iraqi...
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Perfect night at the Third Annual GenR Summer Party
Photo: Mike DiVito New York City’s heat wave broke just in time on Wednesday, July 24—one could not ask for a more beautiful summer night for the third annual GenR Summer Party at the Garden and...
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IRC responding to sudden influx of Syrian refugees to Iraq
Heat and limited water affecting Syrian refugees Photo: Muriel Tschopp/IRC Near Dohuk, Iraq Syrian refugees continue to pour into Iraq, four days after officials reopened the border after a...
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Photo Share: World Humanitarian Day 2013
Photo: Ned Colt/IRC August 19 is World Humanitarian Day. "Like" the IRC on Facebook to meet aid workers like Sinead Murray, who oversees the IRC's programming for Syrian women and girl refugees in...
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"We are all connected": President George Rupp reflects on his leadership of...
Photo: Joanne Offer/IRC NEW YORK George Rupp will step down at the end of August after 11 years as president of the IRC. In a recent interview with the IRC’s publications director Steven Manning, Rupp...
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Separated by a flight to safety, a refugee mother and son are reunited
Photo: IRC When Esperance and her family were forced to flee fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2010, she had to make a decision few mothers can imagine: whether to take her four-year-old...
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Hidden Lives: Nam's story
Photo: Andrew McConnell Nam DarBu is a refugee from Myanmar, also known as Burma, now living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She shares her story in Hidden Lives: The Untold Story of Urban Refugees. Nam...
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Syria: We cannot afford to lose a generation
Photo: Ned Colt/IRC The numbers of children affected by the Syrian crisis are almost impossible to fathom: over three million inside Syria, more than one million living in exile in neighboring...
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The IRC sheds light on Syrian urban refugees as tens of thousands pour into Iraq
The IRC sheds light on Syrian urban refugees as tens of thousands pour into Iraq Photo: IRC White Paper focuses on ‘hidden refugees’ in cities and towns struggling to survive outside campsMore than...
View ArticleHonoring the IRC's Slain Afghan Staff Members
Honoring the IRC's Slain Afghan Staff Members Supporters have posted hundreds of messages on the International Rescue Committee’s social accounts expressing outrage and sympathy for our five...
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Displaced in Mogadishu: Somali families survive on the capital city's mean...
Displaced in Mogadishu: Somali families struggle to survive A sense of relative calm and security has returned to Mogadishu after two decades of civil war and a deadly famine. But Somalis who flocked...
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VIDEO: Inside the Syria crisis
VIDEO: Inside the Syria crisis The recent images emerging from Syria are horrific, as the world's worst humanitarian crisis becomes even more deadly. Watch displaced Syrians recount their personal...
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VIDEO: Why I joined the IRC
David Miliband, our new President, discusses what led him to the IRC and his personal connection to our lifesaving mission. David Miliband, who became President and CEO of the International Rescue...
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VIDEO: At the forefront of crisis - Syria and beyond
David Miliband talks about the need for a strong humanitarian response to the Syria crisis, even as we address emergencies that have slipped from the headlines. IRC president David Miliband talks...
View ArticleWelcome David Miliband: From the Co-Chairs of IRC's Board of Directors
We are pleased to inform you that David Miliband, formerly U.K. foreign secretary, officially assumed his duties as president and CEO of the IRC on September 3rd. We are pleased to inform you that...
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VIDEO: David Miliband on the New Americans
The New Americans IRC President and CEO David Miliband highlights the relationship between the IRC's efforts on behalf of displaced people around the world and our resettlement work in the U.S. IRC...
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Syria Crisis: IRC President David Miliband calls for strong humanitarian...
Syria Crisis: David Miliband calls for strong humanitarian intervention Photo: Peter Biro/IRC IRC President David Miliband describes Syria as the “defining humanitarian crisis” of our time and calls...
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Another discouraging milestone in Syria's humanitarian crisis
Syria's refugee numbers continue to climb Photo: Ned Colt/IRC AMMAN, Jordan Today, the world marks another milestone in the Syria crisis. The United Nations refugee agency announced that as of today,...
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David Miliband: Syria is following the same script as Afghanistan
Photo: Peter Biro/IRC The repeated use of chemical weapons against the Syrian people has brought the civil war to a new diplomatic and political boil. While international engagement is ever less...
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One Syrian family’s daily struggle
Photo: Kete Shabani/IRC For six months, 59-year-old Lana and her extended family moved from village to village to escape the bombings and gunfire in Syria. Read Lana's story and learn how the IRC is...
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