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Quoted: Syria's urban refugees, hidden in plain sight
Photo: Peter Biro/IRC For over 100,000 urban refugees, every day presents a struggle to survive, says the IRC's Sarah Case. Yet despite their tremendous need, Syrian refugees in Iraq are at the bottom...
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Noted: Staggering human suffering in another regional conflict we can't ignore
Photo: Sinziana Demian/IRC In the Huffington Post today, the IRC's Sharon Waxman examines a long-running conflict that involves many neighboring countries and is destabilizing the entire region. She...
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Scott Pelley on volunteerism
Photo: The IRC "The happiest people I have met are those in service to others," writes CBS News anchor Scott Pelley in USA Weekend. Among them, he says, are IRC volunteers. Read Pelley's essay and...
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Water and emergency aid for new Syrian refugees in Iraq
Water and emergency kits for Iraq's new refugees Photo: Melody Munz/IRC The IRC is providing potable water and emergency kits to Syrian refugees at the new Arabat refugee camp in northern Iraq. Help...
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New Roots: Harvest time again
It is harvest time again in the IRC's New Roots community gardens across the United States. Watch episode one of our New Roots video series to learn more about the IRC's refugee agriculture program...
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New New Yorkers
Photo: Kate Sands Adams David Miliband, who joined the IRC as President and CEO on September 3, writes about his introduction to the American Dream. By David Miliband, President and CEO of the...
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David Miliband: At the forefront of crisis: Syria and beyond [Video]
Syria and beyond IRC president and CEO David Miliband talks about the need for a strong humanitarian response to the Syria crisis, while continuing to address emergencies that have slipped from the...
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David Miliband: "Chemical weapons are the tip of the humanitarian iceberg in...
Speaking with CNN's Christiane Amanpour, IRC president David Miliband explains why Syria's civil war is regional crisis, not just a Syrian crisis. read more
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Helping refugees to plant strong roots
Photo: Peter Biro/IRC Each year, the IRC helps thousands of refugees who have been granted sanctuary in the U.S. to rebuild their lives. Visit out our refreshed New Roots site to learn how we're...
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Quoted - Abramowitz: The U.S. can take in more than 33 Syrian refugees
Photo: Peter Biro/IRC There is room and need for a greater effort by the U.S.and other countries that have remained on the humanitarian sidelines of the Syria crisis, writes IRC overseer Morton I....
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IRC in the News: Syria crisis, refugees' lives in the U.S., more...
IRC president David Miliband speaks with CNN's Christiane Amanpour about the Syria crisis ... plus other recent media coverage touching on the IRC's work around the world. read more
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David Miliband on effective humanitarian aid [Video]
IRC president and CEO David Miliband discusses the unique role non-governmental organizations (NGOs) such as the IRC play in addressing some of our biggest global challenges. "We've got to make sure...
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New "IRC Voice" Morena Baccarin on refugees, the work of the IRC
Morena Baccarin on the IRC's work Photo: IRC “The IRC has a real impact on people’s lives," says Emmy-nominated actress Morena Baccarin, who has taken on a new role as an "IRC Voice" raising awareness...
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Photo: Dusk in northern Iraq
Photo: Peter Biro/IRC The IRC's Peter Biro shares a hauntingly beautiful photo dusk in Iraq's new Arbat camp, where a Syrian refugee boy sits by a fire. One-third of Syria's population has been driven...
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For Syria's children [Video]
The numbers of children affected by the Syrian crisis are almost impossible to imagine: over three million inside Syria, more than one million living in exile in neighboring countries. Learn how the...
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An Iraqi refugee's path to US citizenship
Photo: IRC Bushra Naji joined in with other refugees and immigrants from around the world in a ceremony Sept. 10 to celebrate their new status and to mark the beginning of their new lives as U.S....
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Snapshot: The IRC inside Syria
Photo: Peter Biro/IRC The International Rescue Committee is providing desperately needed humanitarian aid to hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees as well as Syrians inside their war-torn country....
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Providing clean drinking water for Syrian refugees in Iraq
Photo: Peter Biro/IRC The IRC is improving sewage systems, providing latrines and showers, and ensuring access to clean water in camps for displaced Syrians in the northern Iraq. - A photo shared by...
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Syrian refugee crisis response: New photos
Photo: Peter Biro/IRC The IRC's Peter Biro is covering the Syrian refugee crisis from Iraq's newest refugee camp. More than 55,000 refugees crossed into Iraq from Syria when the border reopened last...
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David Miliband on Syria's "neglected" humanitarian catastrophe [BBC video]
There "desperately needs to be a humanitarian surge" in Syria, says IRC president David Miliband in a new interview with the BBC. The IRC provides lifesaving assistance to those who make the dangerous...
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