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Thu, 16/05/2013 - 14:29
by Peter Biro
International Rescue Committee teams in Myanmar (also known as Burma) are preparing to assist thousands of people caught in the destructive path of Cyclone Mahasen as it moves from the Bay of Bengal across Bangladesh and Myanmar.
The...
Thu, 16/05/2013 - 12:07
Article and photography: Sophia Jones-Mwangi
Since 2009, the International Rescue Committee has trained and equipped nearly 700 volunteers in northern Uganda to provide lifesaving health care to children in remote communities struggling to recover...
Mon, 13/05/2013 - 10:36
By Terah Edun, South Sudan communications volunteer
YIDA, South Sudan —“We’re on track to deliver more than 50 babies this week,” says Judith, head midwife for the Women and Girl’s Wellness Centre at the Yida refugee...
Fri, 10/05/2013 - 14:37
May 10, 2013 — International Rescue Committee teams in Chad are gearing up to assist thousands of people who have crossed into the southeast of the country to escape renewed fighting in Darfur, Sudan.
The United Nations estimates that nearly...
Thu, 09/05/2013 - 14:44
By Sophia Jones-Mwangi/IRC
KITGUM, Uganda — Cavine Akello was a 17-year-old high-school student when she became pregnant with her son, Rwot Okonya Billgram, whose name means “God has helped me” in the Luo language of Uganda. Cavine...
Tue, 07/05/2013 - 11:39
Meet two families in South Central Somalia whose lives and communities have been improved through International Rescue Committee projects helping drought and famine survivors make a living. The projects receive support from ECHO, European...
Fri, 03/05/2013 - 14:11
"I had a hard time finding time to sit down with Iris. “We’re working 24/7,” she’d remind me when I’d called. “We have to be here for these children. That’s our priority.”
Iris Knuppel is...
Mon, 22/04/2013 - 17:26
An estimated 31 per cent of school-age children have never set foot in a classroom in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The IRC has been actively working to support increased enrollment and attendance by building and renovating school infrastructure...
Mon, 15/04/2013 - 16:23
Article and photography Ned Colt
Pairs of socks, plastic sheeting, duct tape, blankets and boots are included in the close to 70,000 emergency kits the International Rescue Committee has distributed through its Syrian partners inside Syria to date....
Fri, 12/04/2013 - 09:42
Looters are creating chaos in the Central African Republic (CAR) following a coup last month that forced President Francoise Bozize out of office.
As rebel commander Michel Djotodia starts to form a transition government in the capital city,...