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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...
Thu, 07/03/2013 - 22:27
The International Rescue Committee celebrates International Women's Day on March 8th and works every day to protect and empower women across the globe.
In 2012 alone we counselled and cared for over 22,000 survivors of sexual violence and...
Fri, 15/02/2013 - 16:35
From Bukavu to Brooklyn, a roundup of International Rescue Committee staff, supporters and members of the communities we serve participating in #1BillionRising events on February 14, the 15th anniversary of the V-Day movement to end violence against...
Tue, 22/01/2013 - 17:36
Nearly two years after the start of what has become a full fledged civil war, the crisis in Syria threatens the entire Middle East with a humanitarian disaster. It is estimated that more than four million Syrians are now in dire need of assistance...
Wed, 03/10/2012 - 11:15
As the conflict in Syria fails to abate, refugees continue to flee into neighbouring countries where they face extreme hardship. IRC-UK's Emergency Field Director, Sanj Srikanthan, has just returned from Lebanon where he carried...
Fri, 14/09/2012 - 12:33
In the Picture: Urban refugees with Andrew McConnell
Date: September 24, 2012 7:00 PM
As urbanisation reshapes much of the world, refugees are increasingly moving to built up areas, including large towns and cities. Working with the International...
Sun, 19/08/2012 - 16:35
The International Rescue Committee is proud to join Beyoncé, the United Nations and partner aid organisations to shine a spotlight on humanitarian work and encourage people around the world to get involved by doing something good for others...
Mon, 06/08/2012 - 10:36
The escalating crisis in Syria is forcing hundreds of thousands to flee their homes. As many as 150,000 refugees have found refuge in Jordan since the start of the conflict 17 months ago, with an average of 700 people crossing the desert border...
Fri, 03/08/2012 - 14:29
Luan Meraku, The IRC’s Deputy Regional Director of Asia, Caucasus, the Middle East and North Africa, discusses the escalating crisis in Syria which is forcing hundreds of thousands to flee their homes.
The IRC is running two health...
Wed, 20/06/2012 - 10:00
The photographs above were taken by the IRC's Liz Pender in and around the Yida refugee camp in South Sudan, to which tens of thousands of refugees have fled in recent months, following fighting in northern Sudan.
Photgraphy: Liz Pender/The IRC...