Myanmar Disaster - IRC Responds |
Photo from Myanmar by Gordon Bacon, who's coordinating the International Rescue Committee's emergency response to the cyclone disaster.The IRC is accepting contributions to support our emergency reli...
Posted by The International Rescue Committee on Mon, 12 May 2008 11:08:00 PST |
IRAQ: Five Years later, A Hidden Crisis |
Iraqi civilians are the battleground in a crisis that gets worse every day. Five years into the conflict, more than 4 million innocent bystanders are uprooted and in dire need of help, yet the respon...
Posted by The International Rescue Committee on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:43:00 PST |
In Europe? How you can help end violence against women |
Photo: Ann Jones
Women and girls are raped systematically, every day, in every conflict, in every region, across the world. The International Rescue Committee needs your help in the long-standing figh...
Posted by The International Rescue Committee on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 02:04:00 PST |
End Violence Against Women: Please Take Action Today [How to Help] |
In honor of International Women's Day on March 8, and in order to end violence against women and girls around the world, please ask Congress to support the International Violence Against Women Act (I...
Posted by The International Rescue Committee on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 07:22:00 PST |
Forgotten Crisis: Congo Special Report |
Conflict and humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo have taken 5.4 million lives since 1998, according to a survey just released by the International Rescue Committee. That's equivale...
Posted by The International Rescue Committee on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:50:00 PST |
Join 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence! |
The IRC is working with writer, photographer and long-time women's advocate Ann Jones to give women an opportunity to document their own lives with digital cameras and make their voices heard. A...
Posted by The International Rescue Committee on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 08:49:00 PST |
Take Action! Urge Congress to Help Iraqi Refugees |
More than two million refugees from Iraq have fled to neighboring countries, mostly in Jordan and Syria. Another two million Iraqis are displaced within Iraq due to violence and persecution....
Posted by The International Rescue Committee on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:00:00 PST |
Be a Hero for the Children of Uganda |
The International Rescue Committee is partnering with Resolve Uganda and the GuluWalk to help bring an end to violence in Northern Uganda. This year, we invite you to participate in the 2007 Gulu Wal...
Posted by The International Rescue Committee on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 10:11:00 PST |
The IRC and the Kite Runner |
The IRC is proud to be working with Participant Productions for their upcoming release of The Kite Runner, a new film based on the acclaimed novel. Audiences will be moved by this powerful film...
Posted by The International Rescue Committee on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:54:00 PST |
New IRC Video - Women of Darfur |
The IRC's Emily Holland recently traveled to Darfur to document the lives of displaced Sudanese. In this video, she takes us inside several camps for displaced persons and describes how the IRC is hel...
Posted by The International Rescue Committee on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:24:00 PST |
