International Rescue Committee [to 31 May 2014]

We must work to ensure that Syrians can get enough aid, wherever they are [Quoted]
Posted by The IRC on May 30, 2014
The IRC along with 11 other nongovernmental organizations signed a joint statement demanding a new approach in getting immediate humanitarian aid to the 10 million Syrians inside the country who are in need of help. more »

Malnutrition rampant in Nigeria amid ongoing armed conflict
Posted by The IRC on May 29, 2014
There is an increasing number of displaced people escaping the armed conflict in Nigeria. The International Rescue Committee is providing emergency health and nutritional support to 1,600 children under five and 225 pregnant and breastfeeding women in the northeastern Adamawa State of the country. more »

When keeping your family safe means leaving home: an Iraqi mother’s story
Posted by Emily Sernaker on May 28, 2014
In 2008, Asyar and her husband decided it was time to leave Iraq. One of their daughters had been diagnosed with a brain tumor and their neighborhood had been taken over by militants. Traumatized, the parents felt that leaving home was the best chance to keep their family safe. They fled to Jordan. more »
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IRC resumes work in Rakhine State, Myanmar
Posted by The IRC on May 27, 2014
The IRC has resumed health, water, sanitation and livelihoods programs in Rakhine State, Myanmar, that had been suspended for four weeks following attacks against international and U.N. agencies. more »

Enduring violence: updates from Central African Republic
Posted by The IRC on May 27, 2014
Ongoing instability across the Central African Republic has uprooted hundreds of thousands of people. The IRC has remained in the country throughout the current crisis to provide lifesaving assistance. Get aid worker updates. more »

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Filling the evidence gap to keep girls safe from violence
Posted by Jeannie Annan on May 28th, 2014
To contribute to the gap in research about work works to keep girls safe in conflict-affected settings, the International Rescue Committee is currently launching six research studies to better inform programming for adolescent girls in humanitarian emergencies in Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Liberia and Pakistan. more »

Menstruation: Teach your humanitarian workers it’s not a dirty word
Posted by Emmanuel d’Harcourt on May 27th, 2014
For decades menstrual hygiene has been a topic to avoid, some might say a topic that has been neglected, by organizations and individuals who are charged with the responsibility of providing basic necessities to some of the world’s poorest and vulnerable girls and women. This includes those girls and women who are caught up in war or living in a refugee camp. more »

Intl Rescue Comm IRC @theIRC • May 30
#Syria crisis Interview of @DMiliband on @skynewsarabia: http://bit.ly/RLtPnv (#Arabic translation)

Intl Rescue Comm IRC @theIRC • May 30
READ: Letter from NGO CEOs on @guardian: We must work to ensure that #Syria’ns can get enough aid, wherever they are http://bit.ly/1iz3wZ5

Intl Rescue Comm IRC @theIRC • May 29
JUST IN: #Malnutrition rampant in #Nigeria amid ongoing armed conflict: http://bit.ly/1hBQMjX

Intl Rescue Comm IRC @theIRC • May 27
The IRC resumes our work in #Rakhine State, #Myanmar: http://bit.ly/Ry0flq

Intl Rescue Comm IRC @theIRC • May 27
IRC responds to thousands fleeing southern #Somalia: http://bit.ly/Ri4ZeU