International Rescue Committee [to 18 October 2014]
200,000 refugees from Burundi awarded citizenship in Tanzania
Posted by The IRC on October 17, 2014
The IRC welcomes the award of full citizenship to Burundian refugees who fled to Tanzania in 1972. The IRC has been working with in Tanzania for over 20 years, providing education, health services and other support to the refugees
Ebola Crisis: Latest updates from the front lines of the humanitarian response
Posted by The IRC on October 14, 2014
The IRC has been at the forefront of the fight to combat the spread of the deadly Ebola virus since the first cases were diagnosed in Liberia and Sierra Leone in March. Get Ebola crisis updates and commentary from IRC aid workers and others.
Ebola Crisis: New interview with David Miliband in Liberia [Video]
Posted by The IRC on October 14, 2014
Interviewed on Oct. 11 in Monrovia, Liberia, IRC president David Miliband says that people are afraid to go to health centers because they think they might catch Ebola there. He talks about the IRC’s work to prevent the spread of the disease and provide medical care.