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Restoring Hope

The IRC works tirelessly in 25 countries to assist millions of people in need, and helps as many as 7,000 refugees to resettle in the United States every year. Tom Brokaw takes you to some of the places where the IRC is saving lives.

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Crisis Watch

  • Myanmar Cyclone

    With access to Myanmar’s storm-battered townships still limited for foreign aid experts, the IRC is bringing Cyclone Nargis survivors and local aid workers to Yangon for training on ways to prevent water-borne diseases.

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  • Uprooted Iraqis 

    Learn how we are aiding displaced families in Iraq, giving a helping hand to refugees in Jordan and helping Iraqis given refuge in the U.S. rebuild their lives in communities across the country.

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Issues in Focus

  • Photo: Courtesy UNHCR

    Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt Donate to IRC Programs for Iraqi Children

    The Jolie-Pitt Foundation has announced a donation to help the IRC rehabilitate rundown schools in southern Iraq and provide catch-up classes for children whose education has been disrupted by ongoing violence.

    Story    Learn more and help  

  • Life After War

    Food Prices Hit Refugees Hard

    Joanne Offer is in Nairobi, Kenya, where the IRC is helping refugees and their neighbors make a living and feed their families as they struggle with rising food costs.

    Story ?   Joanne blogs from Kenya 

More Crisis Updates:

Congo,  Somalia, Darfur

More Issues in Focus:

Vietnamese refugeesRape as a weaponGuterres speech


IRC eCards


THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHILANTHROPY
GIVES THE IRC AN A.

THE FORBES INVESTMENT GUIDE NAMED THE IRC
ONE OF 10 GOLD STAR CHARITIES.

BBB WISE GIVING ALLIANCE NOTES THE
IRC MEETS ALL 20 STANDARDS.


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