Established in Brussels in 2001, IRC Belgium serves as a representative office for the IRC global network in relation to European institutions. It provides support to other IRC affiliates and field offices on European Commission policies and procedures.
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Petition to end sexual violence as a weapon of war

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 fight against sexual violence against women and girls as a weapon of war.
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Five years later, a hidden crisis: Report of the IRC Commission on Iraqi Refugees

The crisis of displaced Iraqis remains a massive and lasting challenge. The political, social and financial impact on Iraq and the region will be felt for many years to come. The large number of refugees hosted by Iraq's neighbour countries has placed significant strains on their resources and only some 60,000 Iraqis have submitted asylum claims within the EU. The EU and its Member States cannot ignore one of the world's most significant crises. They have a responsability to provide substantial assistance.         
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Mortality in the Democratic Republic of Congo: An Ongoing Crisis

The DRC has been egulfed by conflict for over a decade with devastating effects on its civilian population. Since 2000, the International Rescue Committe (IRC) has documented the humanitarian impact of war and conflict in DRC through a series of 5 mortality surveys which show how the conflict and the violence have persisted - causing extraordinary loss of life.
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• 31 January 2008:
  Brussels release of the International Rescue Committee's 5th
  Mortality Survey in regards to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Belgium
  This event will take place at 9:00 am-11:00 am at the Faculte de Saint Louis
  RSVP: lecoq@fusl.ac.beInvitation
• 27 November 2007:
  Parliamentary Hearing on the Situation of Iraqi Refugees in Jordan
  Organised by the Parliamentary Delegation to the Mashreq Countries
  European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium
  Poster for the hearing
• 22 November 2007:
  Workshop on Sexual Violence in Conflict Settings
  Seminar on the "Impact of Crises and Conflict on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights - the EU needs to act!"
  Ljubljana, Slovenia
  Final recommendations from the seminar 

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