International Rescue Committee

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The latest updates on global emergencies and humanitarian issues told in photos and video.

Peer educator Finda Saah and IRC senior social worker Marian Rogers discuss gender-based violence issues in the community.
(Photo: Emily Holland/International Rescue Committee)

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Rescue A Child - Sign the Petition

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child protects children. Only two nations in the world have yet to join the global community in ratifying this agreement: Somalia and the United States. Urge President Obama and Congress to ratify the convention without delay. Sign our petition at www.theIRC.org/rescueachild

The Bah Sisters - IRC Voices

With their courageous mother, Housseinatu and Hassanatou Bah traveled from their native Guinea to Senegal and ultimately to the US seeking safety. Now living in New York, the teenage sisters explain just how the IRC came to represent home to both of them.

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Field Workers under Fire: Delivering aid in Pakistan, Afghanistan and other danger zones - IRC Briefing from the Field

Hear Gerald Martone, International Rescue Committee director of humanitarian affairs, and Denise Furnell, IRC senior technical advisor for safety and security discuss their thoughts on how IRC can continue to provide lifesaving services to our beneficiaries while upholding our duty to maintain the safety and security of our staff. The discussion is moderated by Susan Dentzer, a career journalist and member of the IRC’s Board of Directors. Recorded October 27, 2009.

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