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Four International Rescue Committee Aid Workers Killed in Afghanistan

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27 Aug 2008
IRC Increases Aid Effort in Georgia; Repairs Broken Shelters Housing Thousands of Displaced

27 Aug 2008
IRC, Partners, Call for End to Violence in Congo’s North Kivu

26 Aug 2008
IRC Supported Program Finds a Home and Saves a School

19 Aug 2008
The IRC Distributes Hygiene Items to Georgia's Displaced

18 Aug 2008
Poor Conditions for Displaced in Georgia; IRC Prepares to Launch Aid Programs

14 Aug 2008
IRC Mourns Four Beloved Colleagues

Georgia Crisis

Tens of thousands of civilians have fled fighting in Georgia and the disputed regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The IRC has launched relief efforts in neighbouring North Ossetia in Russia where refugees are seeking safety.

Poor Conditions for Displaced
Why They're Dying in Congo

BBC World Affairs Correspondent Mark Doyle travelled across the Democratic Republic of Congo to explore why over five million people have died in the past decade, visiting the IRC's work along the way. Find out more and how to listen here.

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Ugandan Farmers

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The International Rescue Committee UK is an independent British charity, established in 1997 as part of the International Rescue Committee global network. Founded in 1933, the IRC provides emergency relief, protection of human rights, post-conflict reconstruction, resettlement assistance and advocacy to those uprooted or affected by violent conflict or oppression around the world. All the IRC's work reflects its commitment to freedom, human dignity and self reliance.