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Lebanon: IRC Latest Assessment warns of further catastrophic humanitarian consequences, as Israel launches a ground operation in the southern region
Following nearly two weeks of escalating hostilities in Lebanon, Israeli airstrikes have, according to the Lebanese Health ...
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Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT)
The IRC is working in both Gaza and the West Bank to reach Palestinians in need with critical humanitarian aid. Escalation of ...
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IRC welcomes President Biden's commitment to a robust U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, highlights innovations and ongoing needs
will need resettlement in 2025, yet fewer than half of 1% of refugees will ever be resettled. With low- and middle-income countries hosting 75% of the world's refugees, the Biden administration's ...
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IRC: Harmful and illegal approaches to U.S. border regulations will return more people to danger
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is deeply concerned following today’s announcement on extending asylum restrictions ...
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UNGA 2024: IRC Urges World Leaders to Scale Solutions to Bridge Global Fragility Gap
New York Climate Week, and the Summit for the Future, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) urges the international ...
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Statement by the IRC on the escalating conflict in Lebanon
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is deeply concerned by the escalating conflict in Lebanon, which has left over 500 people killed, including 94 women and 50 children, and over 1,800 injured, ...
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The IRC boosts health programs amid rising cholera concerns in northeast Syria
Northeast Syria is witnessing an increase in acute watery diarrhea, with more than 170 suspected cases of cholera being seen in Al Hasakeh, Ar Raqqa, and Deir Ez Zor governorates. In a ...
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Policy Asks for a Renewed Focus on Ending Child Wasting
The global crisis of child wasting is worsening due to conflict, climate change, economic hardship, and lingering COVID-19 effects. With undernutrition responsible for nearly half of child deaths ...
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New IRC’s Children’s Book Highlights the Power of Unity and Hope
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Greece launches “Tales from Home,” a powerful collection of folk stories and fairytales spanning from Afghanistan to Greece, highlighting the transformative ...
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Yemen flooding crisis deepens as Cholera spreads, the IRC launches emergency response
Aden, Yemen, September 23, 2024 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is warning of a deepening humanitarian disaster in Yemen as ongoing floods, which began in March and intensified in July and ...