A global fight against gender violence

To mark this year's 16 Days campaign - a global effort to promote action against gender violence - the IRC is publishing a series of blogs on the work with women and girls of IRC staff around the world. Heidi Lehmann, director of the IRC's gender-based violence programmes, introduces the series >

Fearing rape in eastern Congo

Julie had just blown out the kerosene lamp when suddenly the night was pierced by enraged shouts and the sound of a door being kicked open. Eight armed men wielding machetes and automatic rifles burst into her house. More >

IRC women honoured

Two remarkable IRC women have been honoured by the media for their outstanding achievements working with refugees. Find our more about Sarah Spencer and Khadija Bahram. More > More >

Pakistan crisis

While hundreds of thousands have returned to rebuild their lives in Pakistan's conflict-ridden Swat Valley, some of the poorest people in the country are unable to return to their destroyed homes and crops. More >

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A hidden crisis When the civil war in the Central African Republic ended in 2007, observers hoped that peace would usher in a new era. Instead the country faces a crisis that threatens to plunge the population even deeper into misery. More >

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