The UK Government must do more to meet the ongoing acute needs of the most vulnerable people, uphold human rights and support recovery in Iraq, say a group of eight humanitarian and development organisations ahead of the appearance by International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander before the... More >
The IRC's Peter Biro tells CNN about the people and conditions he encountered on his most recent trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo on Inside Africa. Biro takes viewers beyond the camera lens, sharing the personal stories of the men, women and children he has captured on film whose lives have... More >
By Anna Husarska, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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The city of Port-au-Prince has always been a magnet for Haitians seeking a better life. So when a massive 7.0 earthquake struck the country on 12 January – the quake's epicentre was only 10 miles from the capital – it... More >
The International Rescue Committee, which carried out a series of mortality surveys in the Democratic Republic of Congo from 2000 to 2007 in conjunction with some of the world's leading epidemiologists, strongly affirms its finding that an estimated 5.4 million people died as a result of war and... More >
The IRC's director in Southern Sudan, Richard Poole, contributes to this piece on the rising violence in the region. Read it at Reuters AlertNet >
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There is only one year left for Sudanese parties to salvage a 2005 peace agreement that ended more than 20 years of war and requires a pivotal referendum next January on unity or secession for Southern Sudan.
As Sudan marks the fifth anniversary of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, the... More >
Women and girls in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are experiencing increasingly brutal sexual assaults and the UN peacekeeping mission, mandated to protect them, is not doing an adequate job, says the International Rescue Committee, a leading aid group assisting thousands of rape survivors in... More >
2009 marks the 18th anniversary of the "16 days of Activism Against Gender Violence" campaign.
International Rescue Committee aid worker Virginie Tanou, who works in Cote d'Ivoire, discusses the effects of war on women and girls. In the wake of crisis and increased poverty, women are... More >
