The International Rescue Committee express its deep sorrow at the tragic loss that the International Assistance Mission has suffered as a result of the cowardly murder of its Nuristan Eye Camp team.
The attack on the team was an attack on the entire humanitarian community and indeed on the men,... More >
The International Rescue Committee is on the ground providing aid to victims of the worst flooding in Pakistan's modern history. At least 1,400 people have been killed and three million people have been affected by the devastating monsoon rains.
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The International Rescue Committee is preparing to bring badly-needed help to victims of the devastating monsoon floods that have killed an estimated 400 people and are believed to have displaced nearly half a million in Pakistan.
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Until all efforts to trace relatives or identify local caregivers have been exhausted, separated Haitian children must not be put up for adoption, says the International Rescue Committee, a leading aid organisation reuniting families in Haiti.
"Every week, IRC case workers are tracing missing... More >
The International Rescue Committee's emergency response team has been deployed to southern Kyrgyzstan and reports that thousands of people driven from their homes by ethnic violence are in dire need of assistance. They shared this first-hand report from the scene, along with photos.
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International Rescue Committee emergency experts deployed to southern Kyrgyzstan say thousands of people driven from their homes by recent ethnic violence are in dire need of assistance.
The IRC's Emergency Response Team is in Osh and surrounding areas, looking at ways to provide assistance in the... More >
International Rescue Committee emergency response experts are now in Kyrgyzstan to join efforts to aid thousands of people uprooted by ethnic violence and in dire need of assistance.
The IRC team includes experienced emergency responders who will look at providing assistance in areas such as... More >
The International Rescue Committee is sending emergency relief specialists to Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan as the humanitarian situation worsens for tens of thousands of people displaced by ethnic fighting in southern Kyrgyzstan.
The latest reports say skirmishes abated today but tensions remain high... More >
The International Rescue Committee is providing funds for food and emergency supplies to a partner on the ground to meet the urgent needs of thousands of people displaced by ethnic fighting in southern Kyrgyzstan.
The IRC's Emergency Response Team is closely monitoring the situation and looking at... More >
The International Rescue Committee is rapidly evaluating options for responding to the growing humanitarian emergency in Southern Kyrgyzstan, where ethnic clashes and attacks on villages have sent tens of thousands of minority Uzbeks fleeing to the border.
The IRC's Emergency Response Team... More >
