With Tom Brokaw in Rwanda - Part 3
From the IRC's Emily Holland: Traveling to Rwanda was a very special experience for me. Not only did I have the chance to learn about the IRC's programs through the eyes of NBC newsman and co-chairman...
View Article"In the Hot Zone": Interview with Kevin Sites
(October 2007) One of the world's most respected war correspondents, Kevin Sites spent five years covering global war and disaster for several national networks. His new book, "In the Hot Zone: One...
View ArticleKevin Sites Reads from "In the Hot Zone"
(October 2007) One of the world's most respected war correspondents, Kevin Sites spent five years covering global war and disaster for several national networks. Kevin's new book, "In the Hot Zone: One...
View ArticleIRC Briefing from the Field - Crisis in the Congo
(November 2007) In this November 15, 2007 phone briefing, George Rupp, the International Rescue Committee's president and Alyoscia D'Onofrio, IRC's regional director for Congo, discuss the current...
View ArticleWith Tom Brokaw in Rwanda, Part 5
Gacaca courts, or “community justice,” are Rwanda’s way of dealing with and prosecuting genocide crimes humanely. In this video, Tom Brokaw speaks with Rwandan citizens about the effectiveness of...
View ArticleResearching Deaths to Save Lives in Congo
Conflict and humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo have taken 5.4 million lives since 1998, according to a survey just released by the International Rescue Committee. That's...
View ArticleColin Powell Welcomes Refugees to Phoenix, AZ
Former Secretary of State and International Rescue Committee Board of Overseers member Colin Powell recently visited the IRC's resettlement program in Phoenix, Arizona. There, Powell met with a small...
View ArticleRefugee Camp [A Week in West Africa - 1 of 9]
In one life-changing week in Liberia and Sierra Leone, International Rescue Committee donors Jennifer and Peter Buffett met former In one life-changing week in Liberia and Sierra Leone, International...
View ArticleAfrica's First Female President [A Week in West Africa - 2]
In one life-changing week in Liberia and Sierra Leone, International Rescue Committee donors Jennifer and Peter Buffett met former child soldiers,survivors of sexual violence and families driven from...
View ArticleViolence No Good [A Week in West Africa - 3 of 9]
In one life-changing week in Liberia and Sierra Leone International Rescue Committee donors Jennifer and Peter Buffett met former child soldiers,survivors of sexual violence and families driven from...
View ArticleHope in Monrovia [A Week in West Africa - 4 of 9]
At this tailoring school in Monrovia, Liberia, young people who lost their families during the war are learning skills that will help them to support themselves.
View ArticleChicken Soup Factory Kids [A Week in West Africa - 5 of 9]
In one life-changing week in Liberia and Sierra Leone International Rescue Committee donors Jennifer and Peter Buffett met former child soldiers,survivors of sexual violence and families driven from...
View ArticleThe Diamond Mines [A Week in West Africa - 6 of 9]
In one life-changing week in Liberia and Sierra Leone International Rescue Committee donors Jennifer and Peter Buffett met former child soldiers,survivors of sexual violence and families driven from...
View ArticleRoad to Recovery [A Week in West Africa - 7 of 9]
In one life-changing week in Liberia and Sierra Leone International Rescue Committee donors Jennifer and Peter Buffett met former child soldiers,survivors of sexual violence and families driven from...
View ArticleHow is the IRC responding to the Iraqi refugee crisis?
(April 2008) The world's fastest growing refugee crisis is continuing to unfold in the Middle East. Five years into the Iraq conflict, more than 4 million innocent bystanders are uprooted and in dire...
View ArticleBriefing from the Field: Bringing Refugees to America
(November 2008) During this International Rescue Committee Briefing from the Field, you'll hear from Trinh Doan, a woman who escaped from Vietnam and was resettled in the United States with the help of...
View ArticleWomen’s Voices from Conflict Zones
Where are the voices of women and girls in conflict zones? Where are their voices in decisions that affect their lives? These questions motivated the International Rescue Committee and...
View ArticleUrgent Briefing: Expelled from Darfur
In this podcast from our March 11, 2009 briefing Gideon Rose of Foreign Affairs magazine moderates a discussion between Kurt Tjossem, IRC Regional Director, Horn & East Africa and Michael Kocher,...
View ArticleIRC Voices: Justus Rosenberg
Justus Rosenberg was the youngest member of the team led by Varian Fry that rescued some of Europes most famous artists, writers, and intellectuals who had taken refuge in France prior to the Nazi...
View ArticleIRC Voices: Rick Brennan
For over 75 years, the IRC has been responding to the world's worst crises. Meet some of our extended family: dedicated IRC staff members who tackle enormous challenges to change lives; courageous...
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