These humanitarian crises can’t be ignored 👇
Here’s what countries are most at risk of deteriorating conditions in 2023, from our annual Watchlist:
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We respond to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and help people to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. Join us #StandWithRefugees.
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The IRC is currently suspending programs in Afghanistan following the Taliban ban on women working for NGOs.
Our ability to deliver services relies on female staff. If they cannot work, we cannot deliver to those in need, especially Afghan women. More:
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A little with a twist. Swipe ➡️ for just a couple of the items on our "wish list" this year. Thank you for this beautiful illustration.
From all of us at the IRC: Happy Holidays—and #RefugeesWelcome—to you and your family! 🎄
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The IRC is dismayed that the authorities in Afghanistan have declared a ban on Afghan female NGO workers. Over 3000 IRC staff in the country are women. Our women staff are critical for the delivery of humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan.
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On Jan 3, will join for a live conversation on confronting the world’s worst crises in 2023. Register now:
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As Ukraine begins a harsh winter, the IRC commends the US's commitment to supporting civilians with an added $347 million from & multibillion omnibus funding package.
This type of robust support should be the standard for all humanitarian crises.
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A humanitarian cross-border channel critical to delivering aid to northwest Syria is up for renewal next month.
Going into a harsh winter, millions of Syrians need this vital life-line to remain open.
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. spoke to about our 2023 Emergency Watchlist. Listen to learn more about the crises we are worried about next year and what can be done to help.
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We need to include the #AfghanAdjustmentAct as a floor amendment to the FY23 Omnibus package TODAY. Afghans who fled to the US deserve to rebuild their lives in safety and security.
Please RT to join us in calling on to act.
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.@SenSchumer, time is quickly running out to support our new Afghan neighbors.
Please follow the lead of these 30 retired military leaders, and bring the #AfghanAdjustmentAct to the floor as an omnibus amendment.
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“The near-total ban on women’s university education [in Afghanistan] sets progress back at least twenty years - with lifelong impacts on women’s futures.”
Our warning on the impact of new restrictions on women’s education in Afghanistan:
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The power in our Kyiv office went off 7 hours ago. This is getting normal. We connect our laptops and phones to powerbanks and keep working.
Like many other humanitarian organizations in #Ukraine we are determined to keep working hard to deliver aid to those in need.
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These are the conditions our colleagues—and many other Ukrainians—are living under right now.
Continued attacks on infrastructure amid a harsh winter have left many without power, heat and more.
Nevertheless, we’re committed to stay and deliver aid to those in need.
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No power and no light for hours - the reality of living and working in #Ukraine these days. Update from our colleagues:
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These are the conditions our colleagues—and many other Ukrainians—are living under right now.
Continued attacks on infrastructure amid a harsh winter have left many without power, heat and more.
Nevertheless, we’re committed to stay and deliver aid to those in need.
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Learn more about what how winter has affected humanitarian need in Ukraine and what Ukrainians need to survive the coming months:
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These are the conditions our colleagues—and many other Ukrainians—are living under right now.
Continued attacks on infrastructure amid a harsh winter have left many without power, heat and more.
Nevertheless, we’re committed to stay and deliver aid to those in need.
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Thank you for your support 💛
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Let’s spread the Light Guardians! For the next 24hrs, for every $100 donated to #Game2Give we will provide a solar lamp to 4 families in Ukraine through @RESCUEorg. This small gift will help thousands facing ongoing power outages.
Donate now at game2give.com
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On #SolidarityDay and every day, we stand with all the people forced to flee their homes in search of safety. Together with passionate humanitarians like Zainab, is dedicated to helping people affected by humanitarian crises to survive and rebuild their lives.
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Efforts to rebuild Afghanistan in the wake of economic collapse will be undermined completely; many educated Afghans have already left the country over the last eighteen months. Afghanistan is in urgent need of a future generation of doctors, teachers and civil servants.
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The closure of universities to women and girls is a chilling step backwards for Afghanistan.
There are no two ways about it: women must be allowed to work and to move freely, and girls must be allowed to continue to go to school.
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., time is quickly running out to support our new Afghan neighbors.
Please follow the lead of these 30 retired military leaders, and bring the #AfghanAdjustmentAct to the floor as an omnibus amendment.
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NEW: Over 25% of internally displaced people in Ukraine that we’ve interviewed say they don’t have sufficient heating—and over 60% have damaged homes.
This is the humanitarian situation this winter in Ukraine:
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What a privilege to have played a part in this great artist's story. 💛
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Now, take an even closer look. According to Chagall, this scene also references his own past: after he was smuggled out of Nazi-occupied France by the International Rescue Committee during WWII, the Jewish artist found safe haven in New York City.
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"This ruling does not change the fact that the government’s own evidence shows that deterrence measures such as the Rwanda plan will fail to stop desperate people embarking on dangerous journeys across the channel." —
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The High Court in London on Monday ruled in favor of the government’s highly contentious policy to deport asylum seekers who arrive in Britain by boat to Rwanda, but it also said that eight specific deportation cases should be reconsidered. nyti.ms/3W8Pac1
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“No problem that starts in Syria or starts in Ethiopia or starts in Myanmar ends there.”
Listen to explain why the world must act on solutions for the worst humanitarian crises on :
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I spoke with about ’s Emergency Watchlist—and about combatting the narrative that nothing can be done about the world’s worst crises.
Listen to our conversation:
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Happy Hanukkah, wishing our supporters, staff and the people we work with a happy festival of lights.
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Congrats to #Argentina for winning the #FIFAWorldCup!
So many teams this year would not be possible without welcoming diversity. Example, over 84% of France's team are immigrants or children of immigrants.
This #InternationalMigrantsDay, we celebrate the power of welcome!
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Biden's Africa summit with 49 leaders boasted progress, though differences with U.S. remain. announced plans for $55 billion in U.S. investments in Africa over three years. bit.ly/3W8oW9l
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A troubling trend in global affairs seen in Ukraine: "Conflict is increasingly focused on hitting civilians rather than hitting soldiers."
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Actions we'd like to see from the U.S.:
➡️ more federal humanitarian aid
➡️ stronger protection for civilians in conflict areas
➡️ humanitarian exemptions for sanctions imposed by Washington
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ICYMI: discussed findings from our 2023 Emergency Watchlist – a list of the 20 countries globally at greatest risk of experiencing new or worsening humanitarian emergencies, live with
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The war in Ukraine has had a devastating impact on the hunger crisis in East Africa—one that world leaders can and must address.
Listen to on :
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The bottom line: The war in Ukraine is not anywhere close to ending, and humanitarian aid will need to be scaled up to meet continuing need.
On the humanitarian situation in Ukraine ⬇️
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As winter approaches, is Europe prepared to help Ukrainian refugees? vox.com/world/23482665
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The number of people who need humanitarian assistance all over the globe has risen to 339 million—a jump that’s partially been fueled by climate change.
This is exactly why we need global action on the climate crisis.
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Could the West do more to prevent humanitarian disasters? With David Miliband
speaks to about why countries react to crises rather than trying to prevent them, and how climate change is exacerbating disasters.
Listen here: pod.fo/e/156b08
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“What we should recognize is that the kind of humanitarian support going into Ukraine needs to be matched in other parts of the world.”
Listen to on :
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We're proud of the work we did on our World Refugee Day campaign—and honored to be recognized as a 's Awards 2023 finalist 💛
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Conflict, climate change and economic shocks have driven humanitarian need up to unprecedented levels. Listen to explain:
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Just announced: @RESCUEorg and @StellarOrg announced a first-of-its-kind blockchain-powered aid disbursement system available today in Ukraine. #StellarIRL
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Here's an end of year list we wish we didn't have to report on - 's "emergency watch" list with Somalia sitting at Number 1. has the story.
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