Profile: IRC
Year Founded
1933
Type
Non-profit
Last on Think
Updated on: 10/05/2007 06:54
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Mission Statement
What is the International Rescue Committee? We're an organization that goes to war zones to rescue and then rebuild lives . Founded in 1933, the IRC is a global leader in emergency relief, rehabilitation, protection of human rights, protection, post-conflict development, resettlement services and advocacy for refugees and others uprooted or affected by violent conflict and oppression. We bring the world's most vulnerable people from "From Harm to Home."
Location
122 E 42nd St New York, NY
New York, NY 10168
United States
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Website
www.theIRC.org
Email
webmaster@theIRC.org
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Rape=War There is a new Congress in Washington. It’s time to tell our elected representatives that violence against women and girls must stop now. Please sign this petition and forward it to your friends, telling Congress to: - Fund programs that prevent violence and respond to incidents of rape against women and girls - Support efforts to help women and girls recover their dignity, health, livelihood, and families - Include anti-sexual violence initiatives in relevant international assistance programs IRC and Women’s Commission will present this petition to Congress this September demanding that the fight against sexual violence become a top legislative and funding priority. 46,129 people have already signed the petition. We urgently need many more to deliver a clear message to Congress. Sign it. Then please forward it on and tell a friend. You=Change Your voice is powerful. Thank you for taking action. Sign the petition at www.theIRC.org/stopviolence
 
 
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Innovative Solutions to Global Poverty
Innovative Solutions to Poverty are badly needed in a world where half of all humanity lives on less than $2 a day. Even with the growth of new approaches, like...
Tags: portman poverty microfinance 
by  VillageBankingCampaign on september 20, 2007
Members  114 Discussions  5 Media  10
 
   
 
Break the Addiction
Learn how to break your addiction to oil and fight global warming at Think MTV.
Tags: global warming  environment  Break the Addiction  oil  oil addiction  ... 
by  thinkMTV on september 03, 2008
Members  155 Discussions  0 Media  305
 
 
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Congo Mortality Survey
A recent photo from our work in Congo as we compile the latest "Congo Mortality Survey" information
Tags: congo  drc  mortality 
Views 21
by  IRC on september 19, 2007
 
   
 
We work in war zones...
A recent shot of one of our vehicles in Bahai, Chad
Tags: sudan  chad  irc  rescue 
Views 24
by  IRC on september 19, 2007
 
   
 
WOMEN OF DARFUR
IRC communications officer Emily Holland recently traveled to Darfur to document the lives of displaced Sudanese. In this video, she takes us inside several camps...
Tags: Women  darfur  sudan 
Views 147
by  IRC on august 21, 2007
 
   
 
Darfur Girl
Help Stop Violence Against Women and Girls by speaking about - sign the petition at www.theIRC.org/stopviolence
Tags: girls  war  rape  violence against women 
Views 30
by  IRC on august 21, 2007