Bukavu, CONGO 22 Dec 2006 - An IRC emergency team is responding to a serious outbreak of cholera in Congo. Over the past two months the seven-person team has provided almost 4,000 liters of cholera...
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Pakistan: A new life signals new hope in a quake-stricken community
Muzaffarabad, Pakistan-administered Kashmir 13 Oct 2006 - It was a welcome sign of hope. On a warm July day, a bouncing, bubbly baby girl named Sidra-the shining star-was born to Farzana Bibi amid...
Lebanon: End of program evaluation
Executive Summary Background In response to the recent conflict between Israel and Lebanon, IRC begun a short-term quick impact project to address the most pressing water related needs of villages in...
Pakistan marks first anniversary of earthquake; 230,000 people received IRC assistance
Islamabad, PAKISTAN 05 Oct 2006 - One year ago this weekend, the IRC responded within hours to provide urgent aid to the victims of the worst earthquake in Pakistan's history. The emergency teams...
IRC joins relief effort in Nepal after monsoon rains cause flooding
The International Rescue Committee has joined relief efforts in Nepal after fierce monsoon rains caused flooding and landslides in the mid-and far-western regions of the country. In one district...
USA: Katrina - Shelter from the storm
Only days after Hurricane Katrina destroyed a swath of the Gulf Coast, the International Rescue Committee dispatched an emergency team of relief experts to Louisiana. For the first time in its...
Uganda special report: Unimaginable suffering
The longstanding civil war in Northern Uganda has shattered livelihoods, destroyed healthcare and schools and instilled a constant state of fear among the population. The rebel Lords Resistance Army...
IRC set to provide aid for thousands of displaced in Lebanon
by Melissa Winkler Beirut, Lebanon 11 Aug 2006 - Members of the International Rescue Committee's Emergency Response Team have completed a week of assessments in and around Beirut, where hundreds of...
Indonesia: IRC says Java quake zones need water and sanitation aid fast to avert health crisis
Yogyakarta, INDONESIA 02 Jun 2006 As the death toll in earthquake-ravaged Java climbs to well over 6,000, some 400,000 people have been left homeless. Survivors struggle to find temporary shelter and...
IRC treats 400 patients, distributes one ton of supplies in Indonesian quake zone
Yogyakarta, INDONESIA 29 May 2006 - The International Rescue Committee on Sunday distributed one ton of vital first aid and surgical supplies to hospitals in Indonesia's quake-hit Yogyakarta region...
IRC teams on the ground in Indonesian quake zone
Yogyakarta, INDONESIA 28 May 2006 Dr. Atilio Rivera-Vasquez, who oversees the International Rescue Committee's health programs in Indonesia's Aceh Province, has arrived in the Yogyakarta region,...
Pakistan: Critical care for mothers and children in remote communities
Danna, Muzaffrabad, Pakistan The anxiety is plain to see on Sadia Bibi's face. Her two-month-old baby daughter Anisa is covered in an angry red rash, so Sadia has brought her to the rural health...