http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/International_Rescue_CommitteeFind stories, videos, and photos about International Rescue Committee from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:37:13 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/TECH/science/06/19/monsoon.season.weather/tztop.monsoon.afp.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/International_Rescue_Committee14433Find stories, videos, and photos about International Rescue Committee from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/06/19/monsoon.season.weather/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/06/19/monsoon.season.weather/index.html#cnnSTCText"Refugees are the most vulnerable people on Earth. They are fighting to survive." -- Angelina Jolie, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees goodwill ambassadorSat, 20 Jun 2009 03:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/16/us.iraq.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/16/us.iraq.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraqis fleeing violence in their homeland are struggling in America, where they had hoped to make new lives, said a report issued Tuesday by an agency that helps resettle refugees across the United States.Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/10/iraqi.refugee.recession/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/10/iraqi.refugee.recession/index.html#cnnSTCTextOf all of the calculations Zainab Ibrahim made during her accounting career in Baghdad, this one was a snap.Mon, 11 May 2009 18:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/22/farrow.congo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/22/farrow.congo/index.html#cnnSTCText"Every night someone disappears. Parents and children vanish. We don't know where they have gone. There are killings in the nights. We hear shooting," Valerie, a 27-year-old mother, said of life in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/11/26/refugees.thanksgiving/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/11/26/refugees.thanksgiving/index.html#cnnSTCTextSajida Faraj scoops mashed potatoes and peas onto her plate, not quite sure of the history behind her first Thanksgiving meal. But she knows how thankful she is to be at a church in Atlanta this November, lining up for turkey, stuffing and pecan pie.Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/03/afghanistan.aid.worker/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/03/afghanistan.aid.worker/index.html#cnnSTCTextGunmen kidnapped a French aid worker in Kabul Monday and shot dead an Afghan intelligence official who tried to rescue him, police said.Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/10/26/congo.gorillapark/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/10/26/congo.gorillapark/index.html#cnnSTCTextCongolese rebels seized a major military camp and a spacious gorilla park in a renewed bout of heavy fighting that sent thousands fleeing, according to the United Nations and park officials.Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/10/21/bardem.congo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/10/21/bardem.congo/index.html#cnnSTCTextOver the past decade, waves of violence have continuously crashed over eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in the world's deadliest war.Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/21/afghanistan.violence.aid.groups/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/21/afghanistan.violence.aid.groups/index.html#cnnSTCTextAid agencies say they will review their presence and security arrangements in Afghanistan after the killing of a foreign relief worker.Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/22/afghan.workers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/22/afghan.workers/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe call I dread awakened me at 4 a.m. Five International Rescue Committee colleagues, traveling in a car en route to Kabul, had been ambushed by gunmen. Four were killed, and the fifth was critically injured.Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:58:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832045,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832045,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnalysis: Defense Secretary Robert Gates has proposed $20 billion to upgrade Afghan security forces. But would that be enough to beat the Taliban? Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/13/afghan.workers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/13/afghan.workers/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Taliban said its gunmen opened fire on an aid group's vehicle in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing four International Rescue Committee workers and prompting the organization to suspend its operations.Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/23/myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/23/myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTextMyanmar's ruling junta agreed Friday to "allow all aid workers regardless of nationalities" into the country to help cyclone survivors, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said.Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:58:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20208893,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20208893,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn"We hope to encourage others to give to these great organizations," says PittThu, 26 Jun 2008 17:07:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1818162,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1818162,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBrad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's love for children is by no means limited to their own: The couple has donated $1 million to help kids affected by the war in IraqThu, 26 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20208936,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20208936,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe actor hopes his journey – filmed for Nightline – will help raise awarenessThu, 26 Jun 2008 15:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/24/myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/24/myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flew to Myanmar on Sunday to guide a conference with international agencies aimed at boosting donations for the cyclone-struck nation, now that its ruling military junta has agreed to accept aid.Wed, 28 May 2008 01:43:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/20/news/international/china_earthquake/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/20/news/international/china_earthquake/index.htmHumanitarian relief charities, confronted with back-to-back natural disasters, are scrambling to raise money from Americans and corporations.Tue, 20 May 2008 19:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/20/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/20/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCText"Mr. B" and his family dodged militias by moving from house to house in Baghdad -- but they couldn't escape being Sunni or the fact that Mr. B had served in Saddam Hussein's military. Fri, 21 Mar 2008 01:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/23/congo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/23/congo/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and armed groups in the country signed a deal Wednesday to end years of fighting in the country's east, according to Peter Kessler, with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).Thu, 24 Jan 2008 04:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/20/refugees.burundians/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/20/refugees.burundians/index.htmlBonifasi Nahimana has traveled around the world for safety -- and for the first time in more than three decades, he says he's not afraid to go to sleep at night.Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/19/refugees.resettle/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/19/refugees.resettle/index.htmlA white board at the International Rescue Committee in Atlanta shows the origins of the hundreds of refugees the agency has placed in Georgia -- Vietnam, Burma, Iran. Soon, it will add another country, Iraq.Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:59:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fsb/0702/gallery.political_refugees/index.htmlhttp://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fsb/0702/gallery.political_refugees/index.htmlPolitical refugees flee the worst places on earth to launch businesses in America.Tue, 06 Feb 2007 18:26:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2007/02/01/8399936/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2007/02/01/8399936/index.htmLIKE MOST ENTREPRENEURS, Hajia Kangame rarely dwells on the past. She stays plenty busy running her San Diego handicraft business and raising four daughters. But Kangame, 37, will never forget the ... Thu, 01 Feb 2007 05:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/06/16/refugeeday.agencies/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/06/16/refugeeday.agencies/index.htmlThe sixth annual World Refugee Day is Tuesday. The United Nations unanimously adopted a resolution in 2000 to remember refugees on a special day each year.Fri, 16 Jun 2006 16:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/05/28/coverstory.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/05/28/coverstory.tm/index.htmlSome wars go on killing long after they end.Sun, 28 May 2006 12:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/28/indo.quake.aid/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/28/indo.quake.aid/index.htmlInternational aid organizations are accepting donations to help victims of the earthquake in Indonesia. The groups include:Sun, 28 May 2006 07:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/23/katrina.recovery/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/23/katrina.recovery/index.htmlThe White House is in final negotiations over a $1 billion plan to fund nonprofit groups' efforts to help Hurricane Katrina evacuees relocate, sources involved in those negotiations said Friday.Sat, 24 Sep 2005 02:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/06/11/congo.fact.sheet/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/06/11/congo.fact.sheet/index.htmlThe Democratic Republic of Congo is Africa's third-largest country.Fri, 11 Jun 2004 11:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/06/07/chad.irc/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/06/07/chad.irc/index.htmlMillions may die in the Darfur region of Sudan as a result of fighting between the Sudanese government, allied militias and rebel groups unless there is an immediate outpouring of international aid, the World Health Organization has warned.Mon, 07 Jun 2004 13:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/05/30/chad.irc/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/05/30/chad.irc/index.htmlFor 15 months violent conflict has been raging in Sudan's Darfur region, where U.N. officials have accused Sudan and allied Arab tribal militias of "ethnic cleansing."Sun, 30 May 2004 12:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/05/24/chad.irc/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/05/24/chad.irc/index.htmlFor 15 months violent conflict has been raging in Sudan's Darfur region, where U.N. officials have accused Sudan and allied Arab tribal militias of "ethnic cleansing."Mon, 24 May 2004 18:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/05/12/sudan.crisis/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/05/12/sudan.crisis/index.htmlThe hellish scene in northern Chad where people are fleeing the vicious but little-publicized war in western Sudan's Darfur region has been called the worst humanitarian crisis in the world today.Thu, 13 May 2004 03:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/08/iraq.kidnapp/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/08/iraq.kidnapp/index.htmlSeven South Korean missionaries abducted by Iraqi militants were freed Thursday, but five other foreign nationals remained hostages, according to government and media sources.Thu, 08 Apr 2004 18:59:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/12/01/200469/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/12/01/200469/index.htmThis is the time of year most Americans think seriously about contributing to one or more charitable organizations. The holidays are a reminder that others could use a hand. December is also the la...Thu, 01 Dec 1994 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/10/01/89215/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/10/01/89215/index.htmNightly TV news images of needy people including the 2 million Rwandan refugees may leave you wanting to help but unsure of how to do that effectively. Each year Money helps readers to size up char...Sat, 01 Oct 1994 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/12/01/86952/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/12/01/86952/index.htmBefore giving money to a charity, you surely want to feel confident that the group will put your dollars to good use. The exclusive MONEY honor roll of the 10 best-managed large U.S. charities (pre...Sun, 01 Dec 1991 05:01:00 EST