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Crisis Watch

  • Darfur

    Not On Our Watch, founded by Don Cheadle, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt and others has awarded the IRC $260,000 to support critical health services at seven clinics in North Darfur.

    Latest   Special report

  • Iraq

    Iraqi civilians are the battleground in a crisis that gets worse every day. Millions of people are uprooted and in desperate need of help, yet the international response remains inadequate. The IRC is delivering vital aid to thousands of displaced families.

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Issues in Focus

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    Child Labor in Uganda

    Peter Keem, 7, is forced to work in a quarry outside Moroto in Uganda's Karamoja region. "It is hard work," he admits. The IRC is helping children like Peter escape child labor and attend school by paying their school fees and providing books, pencils and school uniforms. We're also training teachers and renovating classrooms in run-down schools.

    Story   More from Uganda 

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    Congo's Children

    After the fighting in North Kivu forced his family to flee twice in just a few months, three-year-old Dieume stopped smiling and wouldn’t eat. Find out how the IRC is helping traumatized children like Dieume and their families cope with life in a conflict zone.

    Dieume's story   Learn more and help    

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Somalia

More Issues in Focus:

Ending violence against women, Resettling refugees

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