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‘The tradition of US generosity is one that needs to continue’: IRC Afghanistan Director • Apr. 25, 2025, 8:34 AM ET (CNN)
The dangers posed by cuts to U.S. foreign aid • Apr. 21, 2025, 1:57 AM ET (CBS)
Death, displacement and devastation – two years of war in Sudan • Apr. 16, 2025, 7:41 AM ET (The Guardian)
Earthquake compounds Myanmar's humanitarian crisis as the death toll passes 2,000 • Apr. 1, 2025, 2:00 AM ET (AP)

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Also Known As IRC
Date 1933 - present
Headquarters Brussels • Geneva • London • New York City • Washington, D.C.
Areas Of Involvement refugee • humanitarianism

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