International Rescue Committee - UK
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http://Rescue.org/UK 27-11-2009 15:12:11
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The government's Rwanda plan is costly, cruel and ineffective, and could leave thousands of people seeking safety in limbo.
Yesterday, MP @TimLoughton & PACAC Committee questioned what will happen to those already in the UK who cannot have their claims for protection considered.
'It was both appalling and inspiring - to see the level of destruction, and to meet with Palestinian aid workers, working so hard around the clock to help people make it through to the end of each day.'
Hear more from the IRC's Bob Kitchen on Times Radio:
thetimes.co.uk/radio/show/202…
One year since the conflict in Sudan began, the country now faces the world's largest displacement crisis.
Our Sudan Country Director, Eatizaz Yousif, told BBC News (UK) how the IRC is responding to the growing humanitarian needs.
'The constant sound of drones overhead was terrifying. People in Gaza refer to them as mosquitoes because it's this ever-present buzzing. There's a sense of ever-present danger.'
The IRC's Bob Kitchen describes visiting Gaza to Lord Ed Vaizey on Times Radio:
thetimes.co.uk/radio/show/202…
'It has been everyday Sudanese who have—often at great personal risk—stepped up to support each other.'
One year into the conflict in Sudan, the humanitarian response faces major funding shortfalls. Read more from the IRC's Eatizaz Yousif in The Independent:
independent.co.uk/news/sudan-ap-…
“The most basic legal rights of an aid worker to stay alive and a civilian, caught up in war, to receive aid are not being honored in this conflict.”
Listen to David Miliband discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza on #PodSaveTheWorld via @crookedmedia:
open.spotify.com/episode/4mcr0D…
There’s a trickle of aid going into Gaza right now, as the population faces imminent famine. There needs to be a deluge. For every hour that the war goes on, the desperate need increases.
I spoke to Alex Wagner Tonight about the situation on the ground and the work of IRC - International Rescue Committee: