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A TIMELINE OF NEED

The International Rescue Committee stays with refugees from catastrophe to self-sufficiency. Here’s how.

BEFORE THE CRISIS

If a disaster, such as civil war or famine, appears imminent, the IRC reaches out to its network of donors—including governments of the United States, Sweden, and Switzerland—who

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