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Join us for a global digital rally — Momentum1000

Apr 3 Posted by IRD HQ

We're participating in a global rally, and we want you to be there. On April 5, 2013, IRD is joining the UN Foundation and more than 20 other groups worldwide in Momentum1000, a global 1,000-minute digital media rally to raise awareness and inspire action around the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This Friday marks the 1,000-day milestone leading to the... more

Filed Under: Conflict Mitigation, Women & Gender, Asia & Pacific, Pakistan

International Women’s Day - the Role of Women in Preventing and Mitigating Conflict

Feb 28 Posted by IRD HQ

Thirteen years ago, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1325, better known as Women, Peace and Security. The resolution reaffirmed “the important role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts and in peace building, …the importance of their equal participation and full involvement in all efforts for the maintenance and promotion o... more

Filed Under: Conflict Mitigation, Women & Gender

In Her Own Words: Carmenza Becerra on IRD’s Work to Assist and Empower Colombian Victims of Violence

Feb 15 Posted by IRD HQ

I “stumbled” into the development world over 25 years ago and have worked in Washington DC, Nigeria, Macedonia, Nicaragua, Peru, and Egypt. In 2011 IRD offered me the opportunity to come to Colombia, my birth-country, to work on a program that supports conflict victims. I was thrilled at the opportunity to support my own country. I officially took over as... more

Filed Under: Civil Society, Conflict Mitigation, Capacity Building, Education, Partnerships, Women & Gender, The Americas, Colombia

Five-Year-Old Ahmad Has New Hope

Nov 6 Posted by IRD HQ

Earlier this year, Ahmad, 5 years old, was accompanying his grandmother for her doctor’s appointment at a medical facility in Charsadda, a district in conflict-affected Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, when a bomb blast exploded killing 20 people and injuring 47. Ahmad’s grandmother died instantly, and Ahmad lost one leg and badly injured the other. Ahmad’s parents an... more

Filed Under: Civil Society, Conflict Mitigation, Asia & Pacific, Pakistan

IRD Board Member Shares Experiences in Jordan and Iraq

Sep 17 Posted by IRD HQ

IRD Board Member Robert Brada, Founder of Blue Sky Homes, recently returned from a trip to Jordan and Iraq. He shared his experiences and more about IRD's work with Syrian refugees with the Diplomatic Courier. You can read the article here.  "A few weeks ago I found myself on the outskirts of a remote village in the Jordanian desert. One of my travel compani... more

Filed Under: Conflict Mitigation, Refugees, Middle East & North Africa, Iraq, Jordan, Syria