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<P>5.4 million people dead. The number is staggering—the circumstances,
far more so. As the enormity of this human tragedy remains overlooked, the
IRC issues our latest mortality survey. In this <A
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terrible toll and bring urgent aid to Congo's
survivors. <EM>Photo: Marcus Bleasdale/VII</EM></P>
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aftermath from award-winning photojournalist Marcus
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<TD><FONT
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traveled across Congo’s remotest jungles to visit 14,000 homes and
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<TD><FONT color=rgb(200,102,3)><STRONG>Researching Deaths to Save
Lives</STRONG><BR></FONT><U><FONT color=#0000ff><A
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vspace=3 border=0><BR><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=gold
size=3>January 1933: <BR>BIRTH OF THE IRC</FONT><FONT size=+0><BR><IMG
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sans-serif" color=white size=2><EM>As we
observe our 75th anniversary this year, IRC president George Rupp plans to
blog about one moment from our rich history each month. Read on to
find out how Albert Einstein played a part in our
founding:</EM></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=white size=2>In January
1933, Adolf Hitler, the head of the Nazi party, became chancellor of
Germany. Within two months, the Nazis had gained virtually total control
of the country and had begun what would be a 12-year nightmare eventually
engulfing the entire world. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=white size=2>Although
much of the world greeted the Nazi takeover with indifference or apathy,
some people were alert to what was happening and the threat it
represented. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=white size=2>In July
1933, a committee of 51 prominent Americans was established in New York at
the request of Albert Einstein. The Americans included intellectuals,
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<P><BR><FONT face=Verdana size=5><STRONG>Essential Relief:</STRONG> Kenya
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align=left vspace=3 border=0>At work in Kenya for over a decade, the IRC
was poised to act swiftly last month when violence suddenly erupted from
beneath the country’s usual calm, forcing people to flee their homes in an
instant. Over 250,000 Kenyans have been uprooted, escaping with nothing,
finding some scant shelter, trying to scrape by and facing growing danger.
Today, the IRC’s emergency teams continue to help, expanding our response,
supplying essential relief and working to stop the spread of
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align=left vspace=3 border=0>If you’ve been following women’s advocate Ann
Jones’ journey with women in war zones, you know that big changes have
been taking place in small villages across West Africa. The IRC project
puts cameras in the hands of women who have too long suffered at the hands
of men who abuse them. In documenting their lives, these women work
together to question, learn and fight for their rights. Their powerful
story continues in Liberia, where Ann is posting updates and photos on
Mondays and Thursdays into February.</FONT> </P>
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