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Rescuing futures in Greece: “I see the children transform like butterflies”
Ketty works with children who have arrived in Greece alone and sees how their hope and dignity is restored when they are given the right support.
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- 26 October 2023
International Rescue Committee Italia
IRC Italia è l’ufficio di International Rescue Committee in Italia. Lavora per aiutare le persone le cui vite e i cui mezzi di sussistenza sono stati compromessi da conflitti e disastri a sopravvivere, risollevarsi e riprendere il controllo del proprio futuro.
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International Rescue Committee Hellas (gr)
Η International Rescue Committee - IRC Hellas ξεκίνησε τη λειτουργία της στην Ελλάδα το 2015, στο νησί της Λέσβου, ως απάντηση στον άνευ προηγουμένου αριθμό προσφύγων που κατέφθαναν τότε στο νησί.
Από την αρχή της δραστηριοποίησής της στην Ελλάδα, η IRC Hellas παρέχει υπηρεσίες υποστήριξης και προστασίας του προσφυγικού πληθυσμού τόσο σε κέντρα φιλοξενίας, όσο και στον αστικό ιστό. Άμεσα ή σε συνεργασία με άλλους φορείς της Κοινωνίας των Πολιτών, παρέχουμε στέγαση, είδη πρώτης ανάγκης, ασφαλή μεταφορά, πρόσβαση σε νερό, εγκαταστάσεις υγιεινής και καθαριότητας, αξιόπιστες και ενημερωμένες πληροφορίες, προστασία για ευάλωτες ομάδες του πληθυσμού, ψυχική και ψυχοκοινωνική υποστήριξη, καθώς και υπηρεσίες απασχολησιμότητας σε πρόσφυγες και αιτούντες άσυλο και άλλες ευάλωτες ομάδες στην Ελλάδα.
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International Rescue Committee Annual Report 2018
The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and reclaim control of their future. We are proud to present our 2018 Annual Report, which offers a glimpse into our work—and the impact of generous support from governments, corporations, foundations and individuals.
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- 4 June 2019
How the Emergency Rescue Committee became the International Rescue Committee and where we are today
Netflix’s Transatlantic tells the story of how Varian Fry and the Emergency Rescue Committee helped thousands of refugees flee France during World War II. Read how the organisation became the International Rescue Committee and how we’ve continued to support people facing conflict and crisis for the past 90 years. Through the years 1933 Varian Fry at his office in Marseilles in the spring of 1941.
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Harlem Désir joins the International Rescue Committee as Senior Vice President, Europe
- Press Release
- 26 July 2021
International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Ukraine
The war in Ukraine has affected the lives of millions of people, driving 10 million out of their homes, and creating unprecedented humanitarian needs inside the country. To date, 14.6 million people need urgent humanitarian assistance. The IRC has been present in Ukraine since February 2022, working hand in hand with local partners to provide vital support to conflict-affected people to help them survive, recover and regain control of their future.
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- 12 April 2024
International Rescue Committee UK 508 Abonnenten The youngest Syrian refugees learn through play
Refugees in Jordan--especially young children--have limited access to education. That's why the International Rescue Committee has trained Syrian refugees to teach them and vulnerable Jordanians how to use play as part of early learning. The program, "Reach Up and Learn," helps children ages six months to 2 1/2 years build their confidence, as well as language skills and other skills they need to thrive.
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- 10 February 2020
Varian Fry’s Holocaust rescue network and the origins of the IRC
In 1940 young journalist Varian Fry led a daring mission to help Jewish refugees and some of the Nazi’s most-wanted escape the Holocaust.
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- 2 June 2023
Major humanitarian catastrophe in Idlib on the horizon, warns the International Rescue Committee
- Press Release
- 29 December 2019