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Syrian refugees in Jordan's Zaatari camp on getting the COVID-19 vaccine

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World Refugee Day 2021

Refugees are courageous

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Volunteers work with refugees in an ESL class at the IRC resettlement office in New York

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How to help refugees in the United States: 12 ways to stand for welcome

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International Rescue Committee aid worker speaks with a family in a refugee camp in Greece

Reasons to give to the International Rescue Committee

Rapper, songwriter and record producer Belly stands outside wearing a headband and sweatshirt with the text "Palestine" for a World Refugee Day 2021 photo shoot.

World Refugee Day 2021

“My past is in my music.” Meet rapper, songwriter and record producer Belly

World Refugee Day 2021

Muyambo Marcel Chishimba: Painter, Courageous Refugee

Congolese artist Muyambo Marcel Chishimba site outside at his easel painting a landscape

World Refugee Day 2021

"My life depended on painting." Meet Muyambo Marcel Chishimba

Christine Shevchenko: Prima Ballerina, Courageous Refugee

Diala Brisly: Illustrator, Courageous Refugee

With her hair pulled back and wearing a black t-shirt, Christine Shevchenko looks at the camera for a World Refugee Day 2021 photo shoot,

World Refugee Day 2021

“Courage is not being afraid to fail.” Meet ballerina Christine Shevchenko

Artist and activist Diala Brisly, leaning on her desk holding a pencil, sketches an illustration of refugees for World Refugee Day 2021.

Refugees are courageous

Illustrating courage this World Refugee Day

Reynaldo, a Salvadoran man who works as a painter, stands in the doorway of a church in El Salvador.

How VP Harris and the U.S. can address the Central America migration crisis

Leadership in Times of Crisis: event recording

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David Miliband of the International Rescue Committee ahead of UNSC meeting on Syria

Open Letter to UN Security Council Ambassadors regarding the upcoming vote on the Syria cross-border resolution

New IRC Syria data emphasizes deteriorating situation as UNSC cross-border aid vote nears

LIBYA: True stability in Libya will only come about by rebuilding people’s lives

The IRC responds to UNHCR's release today of global 2020 displacement figures

This World Refugee Day, US should welcome three times as many Central American refugees