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Warren (left) and Darren
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Meet Warren, a gay refugee who gave his friend the courage to be true to himself

June 24, 2019
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Piper Perabo shares the truth about who is crossing the border

June 21, 2019
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If there were no refugees, we wouldn't have this masterpiece

June 20, 2019
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Illustration of Superman flying
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Superman, a refugee's success story 

June 20, 2019
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Dear Elie Wiesel, a letter from Mandy Patinkin

June 17, 2019
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Dear Freddie Mercury, a letter from Lena Headey

June 17, 2019
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Dear Albert Einstein, a letter from Keegan-Michael Key

June 17, 2019
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Watch three stars’ special video letter to famous refugees
June 17, 2019
"The Metropolitan Museum of Art - NYC" by S©'rates is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
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Imagine art museum walls without Chagall
June 17, 2019
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Dear Refugees, we stand with you

June 17, 2019
Marc Chagall
The power of welcome
Painting a picture of hope: artist and refugee Marc Chagall
June 17, 2019
Stories of welcome
This family gained a new member when they welcomed a Sudanese refugee
June 14, 2019
E=mc2
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6 things that were invented by refugees
June 7, 2019
Albert Einstein
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Famous refugees
June 6, 2019

Press releases

The new arrogance of power: Global politics in the age of impunity
June 19, 2019
IRC’s David Miliband responds to new record number of 70.8 million refugees and displaced people around the world
June 19, 2019
New IRC analysis of US Refugee Resettlement shows vastly reduced arrivals at a time of record global need and consistent popular support; Refugees targeted by country-of-origin, Muslim arrivals facing sharpest decline
June 18, 2019
IRC staff member killed in eastern Niger village attack; IRC volunteer killed in explosion in Borno State, Nigeria
June 17, 2019
International Rescue Committee Brings Together A-List Celebrities and Major Museums to Spotlight the Contributions of Refugees and the Importance of Welcome
June 17, 2019
Ebola outbreak in Democatic Republic of Congo and Uganda not declared an international emergency
June 14, 2019

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