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

#RefugeesWelcome

How to help refugees in the United States: 10 ways to stand for welcome

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Diabetes is manageable–unless you live in Syria

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11-year-old Farah outside her family's tent in Nargazilia camp

Battle for Mosul

For children who fled ISIS, a safe space to play, learn and just be kids

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Four ways Trump budget cuts put America—and the world—at risk

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#MoreThanARefugee

World Refugee Day 2017

YouTube puts refugees in the spotlight

Refugee.Info Hub: Providing vital information to refugees

The Tlas family from Syria on a California beach

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World Refugee Day 2017 events

Syrian family in Alexandria refugee camp in Greece.

Refugee backlash

Seven common myths about refugee resettlement in the United States

Photographic portrait of Albert Einstein

Rescue timeline - 1933

Albert Einstein and the birth of the International Rescue Committee

David Miliband with refugee children in Greece

World Refugee Day

TED2017: David Miliband's 4 solutions to ending the global refugee crisis

David Miliband: The refugee crisis is a test of our character

The IRC & Sesame Street

Mandy Patinkin and Grover talk about the importance of education

Iraqi family forced to flee home on the outskirts of Mosul to escape from ISIS violence.

Mosul in crisis: 500,000 Iraqis trapped, 600,000 forced to flee

Press releases

IRC: innocent, security-vetted refugees victims of Supreme Court decision

As UN announces new refugee figures, IRC says U.S. budget cuts could leave more than two million girls without access to education and double the number of people affected by famine to 60 million

Final assault on Old City of Mosul will be terrifying for trapped civilians at risk from fighting

Administration’s budget devastating for the world’s most vulnerable

The International Rescue Committee responds to the earthquake on Lesbos

After Appeals Court ruling, IRC urges Trump administration to drop Travel Ban