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Qatar Fund for Development and the IRC launch inaugural partnership in Za’atari Refugee Camp
In a significant collaboration, the Qatar Fund For Development (QFFD) and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) launched a new project to provide primary healthcare services to more than 23,000 Syrian refugees in Za’atari Refugee Camp. This initiative, set to extend for approximately two and a half years, marks a critical step towards addressing the urgent healthcare needs of the world’s largest Syrian refugee camp.
- Announcement
- June 24, 2024
Mandy Patinkin and Grover talk about the importance of education
Together Sesame Street's Grover and International Rescue Committee ambassador Mandy Patinkin are on a mission to help refugee children. Learn more about the IRC's partnership with Sesame Workshop to address the educational needs of young Syrian refugees in the Middle East.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
David Miliband visits Syrian children in Lebanon
Education isn't a luxury—it's a vital lifeline. More than half of Syrian children in Lebanon don’t attend school. International Rescue Committee president & CEO sees the IRC's education programs in Lebanon first-hand.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
The stylist: finding beauty after tragedy
Meet an ambitious Syrian woman who operates a beauty salon in her home in Jordan with support from the IRC.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
A Syrian boy in Lebanon experiences a moment of joy
Nine-year-old Maher discovered his love for photography after the IRC gave him a camera to photograph his friends.
- Video
- April 13, 2022
The LEGO Foundation awards $100 million to Sesame Workshop to bring the power of learning through play to children affected by the Rohingya and Syrian refugee crises
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
The boy who risked death to go to school
When war engulfed Syria, Mahmoud dodged bullets and bombs every day just to continue his education. Now the 13-year-old refugee has become one of the top students in his new school in Lebanon.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
As Syrian refugees highlight worsening living conditions in the region, and fewer than 2% envisage a return to Syria in the next 12 months, NGOs reiterate the need for continued support and protection from refoulement
- Press Release
- July 5, 2024
Escaping Syria
The International Rescue Committee's documentary film, "Escaping Syria" won a Social Good Award for Best Episode with a Social Good Theme. The IRC's "My life has been transformed" video, featuring actor Patrick Stewart, also received an honorable mention for Best Spot (Over 30 seconds). The three-year civil war in Syria has claimed the lives of more than 190,000 people.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Syrian children deserve a brighter future
Every Syrian child under the age of eight knows only a world of conflict and chaos. With more children displaced now than at any time since World War II, the International Rescue Committee and Sesame Street are working together to bring hope and opportunity to a generation of children at risk, but not lost.
- Video
- June 27, 2022