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Running for your life: from political prisoner to NYC marathoner
Tolassa Elemaa put his dream of being a world-class runner on hold when he became a refugee. But on Nov. 4 he completed the New York City Marathon.
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- June 27, 2022
The will to learn: how education helps save young refugee lives
Life drastically changed for Dalal and the other young women after fleeing the conflict in Syria. They are among the 13.5 million people displaced by this devastating war, now in its eighth year.
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- June 27, 2022
7 people who have stood with refugees: then and now
This World Refugee Day, we are reaching back in history and taking inspiration from seven extraordinary individuals, among many over the years, who have stood with refugees. They have shown that progress is possible, even when the odds can feel too great to overcome.
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- June 27, 2022
400 years ago, William Shakespeare made a rallying cry for humanity
In the 1600s, a group of writers collaborated on a historical play called Sir Thomas More. The script included one of the earliest and most impassioned defenses of a compassionate refugee policy, an extract known as The Strangers’ Case, widely believed to be written by William Shakespeare.
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- June 20, 2018
Street kids of Beirut find a place to play – and dream
Syrian refugee children in Beirut often have to help support their families by selling flowers or even begging on the streets. The IRC’s safe spaces give these children a place to just be kids.
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- June 27, 2022
The IRC responds to Europe's worst refugee crisis since WWII
The world is witnessing the largest movement of refugees since the upheavals of World War II. Here’s a look at how the IRC is providing aid to thousands fleeing to Europe.
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- September 14, 2022
Game of Thrones and the IRC
Across the globe, record millions of people are being forced by violent conflict to flee their homes. These refugee families—children, women and men—are struggling to survive and recover. The International Rescue Committee and HBO's "Game of Thrones" have been working together to bring attention to the global refugee crisis.
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Refugees and asylum seekers in Europe
For decades European countries have offered a welcome to people fleeing terrible circumstances of war and persecution. Learn how the IRC helps in Europe.
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A critical review of community-driven development programs in conflict-affected contexts
A rigorous impact evaluation and interviews with practitioners, policymakers and academics, studies the ability of Community-Driven Development/Reconstruction (CDD/R) programs to achieve social cohesion.
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- February 2, 2015
The arrival of unaccompanied minors from Central America to the U.S. border
This report provides a summary of the findings and recommendations that arose out of the field assessment which are aimed to help policy makers improve the current and future response to the arrival of unaccompanied children from Central America.
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- October 23, 2014