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The key to helping children recover from war? Education
In northeastern Nigeria, 14.9 million people's lives have been shattered by the war on Boko Haram. More than 60% of those in need are children like Aisha, who saw the terrorists kill her uncle. When 11-year-old Aisha fled her home, she also had to leave school behind.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
The puppet show teaching children in Yemen how to protect themselves from COVID-19
In Yemen, the International Rescue Committee is using puppets to teach children how to protect themselves from COVID-19, cholera and other diseases.
- Article
- June 22, 2022
Cold and Pushed Back: Children on the Balkan Route Remain Left Out This Winter
- Press Release
- December 3, 2025
Follow a mobile health team treating children in Yemen's remotest villages
IRC mobile health teams in war-torn Yemen are delivering lifesaving medical services to people living in remote mountainous regions. Follow one team on its weekly journey to the village of Mosuk to treat malnourished children, many suffering from cholera.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Syrian refugees: "We risked our lives for our children"
Meet Mustapha and his wife Safaa, who risked their lives in hope of finding safety for their young children in Europe. The family of four fled from the warravaged city of Aleppo to Turkey and then took the dangerous boat journey to the Greek island of Lesbos. Mustafa is aware of the backlash against refugees that has engulfed Europe since the Nov.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
How the IRC is helping unaccompanied children find their footing in LA
An asylum seeker from El Salvador shares his experience migrating to the US, and how the IRC's Unaccompanied Children Program has helped him navigate the difficulties of resettling in a new city. “I think it’s great that an organization like IRC exists to support young people who are migrants like me.”
- Announcement
- August 19, 2020
How the IRC helps children recover from malnutrition in Nigeria
The combination of climate change, insurgency, and conflict over resources in Nigeria has led to extreme hunger and left more than one million children in the country’s northeast severely malnourished. Madiha Raza reports from inside an International Rescue Committee (IRC) stabilization center in Maiduguri, explaining how the IRC is helping children with severe malnutrition stabilize, recover and stay healthy.
- Video
- February 1, 2023
Impact of war on Syrian children’s learning: testing shows gaps in literacy and math skills
Recent IRC study reveals sizeable challenges related to learning in assessed schools and point to the need for continued research and support for quality education to ensure children are in school, safe, and learning.
- Report
- March 13, 2017
Separated from her children, Rosa gives back to other migrants
“One day I said to God, ‘You made me a mother and you took away my children.” Rosa says. “And he answered, ‘I’m taking care of yours, you take care of mine.’”
- Article
- August 6, 2021
Sesame Street and the IRC Team Up for Refugee Children
Sesame Street and the IRC Team Up for Refugee Children
- Video
- April 13, 2022