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The refugee crisis in Europe and the Middle East
This document provides details about the symptoms and root causes of the refugee crisis, sets out the IRC’s aspirations for our expanded response, and illustrates how the support of our generous and compassionate donors is being put to best use.
- Report
- October 12, 2015
The girl in the pink coat
When he visited Lesbos, actor Mandy Patinkin helped to rescue a girl in a pink coat. The IRC returned to Lesbos to follow her story.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Alone in Azraq: A Syrian teenager's story
Fifteen-year-old Samir became separated from his family after his home in Aleppo was attacked. He tells the IRC about his journey to Jordan and his hope to be reunited with his parents.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Healing herself by helping others
Volunteering at an IRC-run clinic in Jordan has given this Syrian mother hope to aspire for a better future.
- Article
- September 26, 2022
Fighting for their daughters: Syrian mothers open a school
Syrian mothers at Arbat camp in Iraq wouldn’t sit by as their daughters lost an education. Instead, they took action.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
A voice for Syria’s children
TIME Magazine recently named Mustafa Hassan one of its 100 most influential people for his work providing aid to Syria’s children.
- Article
- July 11, 2022
The European refugee crisis: Key facts from new research with refugees in Turkey
The IRC has released results of a new survey after interviewing more than 800 Syrian refugee families, uncovering the reasons why refugees are embarking on the perilous journey to Europe.
- Report
- October 30, 2015
Mandy Patinkin with Syrian refugees: "Just give them a welcome"
Actor and activist Mandy Patinkin recently witnessed firsthand the refugee crisis engulfing Europe. Alongside International Rescue Committee aid workers in Greece, he met families who had fled Syria and other wartorn countries in hopes of finding a better life for their children in Europe. “Standing with them, I did not see strangers to be feared but the faces and stories of my own family.
- Video
- April 13, 2022
Violence prevention and response at the International Rescue Committee
The Violence, Prevention and Response (VPR) unit implements programming that prevents violence against women, children, especially girls, and other vulnerable groups, and responds to it when it does occur.
- Resource
- October 12, 2016
IRC’s David Miliband makes urgent plea to renew UN Security Council Syria cross-border aid
- Press Release
- January 10, 2023