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How refugee farmers are confronting food insecurity in the U.S.
The COVID-19 pandemic left many Americans, including refugees and immigrants, struggling to put food on their plates. Refugee farmers working with the IRC’s New Roots program are helping to provide healthy, affordable produce.
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- October 14, 2022
Refugee Elisabeth shares a spinach stew with beef and shrimp recipe
Earlier this year the IRC in Greece hosted cooking workshops for refugee and local women living on the island of Lesbos. Learn Elisabeth shares a spinach stew with beef and shrimp recipe.
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- October 25, 2022
Refugee sisters from the DRC are reunited in the United States
Watch the heartwarming moment sisters Kimbembi and Seva from the DRC are reunited in the U.S.For refugees like the Welo family, the journey doesn't end when they arrive. With support from Uber, the IRC is helping resettled families navigate their new lives. The International Rescue Committee helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future.
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- November 5, 2024
10 years later: Refugees on their new lives in Europe
Meet five individuals we’ve supported over the years, who have gone on to become a crucial part of their new communities and are giving back in countless ways.
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- September 2, 2025
Refugees are courageous
According to the United Nations refugee agency, a record 82.4 million people are displaced worldwide—double the number a decade ago. Every World Refugee Day (June 20), we honor the courage and contributions of refugees and displaced people around the world. This year, meet refugee and immigrant artists who use their creativity to connect and heal—bringing people closer together, and showing us who they are beyond the label of refugee.
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- June 27, 2022
Seven common myths about refugee resettlement in the United States
While resettlement is a lifesaving and lasting solution for those with nowhere else to go, there has been a recent political backlash against welcoming refugees to the U.S. We fact-check some of the myths and falsehoods being spread about refugees.
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- June 27, 2022
Meet the moment this World Refugee Day
Stand up for refugees and meet this moment with compassion and courage.
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- June 20, 2025
Who decides how many refugees come to the US?
The U.S. refugee cap limits the number of refugees who can be resettled each year, reflecting the U.S.'s commitment to providing safe haven to the world’s most vulnerable. Learn more.
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- June 10, 2025
Two brothers’ quest to change hearts and minds about refugees
Born to parents who fled violence in Congo, Patrick and George became the first of their family to attend college. They are working to counter negative rhetoric about refugees in the United States and inspire other refugees to pursue their dreams.
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- June 27, 2022
“Uprooted”: Putting a face on the staggering refugee numbers
Right now some 60 million people around the world are living in limbo, having been forced to flee their homes by war, conflict and persecution. That's more lives uprooted than at any time since World War II.
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- June 27, 2022