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Ammar: Refugee. Mask Maker. Community Volunteer.
Ammar is a refugee from Syria living in Greece. He spent 10 months living in a camp on the Greek islands before moving to Athens, where he now volunteers to keep people safe and fed during COVID-19. “Since this pandemic started, my first response was to help out,” he says. Learn more about the essential contributions of refugees like Ammar during COVID-19 and beyond.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
How to ensure no one is left behind with COVID-19 vaccinations
COVID-19 vaccines are rolling out across the world, but billions of people in low- and lower-middle-income countries will not have access to them this year. Here's what can be done.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
A new American boy
13-year old Zain from Karachi, Pakistan is a student in IRC’s Refugee Youth Summer Academy preparing for school in New York this fall.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
Policy and advocacy reports from the IRC
Read the latest reports from the IRC's policy and advocacy team.
- Advocacy
President Biden could admit the lowest number of refugees in history
The new president has yet to reverse the harmful refugee policies of the Trump Administration, leaving people seeking safety in limbo.
- Article
- April 9, 2021
DFW natural resources company demonstrates grit and generosity in local refugee garden
With the help of Pioneer Natural Resources, Dallas-area refugee gardeners have clean beds to garden, and the appropriate tools to do so.
- Announcement
- June 22, 2022
Thank you, Kansas, for welcoming refugees
During the months of July and August, the IRC in Wichita received an outpouring of love from Kansans all over the state. When we welcome refugees, they shape the world for the better. We thank you for being the proof that a connected and welcoming world creates opportunities for us all.
- Announcement
- August 20, 2019
IRC Denver welcomes new Executive Director Tanya Vitusagavulu
IRC Denver welcomes new Executive Director Tanya Vitusagavulu
- Announcement
- November 13, 2024
She's 21, a refugee, and on a mission to end violence against women
Hafiza, 21, was born while her family was on the run, fleeing violence in South Sudan. Today she works with the IRC in a refugee camp in Ethiopia, providing support to women survivors of violence and abuse, and campaigning for women’s rights.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
English language instruction for refugees
One of the IRC’s goals in resettling refugees is to ensure that youth and adults have high levels of livelihood, literacy, numeracy and social-emotional skills. To that end, volunteers in NJ are currently facilitating English language instruction for refugees resettled in the Elizabeth area.
- Announcement
- June 27, 2022