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Five Syrian girls sitting in a school in Lebanon holding papers and pencils.

Lebanon

The IRC provides support to Syrian refugees struggling to get by in Lebanon and the resource-strapped Lebanese communities hosting them. We also responded to explosion in Beirut, providing support including emergency cash and psychological first aid.
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IRC responds to the explosion in Beirut

IRC president and CEO David Miliband on the IRC’s emergency response in Lebanon after the Beirut explosion, the challenges Syrian refugees in the country are facing, and

VideoAugust 7, 2020

IRC in Salt Lake City: 2020 Community Impact Report

The International Rescue Committee in Salt Lake City presents the 2020 Community Impact Report, detailing the successes of programming in Utah and the successes of the families served.

IRC DocumentFebruary 4, 2021

Market overview of small and medium enterprises in Beirut and Mount Lebanon

The Syrian crisis has led to an influx of more than 1.2 million refugees into Lebanon, creating severe economic, political and social strains. To better understand the effect of these strains on employers this report seeks to identify how to support the private sector to buffer the impact of the Syrian crisis on host countries and on refugees living there.

ReportFebruary 1, 2016
The skyline of Beirut with a huge plume of smoke in the background.

Beirut, one year later

One year after the massive explosion in Beirut, IRC staff member Elias El Beam describes how Lebanon has struggled to recover.

ArticleAugust 3, 2021
Firefighters walk down a street in Beirut, Lebanon after the Aug. 4 explosion

After the Beirut explosion, a beacon of hope

"You can see the emotional impact of the explosion in every face," says IRC staff member Elias El Beam, who volunteered to help after the Beirut blast. "But you can also see hope."

ArticleAugust 12, 2020
Syrian refugee boys in Beirut play at IRC play space

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.

ArticleNovember 12, 2015

COVID-19 cases increase 220% in month since Beirut explosion

Press ReleaseSeptember 1, 2020
Two men push children in wheelbarrows past damage from the Aug 4, 2020 explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. Getty photo

IRC responds to Beirut explosion: live updates

The IRC is providing immediate cash and economic assistance and psychological first aid to people impacted and displaced by the explosion in Beirut.

ArticleSeptember 3, 2020

IRC launches emergency response in Beirut as needs grow after explosion and amidst coronavirus crisis

Press ReleaseAugust 6, 2020

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