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Sinan Younis received training from the IRC in new teaching techniques tailored for children growing up in conflict zones.

Iraqi teacher creates safe haven for students displaced by war

Sinan, herself displaced by violence, created a safe spaces for refugee and displaced children in Iraq.

ArticleJanuary 25, 2016

Alone and at risk: one Afghan teenager's story

Despite the fact that borders in Europe are closed, children traveling alone continue to attempt a dangerous and impossible journey to find safety.

VideoApril 3, 2017
Syrian brothers in Lebanon

School was their safe place…until a bomb destroyed it

Even when bombs dropped around them, these Syrian twin brothers bravely made the dangerous walk to school every day because, for them, education meant survival.

ArticleMarch 21, 2018
Women and children wait in line to be processed at a U.S. Border Patrol facility in Texas

David Miliband: 5 lessons that should be learned at the U.S.-Mexico border

President Trump’s recent Executive Order did not solve the family separation crisis. IRC humanitarian programs in some of the poorest places in the world tell us five things children and families need to survive and thrive that should be in place at the southern border.

ArticleJune 23, 2018
Eyes closed, Reem an 8-year-old girl in Syria, takes a deep breath while practicing mindfulness.

This Syrian 8 year old practices mindfulness to conquer her fears

Reem takes a deep breath, closing her eyes as she lets her mind calm. This simple technique, which she learned from her IRC counselor, has helped Reem overcome the trauma of living in war-torn Syria.

ArticleJanuary 26, 2021
13-year-old Mahmoud in Akkar, Lebanon

The boy who risked death to go to school

When war engulfed Syria, Mahmoud dodged bullets and bombs every day just to continue his education. Now the 13-year-old refugee has become one of the top students in his new school in Lebanon.

ArticleSeptember 11, 2017
Doctors care for children who are patients at an IRC diarrhea treatment center in Yemen

What is cholera?

Widespread drought, food insecurity and conflict across East Africa and Yemen have led to a mass displacement of people. Refugee camps are overcrowded and lack clean water, sanitation and health care, conditions that have nurtured a deadly cholera outbreak, putting millions at risk.

ArticleDecember 21, 2017

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