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Timothy Cham and his family in Baltimore

A long time coming: Timothy's new life

“Becoming an American, to me, is the greatest thing I have ever achieved in my life,” says Timothy Cham, who fled violence in what is now South Sudan. After years in limbo, his family have settled in Baltimore, Maryland.

ArticleJuly 21, 2017

Helping the forgotten children of a forgotten conflict

The International Rescue Committee helps children who, like Anita and her brothers, have suffered from trauma in Congo’s conflict.

ArticleMay 24, 2016
A woman carries firewood on her head in a camp for displaced people in South Sudan

The five toughest places in the world to be a woman today

From major cities to remote villages, women and girls worldwide face harassment, violence, discrimination and a lack of equal opportunities. These are the toughest places to be a woman today, according to IRC experts.

ArticleDecember 7, 2017
Maher, a Syrian boy, takes photographs of his friends in a refugee camp in Lebanon

In the worst year for Syrians, 10 moments that showed the best of humanity

In the face of a brutal war—and the anti-refugee agendas pushed by some politicians—resilient Syrians are enduring the unimaginable and generous communities are taking them in. Here are 10 moments from 2016 that gave us a glimpse of the best of humanity.

ArticleDecember 22, 2016
Young girls inside Syria

Syria's education crisis: once-thriving classrooms gutted by war

A new IRC education survey lays out a devastating snapshot of what six years of fighting does to a generation.

ArticleMarch 13, 2017
'Ahlan Simsim' features new characters with stories and experiences refugee children can relate to, like Jad, a young Muppet who had to leave his home. Jad loves to express himself through art.

Sesame Street and the IRC are helping refugee children overcome trauma

Learn how Sesame Workshop and the International Rescue Committee are changing the lives of young refugees and displaced children across the Middle East.

ArticleFebruary 2, 2020
Syrian boy in Idlib

Meet Syrians caught in one of the biggest upheavals in nine years of war

The IRC spoke to Syrian men and women who have found temporary safety in Idlib—but worry they will be uprooted once more—about the places they escaped, and what they hope the future holds.

ArticleFebruary 27, 2020

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