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A young refugee washes his hands at a tap in refugee camp where the International Rescue Committee works in Bangladesh.

Refugees do not have the luxury of social distancing

Bob Kitchen, the leader of the IRC's COVID-19 response globally, explains how we are fighting the virus and what's at risk for the three countries he's most worried about.

ArticleMarch 26, 2020
Jonathan Amissa sits at a desk with a sewing machine he uses to make masks for his staff and community. He is wearing yellow tape measure around his neck and is looking at the camera and smiling. There is a stack of red masks on the table.

Meet a refugee making masks for his community

Business owner and refugee Jonathan Amissa wanted to keep his staff safe. He ended up helping to protect the rest of Boise, Idaho.

ArticleMay 27, 2020
Two IRC staff members, a woman and a man, wear full personal protective equipment (PPE) during an outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

How to fight the coronavirus: lessons from Ebola

The IRC’s experience working in countries that have fought and won battles against the Ebola virus provides insights that directly apply to efforts to contain the current COVID-19 pandemic.

ArticleApril 11, 2020

A groundbreaking approach to treating acute malnutrition

Over 50 million children suffer from acute malnutrition every year and 80 percent of them don’t have access to treatment. The world is in need of new solutions, and the IRC has developed several that together offer the potential for transformative change.

ArticleOctober 4, 2019

Inside our work with children facing starvation

IRC staff know that steadfast and compassionate support can prevent the loss of young lives—and give families hope for the future.

ArticleAugust 12, 2019
A boy looks on as other children behind sit by a fire inside a tent at a flooded camp for displaced Syrians near the village of Killi in the north of the northwestern Idlib province on December 5, 2019. (Photo by Aaref WATAD / AFP) (Photo by AAREF WATAD/A

Idlib: An already catastrophic situation in Syria is getting worse

Fighting in northwest Syria, including Idlib, has uprooted nearly a million Syrians—triggering the largest displacement in the country’s nine-year-old war.

ArticleFebruary 27, 2020
Sundus hugs her son Omar while standing behind him in a tent. Both are smiling and looking at the camera.

“One day we’ll go home”: How Syrian mothers care for their families in crisis

Hear from Syrian mothers about how their families have been coping with over a decade of war.

ArticleMay 7, 2021

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