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Mandy Patinkin visits a safe space for refugee women in Greece

On a return visit to the Greek island of Lesbos, which he first visited in November 2015, Mandy Patinkin met with refugees stranded at Kara Tepe who are caught in a desperate and lengthy limbo as they

VideoMarch 3, 2017

Tragic scenes as borders close

The situation in Europe remains fluid. As of March 2016, countries along the popular western Balkan route have sealed their borders, forcing thousands of refugees to idle in makeshift camps in Greece.
SlideshowApril 14, 2016

Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah visits International Rescue Committee programs for refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos, describes “a crisis of exceptional scale and it necessitates an exceptional response”

Press ReleaseApril 26, 2016

The International Rescue Committee will not transport refugees to closed facility at Moria, Lesbos

Press ReleaseMarch 23, 2016

Mandy Patinkin with Syrian refugees: "Just give them a welcome"

Actor and activist Mandy Patinkin recently witnessed first­hand the refugee crisis engulfing Europe. Alongside International Rescue Committee aid workers in Greece, he met families who had fled Syria and other war­torn countries in hopes of finding a better life for their children in Europe.

VideoDecember 6, 2015
An IRc aid worker in a parka walks toward refugee shelters in Alexandria in the snow.

The IRC helps refugees cope with record winter storm in Greece

As unusually severe winter weather grips Greece, the International Rescue Committee has been doing everything within our power to ensure that people staying in the refugee sites where we work are warm and safe.

ArticleJanuary 10, 2017

The arrival of a record number of refugees on Lesbos this weekend – including 4,000 on Saturday alone – has overwhelmed the collective response on the island

Press ReleaseAugust 31, 2015

International Rescue Committee deploying emergency response team to Lesbos, Greece

Press ReleaseJuly 13, 2015
Mandy Patinkin carries Masuma, a young Afghan refugee onto a Greek beach

The girl in the pink coat

When he visited Lesbos, actor Mandy Patinkin helped to rescue a girl in a pink coat. The IRC returned to Lesbos to follow her story.

ArticleJanuary 8, 2016
Mandy Patinkin in Greece, with a mountain of refugees' lifejackets

Mandy Patinkin: Witnessing the refugee crisis in Europe

Actor Mandy Patinkin is traveling in Europe with the IRC this week to see the refugee crisis firsthand, and meet brave and resilient people at various stages of their own journeys from harm to home. Follow his path - and theirs - from Greece to Serbia and Berlin.

ArticleMarch 3, 2017

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