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Four myths that threaten the safety of refugees

Horrific attacks in cities like Orlando and Paris have sparked a dangerous backlash against refugees in Europe and the United States — particularly against Syrians, 13 million of whom have been uprooted by nearly five years of terror at home.

ArticleJune 14, 2016
Jonathan Amissa sit at a desk with a sewing machine. There is a stack of masks on the desk.

Meet the refugees keeping people safe during the COVID-19 pandemic

When you’ve been without a place to call home, you work to give others safety.

ArticleJune 11, 2020
Syrian refugee woman holds a drawing

The poetry of hope: How one Syrian refugee overcame exile

Forced to marry and give up her education and dreams, a Syrian refugee turns frustration into poetry.

ArticleMarch 21, 2017
A girl wearing a hoodies is among people sheltering inside a subway station in Ukraine as Russian attacks continue

What do people trapped in Ukrainian cities need?

While more than 4 million refugees have already fled Ukraine, millions more people remain trapped and in need of aid with their cities under attack. How to help.

ArticleMarch 30, 2022

Diabetes is manageable–unless you live in Syria 

A health system broken by war leaves Syrians to cope with unchecked chronic disease. The IRC is filling a critical gap in care for Syrians like 65-year-old Miriam with diabetes, as well as those with heart disease, asthma and other chronic conditions.

ArticleJune 23, 2017
Young girls soothe babies sheltering underground in Eastern Ghouta.

“We’ve been buried alive:” Inside Eastern Ghouta’s underground bunkers

Thousands of Syrian families were living in basements and underground shelters in Douma, Eastern Ghouta to hide from the horror raining down on them. Hear from one family how they’ve survived.

ArticleApril 19, 2018
Um Abdo fits a COVID-19 face mask she's sewn on her son.

These Syrian women are making masks to make a living

Meet three mothers in Syria who are earning money to meet their families' needs by sewing face masks to protect their neighbors from COVID-19.

ArticleDecember 17, 2020

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