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Refugee Hafeza’s delicious Afghan Bolani recipe
Earlier this year the IRC in Greece hosted cooking workshops for refugee and local women living on the Greek island of Lesbos. Some of the women who took part talked to us about their experience and shared the recipe of the dish they shared with the group. Hafeza shares her recipe for Afghan Bolani.
- Article
- October 26, 2022
A desperate situation for refugees at Idomeni camp, Greece
The International Rescue Committee's Lucy Carrigan describes the horrific conditions that exist in Idomeni Camp, Greece and what the IRC is doing to help.
- Video
- April 13, 2022
AP video: Syrian refugee family resettles in California suburb
AP video: The Jouriyeh family escaped from Syria as their town was being bombed and are now settling in the United States. They are in El Cajon, a suburb of San Diego, where International Rescue Committee staff and volunteers of the are helping them overcome the trauma of war and rebuild their lives in their new home.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Refugees bring more than they carry
This World Refugee Day, and every day, welcome refugees and all that they bring to your community.
- Video
- July 12, 2022
What do refugees want?
Refugees want the things we all want. By standing with refugees you help the world's most vulnerable people to rebuild their lives--and restore our shared humanity.
- Slideshow
- June 16, 2017
We carried a generation: Refugee conversations
When forced to flee their homes, refugees can only carry so much in their arms, but they bring so many intangible gifts to their new communities: hopes and dreams, experiences and talents, traditions and family stories, resilience and determination.
- Video
- June 13, 2022
Refugees in America
The United States has a long tradition of welcoming refugees fleeing persecution and conflict.
- Topic
Forced to close her resettlement office, she couldn't turn one last refugee away
Even as she packed up her IRC office in Kansas in the wake of the Trump administration's deep cuts to refugee admissions, Amy Longa made sure a young Rohingya man could get the surgery he needed.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
A Syrian ten year old’s decade in a refugee camp
Meet Nawras, a Syrian 10 year old in Jordan whose name means “seagull” and whose best friend is a rooster.
- Article
- August 12, 2022
What are some of refugees’ greatest contributions? Test your knowledge.
Refugees bring to their new communities resilience, determination and other intangible gifts...and some ingenious inventions. Learn more about refugee contributions.
- Article
- October 18, 2023