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"My children give me strength and courage": life as a refugee in the UK
Kurdish-Syrian refugees, Maasom and Hiba were living in a refugee camp in Iraq when their daughter Nasrin was born. She seemed like a normal, healthy baby … until her skin turned blue. They brought Nasrin to England, where she underwent surgery for a life-threatening heart condition. “When Nasrin got treated, it was a wonderful feeling,” says Maasom. “We can’t believe that she has recovered.”
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Meet Ameera: the Syrian refugee finding confidence through safe spaces
With the help of the IRC’s EU-funded safe spaces, Ameera can have a support network to deal with the aftermath of displacement and war.
- Article
- September 26, 2023
This Syrian girl will stop at nothing to achieve her dreams
With funding from the EU, the IRC helps young Syrian girls in Lebanon counter gender-based violence and prejudice. Meet Sabah, the girl who freed herself from a forced marriage at the age of 13.
- Article
- September 26, 2023
Pikpa camp: Help for vulnerable refugee families
A Syrian mother stopping with her family on the island of Lesbos, Greece — one of more than half a million desperate people who have fled to Europe this year from countries in chaos.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Making dreams soar for Syrian and Jordanian girls
With help from the IRC and an aviation school in Jordan, two sisters from Syria and their Jordanian friend -- a future pilot, a future flight attendant and a future astronaut -- made their dream of flight a reality.
- Article
- June 27, 2022
The Game of Thrones cast and the IRC team up to help refugees
The Game of Thrones cast and the International Rescue Committee came together to raise awareness of the plight of Syrian refugees.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
A decade in search of work: a review of policy commitments for Syrian refugees’ livelihoods in Jordan and Lebanon
This report builds on the International Rescue Committee’s previous reports "In Search of Work" and "Still In Search of Work", which reviewed progress on livelihoods commitments made by host and donor countries through the Jordan Compact from 2016 to mid 2018.
- Report
- June 29, 2020
Even through war, Syrian girl holds on to her dream of becoming a lawyer
With the IRC’s support, Nour, a Syrian refugee living in Jordan, was able to envision her future as a lawyer. Photographer Meredith Hutchison shares her story.
- Article
- July 11, 2022
The International Rescue Committee Announces a Grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to Support Teachers of Syrian Refugees
- Press Release
- June 22, 2022
Unmarried and separated Syrian refugee men in Lebanon struggle to get aid, face exploitation and feel ‘less of a man’ study finds
- Press Release
- June 27, 2022