Ammar is a refugee from Syria living in Greece. He spent 10 months living in a camp on the Greek islands before moving to Athens, where he now volunteers to keep people safe and fed during COVID-19. “Since this pandemic started, my first response was to help out,” he says.  Learn more about the essential contributions of refugees like Ammar during COVID-19 and beyond.  

War has brought the health system in Yemen to the brink of collapse. IRC teams in Yemen are working to ensure that people in greatest need continue to receive vital services without being put at risk of COVID-19.

Jean Marie Ishimwe is a 23-year-old youth advocate in Nairobi, Kenya. He is also a refugee from Rwanda. Today, he is using his coordination and motivational skills to mobilize young people to hand out food, masks and information about the COVID-19 pandemic.