Designer-maker Fariba fled Afghanistan when she was a child and has built a new life for herself in Athens, Greece. She creates beautiful bags and jewellery, now she's using her skills to start a business.

Join our call to make world leaders accountable for real change for refugees. One year ago, heartbreaking photographs of 3-year-old Syrian refugee Alan Kurdi stranded on a Turkish beach brought the world’s attention to the largest migration of people fleeing conflict since World War II. Alan Kurdi’s name still resonates with all of us. The sense of loss and compassion we felt at his death was real. But the politics is stuck.

The IRC is preparing to open a reception centre in northern Lesbos, often the first stop for thousands of exhausted refugees. Built in a valley along the island’s coast, the site – “Windy Ridge” – is just steps from the beach where thousands of refugees from warring countries arrived this year.

The IRC has been supporting South Galkacyo Hospital in Central Somalia since August 2013. The hospital is a vital lifeline for more than 120,000 people in the region, supporting them with a range of medical services including treating malnourished children, emergency services and a maternity ward.

Mandy Patinkin's visit to Lesbos, Greece, in December 2015.

Girl Power: Kenya Style 

These are the voices of women in the Central African Republic. Since 2013 the already unstable country has descended into chaos and become engulfed by sectarian violence. Approximately 120,000 people have fled the country since December. Reports of sexual violence have increased dramatically. The IRC provides counselling, medical referrals and critical household supplies to women in the Central African Republic.

Poverty and a lack of classrooms and teachers prevent many local children from receiving an education. The IRC and the European Commission’s Humanitarian and Civil Protection department (ECHO) is supporting 16 classrooms in Tabareybarey refugee camp and 8 classrooms in Mangaize refugee camp – both in Niger. This work is supported as part of the EU Children of Peace initiative.

How would you feel if you were kept from your family?  After fleeing danger, families are being kept apart when they need each other most. 

For the first time, the International Rescue Committee is providing an academically accredited health training programme for displaced Burmese living in Thailand.