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Meet the Rohingya activist bringing feminism to the world’s biggest refugee camp
Razia Sultana is an independent activist, lawyer and feminist bringing change to the world's biggest refugee camp. In Bangladesh, close to one million Rohingya people have fled persecution in Myanmar. Living in an overcrowded camp, women continue to face violence - Razia is fighting to change that.
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- September 24, 2020
The IRC helps refugees cope with record winter storm in Greece
As dangerously cold weather grips Greece, the International Rescue Committee has been doing everything within our power to ensure that people staying in the refugee sites where we work are warm and safe. We are particularly concerned about children and the elderly, who are most at risk of hypothermia and worse if they don't have sufficient heat.
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- June 30, 2022
A Syrian boy in Lebanon experiences a moment of joy
Nine-year-old Maher discovers his love for photography after the IRC gave him a camera to photograph his friends.
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- July 23, 2016
The power of working refugee women
In accessing paid, decent work, refugee women face restrictive labour market laws, an increased threat of violence, discrimination, as well as regulatory and administrative barriers.
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- July 7, 2022
You have the (super) power to save lives
The International Rescue Committee is sending out a call for compassion this Christmas. Refugees uprooted by conflict and disaster need us more than ever before. Like the half a million Syrian children who live in Lebanon. Many have no choice but to work on the streets or in the fields to help their families survive. Watch as they share their secret superpowers. Make your choice.
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- November 8, 2017
Fire leaves 700 people homeless in Thailand refugee camp; the IRC responds
Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand - The International Rescue Committee is assisting over 700 Burmese refugees who were left homeless after fire broke out in the Ban Mae Nai Soi refugee camp in northern Thailand on April the 7th. Nearly 200 houses were destroyed in the fire, along with a school and several IRC health training facilities.
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- June 30, 2022
South Sudan: Hunger, conflict and climate crisis
Four reasons why the International Rescue Committee’s Emergency Watchlist ranks South Sudan among the top 10 countries most at risk of experiencing a worsening humanitarian crisis in 2023.
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- July 20, 2023
Love and loss in Syria: One teenage refugee's story
Rawan*,19, lost her first love to war. Shortly after that tragedy, and following years of danger and persecution, she and her family finally left their home in Dara’a, Syria, for Ramtha, Jordan, hoping to start anew. The International Rescue Committee has helped them find the strength to do that, and supported Rawan as she heals and recovers from her loss.
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- July 5, 2022
Four teenage girls abducted and forced into marriage- who were able to escape
1 in 7 girls in the developing world will be married before the age of 15. In North Kivu, DR Congo, hundreds of girls are abducted by armed groups and forced to become child brides every year. Here are the stories of four girls who were able to escape their captors. Watch and share this International Day to End Violence against Women.
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- November 27, 2018
Away from war, Syrian children are back in education in Lebanon
Children have borne a disproportionate burden of the hardships resulting from the Syrian conflict, now entering its fifth year without any sign of resolution. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has led the way in providing vital education services to 5,000 of these children in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley and Akkar District.
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- June 30, 2022