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A Ukrainian couple remember their family's flight to safety
Andrii Kokorin and Mariia Borysova are living in the United Kingdom with their family after fleeing the war in Ukraine.
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- August 10, 2023
IRC and LEGO Foundation bring learning through play to East Africa
In areas affected by conflict or disaster, children are likely to miss out on learning opportunities. The IRC and LEGO Foundation are responding by providing learning through play activities to 800,000 young refugees and host community children in East Africa.
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The best of Britain's values
The best of Britain's values and traditions, UK Aid saves lives and earns the UK respect in the world.
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The IRC and Citi Foundation renew their partnership to support young businesspeople who have fled crisis
- June 30, 2022
The true story behind Transatlantic and the IRC
Netflix’s Transatlantic is based on a historical fiction book that tells the story of Varian Fry and his team’s work evacuating refugees from Vichy France during World War II. Their legacy is a central part of the IRC’s foundation. Find out more about our origin story and the inspiration behind Transatlantic here.
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- June 6, 2023
Thank you for supporting our vital emergency response work
A Syrian man reacts to the destruction in Aleppo. The war in Syria is now in its sixth year and has cost some 400,000 lives.Photo: Photo: KHALED KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images Thank you for helping us reach many more Syrian families fleeing Aleppo who require urgent humanitarian assistance. Your donation will be matched pound for pound by the Asfari Foundation, up to when the £100,000 match limit has been reached.
IRC partners with London Welsh Male Voice Choir to support Ukrainian refugees
- Press Release
- November 4, 2022
Fourteen EU countries agree to the “solidarity mechanism” to allocate migrants across the EU
- June 30, 2022
Refugee mum and daughter discuss the courage it took to flee Syria
When asked her favourite thing about her mom Chadia Bchir, 15-year-old Nour Alsaleh says without hesitation, it’s her smile. She sees in it the strength it took her mother to leave war-torn Syria to raise her and her brother in safety in the United Kingdom. “Your smile gives me hope,” she tells Chadia. “I think without you, my dad would probably not have taken the step to leave.
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- August 10, 2023
IRC launches outcomes and evidence tools for aid workers
The IRC is rolling out the Outcomes and Evidence Framework: a set of tools to help aid workers improve the effectiveness of humanitarian programs.
- Article
- June 30, 2022