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A game without borders
Refugees resettled by the International Rescue Committee take part in an international program called Soccer Without Borders that uses the sport to help resettled refugees and immigrants adapt and thrive in their new homes. Read the full story. Read the full story.
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- June 23, 2022
TED2017: David Miliband's 4 solutions to ending the global refugee crisis
Sixty-five million people were displaced from their homes by conflict and disaster in 2016. It's not just a crisis; it's a test of who we are and what we stand for, says David Miliband — and each of us has a personal responsibility to help solve it.
- Video
- June 20, 2017
Refugees are facing a defining moment
Imagine closing your front door behind you without knowing if you’ll ever be able to return.
- Article
- June 30, 2022
The poetry of hope: How one Syrian refugee overcame exile
Khawadah,* a Syrian refugee, has seen a lifetime of suffering. Like many women, she was forced to leave school to marry. Later, the war sent her into exile in Jordan. Despite such hardships, the 28-year-old refused to let her spirit whither, turning her sorrow into something meaningful, even beautiful.
- Article
- June 30, 2022
How to help Syrian refugees
Wondering how you can help Syrian children and families whose lives have been upended by war and crisis? We've answered your questions.
- Article
- August 17, 2022
Employment support for refugees in the UK
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) offers services to support refugees and asylum seekers (with the right to work) into employment in the UK.
By placing our trust in refugees, we can help them overcome the odds
Ravi Gurumurthy, Chief Innovation Officer at the International Rescue Committee, wants to turn aid upside down. In this personal and inspiring talk at TEDxLondon, he imagines an international aid system that gives refugees five tools that put power directly in their hands. Only by placing our trust in refugees, can we nurture the virtue that will help them overcome the odds – their confidence.
- Video
- June 28, 2017
Together for Refugees: Get Involved
Thank you for standing up for refugees and taking action!
This refugee rocket scientist has got thousands of people backing him to get his dream job
Thousands of people have got behind Mohamed, a refugee seeking a job in finance, since IRC Digital Manager Mary posted a photo of him on her Twitter.
- Article
- June 30, 2022
IRC addresses urgent health concerns of South Sudanese refugees in Uganda
More than 1.5 million people have been displaced since the conflict in South Sudan reignited. According to the United Nations, 421,000 people have fled the new country to neighboring Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda. The International Rescue Committee is responding to the influx of new arrivals in the Kiryandongo refugee settlement in Uganda, where Dr. Catherine Ndekera, IRC’s health coordinator, reports on the situation.
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- June 30, 2022