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#RealmToTheRescue: The Game of Thrones cast and the IRC team up to help refugees
The "Game of Thrones cast" and the International Rescue Committee came together to raise awareness of the plight of Syrian refugees.
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- March 12, 2016
Jordan
The IRC provides critical support to refugees in Jordan, and the communities that host them.
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The World War II refugee story that inspires this mum and son
When asked how her family story has shaped her, Juno Englander, whose father fled Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia during the Second World War, answers without hesitation: "That one must never give up, that one must always see the positive." Today, Juno’s father’s spirit also inspires his grandson, film and television actor Lucas Englander. “He just tried as an individual to do his utmost to help people, or make a difference politically
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- June 23, 2022
World Refugee Day 2015
Nearly 60 million people have been forced to flee their homes by war, conflict and persecution — more lives upended than at any time in history. The International Rescue Committee joins the United Nations on World Refugee Day (June 20) in raising awareness of this unprecedented humanitarian crisis, urging global leaders to act, and saluting the courage of refugees who are trying to rebuild their lives far from home. Why is commem
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- June 20, 2015
Why it’s so important to provide refugees with integration support
For refugees and asylum seekers, finding safety and building a new life in the UK brings huge challenges. Having fled war, persecution, or disaster, refugees often have to leave behind their whole lives to start over.
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- January 11, 2024
“My mum is my role model.” Meet the Syrian mother-daughter duo making a life here in the UK.
Hear from Marah and Razan, two generations of Syrian refugee women on their hopes for their future in the UK
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- August 1, 2022
Meet Chadia, the Syrian refugee dinner lady serving smiles in Brighton
Chadia arrived with her family in the UK six years ago after fleeing Syria. Today she's working as a dinner lady at a local school in her new home, Brighton.
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- July 28, 2022
10 years later: Refugees on their new lives in Europe
Meet five individuals we’ve supported over the years, who have gone on to become a crucial part of their new communities and are giving back in countless ways.
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- September 4, 2025
A desperate situation for refugees at Idomeni camp, Greece
The International Rescue Committee's Lucy Carrigan describes the horrific conditions that exist in Idomeni Camp, Greece and what the IRC is doing to help.
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- March 16, 2016
Confusing British sayings and what they actually mean
From phrases like ‘Bob’s your uncle’ to ‘swings and roundabouts’, British English is full of sayings and expressions that appear to make little sense. But for refugees and asylum seekers arriving in the UK, learning English is key when trying to integrate into their new communities and navigate employment and education services.
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- September 18, 2025