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Inside the Syrian Crisis: Social therapy in Jordan
Over 600,000 Syrian refugees are currently in Jordan, 80% of whom live in urban areas among Jordanian neighbours. In February the International Rescue Committee organised a two-week social-therapy workshop at our women's centre in the city of Irbid that brought together Syrian refugee teenagers and their Jordanian counterparts.
- Video
- June 23, 2022
Five ways the IRC helps people impacted by the war in Ukraine
Five ways the IRC helps people impacted by the war in Ukraine
- Article
- September 28, 2022
Greece: Move asylum seekers to safety before winter hits
- June 30, 2022
How to donate to Tucson
Private donations contribute greatly to the success of the IRC's work. Although we receive state and federal funding for initial resettlement and employment services, the assistance we provide to refugee families beyond their first few months in the U.S. would not be possible without community support.
- June 30, 2022
How to donate to Richmond
Private donations contribute greatly to the success of the IRC's work. Although we receive state and federal funding for initial resettlement and employment services, the assistance we provide to refugee families beyond their first few months in the U.S. would not be possible without community support.
- June 30, 2022
How to donate to Sacramento
Private donations contribute significantly to the success of the IRC's work. Although we receive state and federal funding for initial resettlement and employment services, the assistance we provide to refugee families goes beyond their first few months in the U.S. and would not be possible without community support.
- June 30, 2022
The Long Road Home
Khalid and his family returned to their village after the defeat of ISIS in Anbar province, Iraq. Like many others who fled the war, they came home to a destroyed house and shattered livelihoods. With support from the European Commission, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) provides temporary cash relief to help vulnerable families in Iraq recover and regain control of their lives.
- Video
- February 28, 2018
One budding cook’s plan to surprise his wife
Paind Khan has big plans for his biryani - it's going to be the first dish he'll cook for his wife when they're reunited. When that will be - he's not sure. He's not seen his family in 7 months, they're living in Germany and he's in Greece - he cannot join her unless his family reunification case has been accepted. He lives in Eleonas in Greece alongside 1,500 other refugees and peolpe who have fled violence.
- Video
- July 27, 2018
Meet Ebalo, an ambitious 7-year-old who wants to be a policeman
Ebalo is just one of the thousands of children living in the Nyarugusu refugee camp in Tanzania receiving vital education with the support of the IRC.
- Video
- August 10, 2016
Building a brighter future for Afghan children with education
There are 62 million children out of school across the world—children without access to the education and training they need to improve their lives. That number is only increasing as millions of refugees are being forced to return to Afghanistan from Pakistan. These displaced families now must rebuild in a country they haven’t seen in decades—for many children, a country they’ve never known at all.
- Article
- June 30, 2022