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This Mental Health Awareness Week we mustn’t forget people affected by conflict
This Mental Health Awareness Week it’s important that we don’t forget refugees and those who have had to flee their homes.
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- June 30, 2022
The boy who risked death to go to school
When war engulfed Syria, Mahmoud dodged bullets and bombs every day just to continue his education. Now the 13-year-old refugee has become one of the top students in his new school in Lebanon.
- Article
- June 30, 2022
'I didn't think the war would come again.'
An estimated 10,000 have been killed and over two million forced to flee their homes since civil war erupted in South Sudan on this day in 2013. Despite an — albeit fragile — peace deal signed in August 2015, intense fighting continues to flare up on a regular basis ever since.
- Article
- June 30, 2022
Amisi's story: One man's journey to Nyarugusu refugee camp, Tanzania
In 1996 violent conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo forced people to flee their homes, often with little more than the clothes on their backs.
- Article
- June 30, 2022
IRC UK to lead research consortium to boost education for children in conflict zones
- Press Release
- July 14, 2022
Counselling—and Zumba classes—help three generations of Syrian women find hope
The war in Syria took a tremendous psychological toll on Samaher and her family. Here's a look at how an IRC women's centre in Jordan helped Samaher, her daughter and mother find comfort and hope.
- Article
- June 30, 2022
Climate change solutions: How the IRC is supporting climate-hit communities
Learn how our teams are providing innovative solutions in the countries on the frontlines of climate change.
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- November 29, 2023
Yazidi refugees: A desperate struggle
Since early June, tens of thousands of Iraqis have fled Islamic State militants who have targeted religious minorities in a violent rampage across northwestern Iraq. Thousands remain in need of food, water, shelter and safety. Last month, the militants attacked one of Iraq’s oldest minorities, the Yazidi people of Sinjar.
- Video
- September 2, 2014
Two years since the Taliban took power in Afghanistan, how is the IRC helping people?
Our team’s ability to operate in communities across the country is rooted in their expertise and decades-long presence.
- Article
- August 15, 2023
Three major earthquakes strike Afghanistan in one week; IRC scales up emergency response in affected areas
- Press Release
- October 13, 2023