8-year-old Reem* has been learning mindfulness techniques to help relieve her anxiety and apprehensions after growing up with the traumas of the war in Syria. About our work with the European Union The International Rescue Committee partners with the European Union to provide life-saving support to people caught in conflict and disasters aroun

Diala Brisly was forced to flee Syria in 2013 and is now resettled in France. Her newly commissioned illustration, which makes the statement “Refugees are Courageous,” kicks off our 2021 World Refugee Day campaign honouring and celebrating the contributions of refugee artists. 

It takes great courage to open your heart and share your experience. That’s why, this World Refugee Day, we are celebrating the courage and immense contributions of refugee artists.

Refugees bring more than they carry. When forced to flee, refugees can only carry so much.

Refugees bring more than they carry. When forced to flee, refugees can only carry so much.

Every minute conflict and disaster forces 20 people to flee their homes, often with mere seconds to make impossible choices about what to bring with them on a journey of unknown length to an unknown destination. We can never replace what was left behind, but your donations can help create a new beginning. Donate now.

Andrii Kokorin, 52, and his wife Mariia Borysova, 39, will never forget the day they met. They were restoring an old monastery together in Ukraine—Andrii as a builder and carpenter and Mariia as an artist.  “You sat down next to me, and, by some divine providence, I gave you my hand, and you gave me yours,” said Andrii.

Refugees should not be kept in closed and controlled camps but rather shared community settings. International Rescue Committee Advocacy Officer Melina Koumpou speaks from the Greek island of Samos where many refugees live isolated behind barbed wire in a closed controlled camp far from the nearest city.

For more information on how to access healthcare services in Greece, please check our video.

Pour plus d'informations sur la manière d'accéder aux services de santé en Grèce, veuillez consulter notre vidéo.