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Meet Mustafa Hassan, one of TIME's 100 most influential people
Meet Mustafa Hassan, an International Rescue Committee aid worker named by Time magazine as one of the world’s 100 most influential people for his tireless efforts to protect the youngest victims of Syria’s civil war. Read Mustafa's story
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- June 22, 2022
Meet the team that travels 3 hours to deliver medical care in Afghanistan
With over three million children under the age of five experiencing acute malnutrition annually, Afghanistan has faced a persistent hunger crisis that has remained at catastrophic levels for the last three years.
- Video
- November 6, 2024
See how a doctor saves lives against the odds in Gaza
After a year of escalating conflict, none of Gaza’s 36 hospitals are fully functioning, with only 17 able to operate at all.
- Video
- October 10, 2024
El Salvador
Northern Central America continues to experience a protracted humanitarian crisis, and the UN reports that more than 800,000 people are in need of protection services. The International Rescue Committee serves individuals and families in El Salvador who survive violence and displacement, as well as people who are at high risk of displacement, returnees, migrants and refugees. IRC and our partners implement programs that provide immediate support such as information, cash transfer for food and shelter and psychological first aid. IRC El Salvador provides case management to women and child survivors of violence; operates safe spaces for women, children and the LGBTQ+ population; and works with national NGOs to implement proven community programs to reduce the risk of violence.
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Refugee student awarded scholarship
When Mukabera Uwamaria was 15 years old, she fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo. After five months on the run, she arrived at a refugee camp in Rwanda, where she lived for the next 20 years. There, she met her husband, Eugene, and had four children. The oldest of whom is Elysee Ishimwe. Today, the family has a home in Dallas, Texas. Elysee, now an 11 year old attending Sam Tasby Middle School, was recently the recipient of a $1,000 scholarship from his elementary school. He will be awarded the money upon high school education to go towards continuing education.
- Announcement
- June 22, 2022
Seeking safety at the border
Families escaping gang violence and persecution in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras have undertaken a dangerous journey to seek asylum in the United States. Here's what you need to know.
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Small hearts
Eight-year-old twin sisters from Afghanistan recount harrowing tales of the fearful journey they endured as they made their escape to Europe. They are just two of the more than one million refugees from countries experiencing relentless conflicts who have fled to Europe for safety and a new start. "The smugglers had sticks and they beat us, and wouldn’t let us stop even for five minutes," one of the girls said.
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- June 27, 2022
A Syrian boy in Lebanon experiences a moment of joy
Nine-year-old Maher discovered his love for photography after the IRC gave him a camera to photograph his friends.
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- April 13, 2022
Abducted and forced to marry, four teenage girls share their story
1 in 7 girls in the developing world will be married before the age of 15. In the province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, hundreds of girls are abducted by armed groups and forced to become child brides every year. Here are the stories of four girls who were able to escape their captors. Read more about their story and how the International Rescue Committee helps.
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- June 27, 2022
IRC senior education director Sarah Smith named as one of Foreign Policy's Global Thinkers 2016
The Muppets are embarking on humanitarian missions. In spring 2016, Sherrie Westin, executive vice president of global impact and philanthropy for the Sesame Workshop, and Sarah Smith, a director at the International Rescue Committee, announced a collaboration to develop educational programs for refugee children.
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- December 12, 2016