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Five refugee women who made history
From former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to rapper M.I.A., meet five refugee women who have made a mark on history.
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- July 6, 2022
Meet Nasro: “I am the bravest girl in the world”
17-year-old Nasro is the inspiration for the short film Brave Girl Rising, produced by Girl Rising in collaboration with the IRC.
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- June 27, 2022
The five most dangerous places to be a girl
Millions of girls around the world face discrimination and lack of opportunity. Their voices aren’t always heard or needs considered.
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- July 5, 2022
'Someone looking out for me': a Venezuelan mother’s story
As worsening insecurity, violence and hunger grip Venezuela, a mother who made a painful choice finds hope across the border in Colombia.
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- June 27, 2022
Teddy bears, dreams and school: Syrian girls share a few of their favorite things
Eight years of war in Syria has devastated the entire country. But instead of recounting hardships, these Syrian girls living in Jordan talk about their dreams, ambitions, abilities…and their favorite things.
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- June 27, 2022
Venezuela: An expectant mother's extreme journey to get health care
As economic collapse and political instability grip Venezuela, a pregnant woman wades across a river to neighboring Colombia for a prenatal checkup she can't get at home.
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- June 27, 2022
'In El Salvador, you don’t know if you’ll make it home alive at the end of the day'
Threatened by gangs in El Salvador, Valentina escaped danger by resettling to the United States. She tells her powerful story so others, like her, might have a chance at safety and freedom.
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- December 30, 2022
4 ways the war in Yemen has impacted women and girls
In Yemen after nearly a half-decade of war, 80 percent of the population is in need of aid. But it’s women and girls who have been hit hardest by the conflict.
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- August 31, 2022
Refugees in Europe
For decades European countries have offered a welcome to people fleeing terrible circumstances of war and persecution. Today the International Rescue Committee is not only speaking out, but also working in Greece, Germany and Serbia —and supporting 15 European countries in all—to ensure that vulnerable refugees can safely rebuild their lives.
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Ebola
The International Rescue Committee has been responding to outbreaks of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo. We also responded In 2014, as West Africa experienced the largest ever outbreak of Ebola, which claimed over 11,000 lives.
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