Learn how an interactive comic book the International Rescue Committee created for Syrian women in Lebanon helps them navigate the challenges of life as a refugee and make informed decisions that can help them stay safe.

Twenty-one-year-old Yasmin Ara is a Rohingya refugee from Myanmar living in Cox’s Bazar, in Bangladesh, the world’s largest refugee camp. As a community volunteer for the International Rescue Committee, she goes door-to-door to raise awareness about protection from the coronavirus. “Rohingya people help others as much as possible,” she says. Learn more about the essential contributions of refugees like Yasmin—during COVID-19 and beyond. 

The IRC health clinic in the Zaatari refugee camp remains open amid a national lockdown in Jordan in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Meet an IRC volunteer delivering vital medicine to refugees while following heightened safety measures.

The International Rescue Committee and Sesame Workshop are working together to give refugee children a chance at a brighter future. "Less than two percent of all humanitarian aid funding goes on education, even though half of the world's refugees are kids," says IRC president and CEO David Miliband in an interview about the partnership that aired on "60 Minutes" on November 17.