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The Refugee Crisis - Global Challenges, Local Solutions
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Dallas invites you to join us for a critical presentation, co-sponsored by SMU Embrey Human Rights Program, on the current refugee crisis and what the United States can do in response to the global crisis at home and abroad.
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- April 13, 2022
Lincy’s story: Fulfilling her dream
Persecuted as a transgender woman in Honduras and threatened by violent gangs, Lincy Sopall made a terrifying journey on foot and by freight train to the United States. With help from the International Rescue Committee, she not only found safety but also fulfilled her dream of starting a fashion business.
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- June 22, 2022
The world unites to show kindness to refugees from Ukraine
From the IRC's 2022 Global Virtual Event, watch to learn how the IRC and our partners help people impacted by the war in Ukraine. The International Rescue Committee helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future.
- Video
- July 27, 2022
GBV Trends Among Rohingya Refugees in Cox’s Bazar: COVID-19 update
Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is a pandemic which violates human rights across communities around the world. Rohingya women and girls who fled to Bangladesh following severe rights violations enacted upon them by the Myanmar military in 2017 continue to live with the threat of violence in Cox’s Bazar. Data from the International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) programmes demonstrates that the risks they face are likely to be compounded by the spread of COVID-19 and the steps taken to mitigate against it.
- Report
- January 22, 2021
Refugee mother’s dream comes true
With the help of the International Rescue Committee’s dedicated staff in Baltimore, a refugee mother from Myanmar reunites with her son after spending 10 years apart. This was the Mother’s Day gift she had been dreaming of for a decade. Watch the moment when they finally meet again.
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- April 13, 2022
The story of newly resettled refugees and the IRC
The United States has a long tradition of offering refuge to those fleeing persecution and war. The International Rescue Committee has 28 offices across the country that support newly arrived refugees by providing immediate aid, including food, housing and medical attention. See how they help.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
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
The Prince of Wales, the IRC's UK Patron, shares a message of global unity
The Prince of Wales, the International Rescue Committee's UK patron, discusses the IRC's work in countries where the situation is most grave, where people are the most vulnerable and where the coronavirus threatens to run riot and wreak utter havoc—if we let it.
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- June 27, 2022
Climate change is a 'big factor' in Chad's hunger crisis
Conflict and climate change have left nearly 3.7 million people in Chad without reliable access to food. Learn from Chantal, head of the International Rescue Committee’s nutrition program in Mangalmé, Chad, about our work to save children from acute malnutrition.
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- June 27, 2022
Mandy Patinkin and Cindy McCain meet families seeking asylum
Actor and IRC Ambassador Mandy Patinkin and businesswoman and philanthropist Cindy McCain recently visited the International Rescue Committee's welcome center in Phoenix, Arizona. Mandy and Cindy sat down to talk about the need for the U.S. to remain a safe haven for people escaping violence and persecution.
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- June 27, 2022