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Refugees in Europe: A crisis far from over
Up to 300,000 refugees and migrants from Syria, Afghanistan and other war-torn lands have fled to Europe this year, and most have landed on Greece’s eastern islands. Aid workers with the International Rescue Committee have been providing critical aid and services on Lesbos which has struggled to cope with the massive influx of up to 3,000 refugees arriving daily.
- Video
- September 15, 2015
Puppets "teach" children how to fight COVID-19
After six years of war in Yemen, the COVID-19 pandemic has only worsened a crisis that has left over half of the population hungry and nearly 4 million people internally displaced—all while the virus spreads at unprecedented levels.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Spotlight - Volunteer Nancy Joseph-Gould: Moving Mountains to Support Children and Families
Meet Nancy Joseph-Gould, who has worked to solve problems for refugees since she started volunteering in 2016 at the Denver office of the International Rescue Committee. From creating summer camp opportunities for refugee children to helping families register their children for school and obtain the services and supports they need to succeed and so much more, she has demonstrated that one person can truly improve the lives of people in need.
- Announcement
- May 30, 2023
Diala Brisly: Illustrator, Courageous Refugee
Hear from artist, activist and refugee Diala Brisly on her story and her new illustration that embodies the statement, "Refugees are courageous."
- Video
- June 22, 2022
Christine Shevchenko: Prima Ballerina, Courageous Refugee
Christine Shevchenko, a principal ballerina with the American Ballet Theatre, describes how the courage her family showed when fleeing her native Ukraine impacts her life and career today.
- Video
- April 13, 2022
Winter nears for refugees in Europe
Thousands of refugees fleeing Syria and other conflict-ridden countries are continuing to risk a dangerous sea journey to the Greek island of Lesbos in small boats, even as cold weather approaches.
- Video
- April 13, 2022
Belly: Rapper, Courageous Immigrant
It takes great courage to open your heart and share your experience. That’s why this World Refugee Day (June 2021), we are celebrating immigrant and refugee artists who use their creativity to connect, heal and bring us together. In this video, Palestinian-born Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer Belly describes how he fell in love with poetry and music, and how his past has impacted his art.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
We carried a generation: Refugee conversations
When forced to flee their homes, refugees can only carry so much in their arms, but they bring so many intangible gifts to their new communities: hopes and dreams, experiences and talents, traditions and family stories, resilience and determination.
- Video
- June 13, 2022
Travel Ban protests, one year later: What will your sign say?
It’s time to speak out and #StandWithRefugees once again--it’s time to pick up your protest sign.
- Video
- June 27, 2022
Ahlan Simsim: A Groundbreaking Early Childhood Intervention
Ahlan Simsim reaches children and families wherever they are—from classrooms, health clinics, and learning centers to TVs and mobile devices—through programming integrating direct services for families with award-winning educational media, including a locally produced version of Sesame Street.
- Video
- June 5, 2024