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“Before the conflict in Syria, I was a normal person”
After an airstrike hit Zuhair's shop in Syria, he fractured his spine and was evacuated to Lebanon for treatment. There, he met a phone shop owner through the ̽��ѡ's apprenticeship program. With the help of his new friend and the ̽��ѡ, Zuhair is rebuilding his life.
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- June 27, 2022
Could you imagine being a refugee in the winter?
Imagine being a refugee in a tented settlement during a winter storm. This is the reality for thousands of Syrian refugees in Lebanon. The ̽��ѡ helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future. Donate monthly to support our work.
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- April 13, 2022
Girls in Jordan create their futures
Syrian refugee girls living in Jordan have experienced the trauma of their country’s civil war, the loss of loved ones and their homes, the struggle to survive in a new country. The ̽��ѡ gives these young girls the skills and support they need to build a better future for themselves. Read one girl's story.
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- June 27, 2022
Syrian children deserve a brighter future
Every Syrian child under the age of eight knows only a world of conflict and chaos. With more children displaced now than at any time since World War II, the ̽��ѡ and Sesame Street are working together to bring hope and opportunity to a generation of children at risk, but not lost.
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- June 27, 2022
Correcting the record: Five reasons why the Biden administration should keep its commitments on refugee admissions and raise the cap to 62,500
On Friday, April 16, President Biden issued an Emergency Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for FY 2021, keeping the refugee admissions cap at the Trump-era, all-time low of 15,000 and restoring region-based admissions categories. Later that day, the administration clarified that a subsequent Determination would be issued on or before May 15 to increase the admissions cap. The ̽��ѡ outlines five key reasons President Biden must act quickly to prevent any further harm to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) by setting an admissions cap of 62,500 refugees, as his administration previously proposed to Congress.
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- April 26, 2021
Lena Headey reunites with Marwa, a Syrian refugee in Germany
Game of Thrones actor and champion for refugees, Lena Headey, recently visited Germany with the ̽��ѡ. On her trip with us, Lena reunited with Marwa, a Syrian mother she met in a refugee settlement in Greece in 2016. Read HBO's interview with Lena about her trip.
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- June 27, 2022
Venezuela: a crisis that 'breaks a mother's soul'
Cibel, Carina and Andrea are among the 3 million people who have left Venezuela as violence and a severe economic crisis grip their country. The three mothers have struggled in neighboring Colombia, but emergency support from the ̽��ѡ is helping them start to build a new life for their families.
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- June 27, 2022
In Afghanistan, an ̽��ѡ volunteer goes door to door to prevent child malnutrition
From the ̽��ѡ's 2022 Global Virtual Event, a story about Nazo, an ̽��ѡ community health worker from Afghanistan, a country that was recently hit with a devastating earthquake. The ̽��ѡ helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future.
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- July 27, 2022
Mandy Patinkin: "Refugees are a gift to society"
Actor and ̽��ѡ ambassador Mandy Patinkin talks about the strength, courage, and resilience of refugees around the world. This World Refugee Day, speak up on behalf of refugees, encourage your elected officials to support refugee-friendly policies and welcome a new family into your community. Take the pledge.
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- June 27, 2022
The refugee crisis in Europe continues
̽��ѡ president, David Miliband, witnesses firsthand the refugee crisis on the Greek island of Lesbos where up to 3,000 refugees are arriving daily. “Lesbos is the eye of the storm for the European refugee crisis,” he said. “And the ̽��ѡ is the leading aid agency providing the most basic welcome.”
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- April 13, 2022