From the Congo to Idaho #MoreThanARefugee (Mirror)
Channel: Twin Falls Refugee Library
Date: 2017-06-21

Published on Jun 20, 2017

This World Refugee Day, meet the people behind the crisis - and discover what makes them #MoreThanARefugee.

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) invited seven YouTube creators to get to know refugees around the world. See more stories at http://youtube.com/youtube

Learn more about the IRC and YouTube’s partnership at https://www.Rescue.org/YouTube

Never before has the world witnessed such a dramatic scale of human suffering. In fact, more people have been forced to flee their homes by conflict and crisis today than at any time since World War II.
Last year, the number of people displaced by conflict worldwide surpassed 65 million. In Syria alone, six years of war have driven 13.5 million people from their homes. Millions more have been uprooted in Afghanistan, Nigeria, Yemen and elsewhere. If displaced people could form a country, it would be the 21st largest in the world, with a population greater than Great Britain’s.Only 1% of the world’s refugees are resettled to a third country.

More about IRC:
The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is at work in over 40 countries and 28 offices across the U.S. helping people to survive and regain control of their future.. Learn more at www.rescue.org/YouTube and follow the IRC on Twitter & Facebook .

YouTube Creators for Change is a new initiative from YouTube dedicated to amplifying the voices of role models who are tackling difficult social issues with their channels. From combating hate speech, to countering xenophobia and extremism, to simply making the case for greater tolerance and empathy toward others, these creators are helping generate positive social change with their global fan bases.

Original video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqIceGxbCR0